Administrator Password

[Chris Griffin]

I have Windows 2000 Professinal. I just did a fresh
install and am unable to log on as the Administrator. Is
there a way to reset this password? Or, am I going to
have to install this again?

Chris

 

[Vanguard]

You JUST did the install and cannot not remember the password from that
short a span? Did you even specify a password? Maybe you left it
blank, so try a blank password. Otherwise, and since this is a new
fresh install, reinstalling would be preferred to having to use
bootdisks (runing Linux) that try to hack the password or paying for
something like WinInternals Locksmith.

 

[Curtis Clay III [MSFT]]

Hello Chris,
Yes, you will have to reinstall the OS.

258289 Windows 2000 Logon Passwords
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=258289

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Karl Levinson [x y] mvp]

The official answer from Microsoft has to be "reinstall," for a
variety of reasons. However, there are free password reset disks that
will let you reset the password. From the FAQ:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password

The Admin password is chosed by you during the Windows installation.
You need to remember that password or problems will occur.