forgotten Administrator Password

[fjmonly]

I have somehow managed to forget the exact spelling of my
computer's adminstrator's account. I know what the
password hint it, so I have a basic idea of what the pass
would be but no matter what I try, using caps, spaces,
different arrangements (the password hints are our 3
birthday months) nothing seems to work. I seen somewhere
how to bypass this and set up another account (and loosing
some excrypted stuff or something in the process) but I
can't seem to find that either. I am at this point
willing to loose whatever I need to loose in order to make
an administrator password that I can actually remember and
access the account

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Lost, Forgotten, or Expired Passwords:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Jupiter Jones]

Windows XP Key is a program to reset Windows XP security
if Administrator password, secure boot password or key disk is lost.
http://www.lostpassword.com/windows-xp-2000-nt.htm

Microsoft's Policy Regarding Missing or Invalid Passwords
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;189126

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I have somehow managed to forget the exact spelling of my
| computer's adminstrator's account. I know what the
| password hint it, so I have a basic idea of what the pass
| would be but no matter what I try, using caps, spaces,
| different arrangements (the password hints are our 3
| birthday months) nothing seems to work. I seen somewhere
| how to bypass this and set up another account (and loosing
| some excrypted stuff or something in the process) but I
| can't seem to find that either. I am at this point
| willing to loose whatever I need to loose in order to make
| an administrator password that I can actually remember and
| access the account