Password gone forever

[merryhrt45]

I'm the sole user (makes me the administrator), but been
in transition for a couple of years. Set up my computer
and I've forgotten my password. In my move, I've left my
xp disc somewhere and cannot reinstall. Any way to get on
since I don't remember the admin's password? HELP, PLEASE.

 

[Paul [MSFT]]

Hi Merryhrt45,

Regarding your post:
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| From: "merryhrt45" <[email protected]>
| Subject: Password gone forever
| Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:42:18 -0800
|
| I'm the sole user (makes me the administrator), but been
| in transition for a couple of years. Set up my computer
| and I've forgotten my password. In my move, I've left my
| xp disc somewhere and cannot reinstall. Any way to get on
| since I don't remember the admin's password? HELP, PLEASE.

If a user password is lost, forgotten, or unknown, the only *supported*
method to reset the password is for the administrator (or a user with
administrative access) to log on and reset the password in Computer
Management.

There is no other *supported* method in the Windows XP/2000 security model
to bypass, disable, or reset the password.

If the administrator password is lost, forgotten, or unknown, access to the
computer may not be obtainable and the operating system may need to be
reinstalled.

There may be an unsupported method of recovering your password, which you
might find documented on the Internet, but it would be irresponsible from a
security standpoint to document these methods here.

MORE INFORMATION:

Microsoft KB:
321305 How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expired
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321305

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Windows XP Security Homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/security/default.asp

Windows 2000 Security Homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/security/default.asp

Top 10 Windows Newsgroups Security Questions:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/newsgroups/default.asp?url=/technet/newsgro
ups/nodepages/sectop10.asp

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Paul Hayes, MCSE
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Guest]

I to need help with this problem. My girlfriends
computer has not been used in a few months and I dont
have any disks and she does not either.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

This link may help:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Try this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

 

[Joey Foy]

-----Original Message-----
I'm the sole user (makes me the administrator), but been
in transition for a couple of years. Set up my computer
and I've forgotten my password. In my move, I've left my
xp disc somewhere and cannot reinstall. Any way to get on
since I don't remember the admin's password? HELP, PLEASE.
.
if your using xp home (i know this works i've done it)

press f8 when booting to logon in safe mode you should see
your profile and one called admin, unless someone has
allready changed this, by default is not password protected
click on this and your be logged on with full admin
privaliges you can change your password from here or turn
your password off (recomended) and reboot normally and
create a password in your profile you might want to
password protect the admin in safe mode because anyone can
access this. hope it helps.

 

[Drew Cooper [MSFT]]

An account with a blank password can't connect over the network, so if the
administrator password is blank nobody is going to be able to remotely hack
the password and "own" the machine.
Not that you shouldn't set an administrator password. Just more information
to consider.