Forgott Username Password

[Adam]

Hi,
I have lost my username password, and i am the only
person who has a screenname on the computer...Is there
anyway of reseting the password...

(Windows Xp)

Thank You

Adam

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Adam;
something here may help:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

 

[Guest]

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires
If you do not have a Password Recovery Disk, it is too late to make it.


Log in to any account that has Administrator access.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.

Windows XP Pro:
At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly
Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.
Windows XP Home:
Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Mode at the menu.
Select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Or remove the hard drive and insert the hard drive in another computer. From there you can read the data. It may be necessary to Take Ownership to regain access to the data.

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition, although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.

As a last resort you can perform a Clean Installation of Windows.
After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

The problem you have when you cut and pasted from my website is you
lost the hyperlinks and there is no indication they were there or
where they go.
That is one reason you are better off using the link.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires
If you do not have a Password Recovery Disk, it is too late to make it.


Log in to any account that has Administrator access.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.

Windows XP Pro:
At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly
Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.
Windows XP Home:
Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Mode at the menu.
Select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may

permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Or remove the hard drive and insert the hard drive in another

computer. From there you can read the data. It may be necessary to
Take Ownership to regain access to the data.

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition,

although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.