i forgot my password

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ben

ok i have windows xp pro and i forgot my password when u
start up windows and i am the only user name on it so i
cant log on into my computer so how can i get pass my
password
 
This is from a tip by Alex Nichol:

This is where the reserve, emergency account called
Administrator comes
in. Boot, hitting F8 as BIOS info goes to black; take
Safe Mode, There
will then be an icon for Administrator on the Welcome
screen. (If not,
hit CTL-ALT-DEL twice and enter the explicit name
Administrator
and leave the password blank)

In that, Start - Run the line
control userpasswords2
where you can select any account name and Reset Password
 
Ask Mom/Dad/Brother/Sister/Friend/Roommate.

After all, it's not your computer - is it? If it were, and you used it with
any regularity at all, you would know the password like the back of your
hand!

--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
 
ben said:
ok i have windows xp pro and i forgot my password when u
start up windows and i am the only user name on it so i
cant log on into my computer so how can i get pass my
password
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this is where the hidden account called 'Administrator' comes in. Boot,
hitting F8 as BIOS info goes to black to get the Menu and take Safe
Mode. That should then at 'Welcome' include an icon for
'Administrator'; if not hit CTL-ALT-DEL twice to get a logon dialog,
enter the explicit name
Administrator
and assume that password is null, so Enter immediately. From that,
Start - Run and run
control userpasswords2
and you can select any user account and Reset Password
 
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