I have forgotten my WindowsXP pro Password.

[Frank Martin]

How do I fix this situation? Do I have to
re-install WinXP?

please help, F

 

[JS]

Note: The default password for the built in Windows Administrator account is
normally blank (none).

For XP Home users:
Boot the computer into Safe Mode
Do this by pressing the F8 key after the Power On Self Test is finished,
until the Start menu appears.
This will get you to the correct menu window.
Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden Administrator account
and any other accounts.
(Note: Accounts are displayed alphabetically).
Use the Up/down arrow keys to highlight the 'Administrator' account;
Remember as mentioned above: The default password is a blank (no password
required).

Also See: Forgotten your Windows XP Home password
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894902/en-us
and: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894901/

For XP Pro users:
You do not need to go into Safe Mode.
At the Welcome Screen, do/press the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys twice to display the
Windows logon box.
Type in "Administrator" (without the quotes) and 'if' you assigned a
password when you set up Windows, then enter it. (Note: by default the
password is blank, no password need be entered)

Once your in, then:
Click Start/Run/and type in: Control Userpasswords2 and then press OK
Next click on the Advanced tab and then click Manage Passwords.

Also see: How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password or if your
password expires
(This Microsoft article applies to both XP Home and Pro)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305/en-us

JS

 

[Bruce Chambers]

How do I fix this situation? Do I have to
re-install WinXP?

please help, F

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).

Unless you set the built-in Administrator's password via the
Management Console (_not_ the Control Panel), it's probably still blank.
WinXP Pro asks the user to set the Administrator's password during
installation, but WinXP Home doesn't.

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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[Xandros]

You can blank your Administrator password using this password hacking tool
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/tools/ntpassword/ntpasswordhack.zip

 

[Frank Martin]

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How do I fix this situation? Do I have to
re-install WinXP?

please help, F

Thanks for all replies. I want to run the
Windows installation in repair mode.

 

[Frank Martin]

I cannot get the Windows log-on box.
I tried pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys twice
at the color screen where the blure dashes
dart across their enclosure. Nothing
happens at all.

Is there some other way?

Frank

 

[JS]

Have you tried 'Safe Mode'?

JS

I cannot get the Windows log-on box.
I tried pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys twice at the color screen where
the blure dashes dart across their enclosure. Nothing happens at all.

Is there some other way?

Frank

 

[JS]

Almost forgot to ask:
Did you wait for the Welcome screen before you tried?

JS