Forgotten Password

[Sharon Sloan]

My daughter set the administrator password on Windows
XP. She left for college, now she can't remember the
password and we can't install software.

How do we reset the administrator password?

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

My daughter set the administrator password on Windows
XP. She left for college, now she can't remember the
password and we can't install software.

How do we reset the administrator password?

Hi

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;321305


If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local Administrator
password with one of the methods mentioned here:

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password