administrator password

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Harry

i have windows xp home edition. on my computer are 3
different user accounts, only mine is an administrator
account, and it is password protected. however i have
forgotten the password and haven't got a password
recovery disc and the password hint has not helped me
remember. is there anything i can do to get back into my
files and to become an administrator again to install new
programs??? please help
 
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

Hi Harry,

Restart the system and enter Safe mode by hitting F8 at startup. There
should be a default administrator logon in addition to your own. Use this
one, then reset your account's password (control panel/users).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 

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