Don't know Admin login HELP!

[Guest]

Ok i have my lap top have no clue what i set the Admin password to. Have
tried going into Safe mode and typing Administrator and no pass word and that
did nothing. Any help would be very appreciated.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Ok i have my lap top have no clue what i set the Admin password to. Have
tried going into Safe mode and typing Administrator and no pass word and
that
did nothing. Any help would be very appreciated.

Boot the machine with a boot diskette from here:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html,
then reset the administrator's password to a blank.
When you're up and running again, start planning
ahead:
1. Make a note of the admin password.
2. Create a second admin account, same as you
have at least two sets of keys for your car, for
obvious reasons.
3. Keep the notes about your accounts and passwords
in a safe place.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Ok i have my lap top have no clue what i set the Admin password to. Have
tried going into Safe mode and typing Administrator and no pass word and that
did nothing. Any help would be very appreciated.

Unless you've set the Administrator's password via the Management
Console (_not_ the Control Panel), it's probably still blank. WinXP Pro
asks the user to set the Administrator's password during installation,
but WinXP Home doesn't.

Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run

"control userpasswords2" to modify the desired account(s).

By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of
WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login
dialog box.

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321305

Failing that, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the
Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google.



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Bruce Chambers

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