Lost Password for XP on a Lifebook

[Marc]

I have a P Series Lifebook with Windows XP. I got this
from a relative that passed away. I have none of the
disks, and I don't know the logon password.
Hence, I have a useless Lifebook.
PLEASE help.
Thanks
Marc

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Marc;
Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Here are other options:
http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=265&affid=wxpnews

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take
Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition,
although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.