How does one recover the XP admin password

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Locked out of the admin account. How do I recover the password?

Thanks.
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Log in using a different account that has administrator privileges,
and remove or change the password of the account that's locked out.

Windows XP has a hidden account named "Administrator". It isn't
available in normal mode, but you can log into it after starting
Windows in Safe mode.
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shinobi said:
Is there a default password on this account?
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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. Then go to the
User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords that you will
remember and make other desired changes.

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

Malke
 
Greetings,

It is possible to reset the password. For this purpose Active@ Password
Changer can be used. That is a small yet powerful and useful tool that
can easily and quickly perform the operation. You should definately
give it a chance.

http://www.password-changer.com/
 
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