Forgotten Admin. Password

[Guest]

I have forgotten my admin password on my home computer. My other account that
is set up on my computer is set so that no downloads can be made. Does anyone
know how i can get into it and reset the password (I did not do the option to
save the password to a disk. I have windows xp)
thanks

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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I have forgotten my admin password on my home computer. My other
account that is set up on my computer is set so that no downloads can
be made. Does anyone know how i can get into it and reset the
password (I did not do the option to save the password to a disk. I
have windows xp)
thanks

Check out

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm
and/or
http://securityadmin.info/db/faqresults.asp?keyword=password&SType=AnyWord&CATID=Optional
and/or
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

 

[Malke]

I have forgotten my admin password on my home computer. My other
account that is set up on my computer is set so that no downloads can
be made. Does anyone know how i can get into it and reset the password
(I did not do the option to save the password to a disk. I have
windows xp) thanks

In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to
the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not
work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden
Administrator account. The default password is a blank.

In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen,
do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in
"Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up
Windows.

If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password in Home or
have Pro and don't remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the
built-in Administrator account's password to a blank.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords
that you will remember and make other desired changes.

Malke

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have forgotten my admin password on my home computer. My other account that
is set up on my computer is set so that no downloads can be made. Does anyone
know how i can get into it and reset the password (I did not do the option to
save the password to a disk. I have windows xp)
thanks

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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