Forgot administrator password

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After recovering from a trojan virus, I set up an administrative and guest
account to avoid having my son download anything on my computer. Problem is
that I have forgotten what the password is and am now unable to do anything
on my computer since I can only get in as a guest.

Is there a way to recover this password or reset my system so that I can
maintain it?? I am using XP Proffessional Service Pack 2 on my home computer.

I will make sure not to make this mistake again since I can't even update my
virus protection unless I am signed into the administrator account.
 
At welcome screen, hit Ctrl+All+Del twice and you will see an account
named "Administrator" (not you administrative account). Its password was
set when installing XP. Do you remember it?
 
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