Administrator password

[Idiot]

When I began using WIN2K a few years ago on my home PC, I
have not required the use of a username/password and do
not remember the Admin password. I now want to share
files, printer, etc. with a laptop (WIFI; WINXP) and
understood that I would have to set up a workgroup. I
think I made it through all the proper steps, but did not
establish any passwords in the Network Identification
Wizard. After restarting the computer the logon prompt
now appears and I cannot get Windows started (I've tried
dozens of passwords I have used in the past). Do I have
to reinstall Windows? If so, will I lose all of my files
(partitioned as C:E?Or am I S.O.L.?
Thanks in advance

 

[Curtis Clay III [MSFT]]

Hello,
The article below discusses how you can addess this issue.

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

Microsoft does not support any other means of regaining entry to your
machine.

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