Password recovery floppy if you have no floppy drive

[Bill Harris]

I have a laptop with XP Pro and no floppy drive. Is there a way to
create a password recovery disk? I searched the archives and elsewhere
with Google, but I didn't see any suggestions.

Thanks,

Bill

 

[Mary Sauer]

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654&Product=winxp
Information on System Restore and Password Restoration
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;295050&Product=winxp

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Bill;

[[When you run the Forgotten Password Wizard in Microsoft Windows XP to
create a password reset disk on a computer that does not have a floppy disk
drive, you are prompted to insert a blank, formatted disk into drive C.]]
Forgotten Password Wizard Prompts You to Insert a Disk into Drive C
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830680

HOW TO: Create and Use a Password Reset Disk for a Computer in a Domain in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306214

HOW TO: Create and Use a Password Reset Disk for a Computer That Is Not a
Domain Member in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305478

Search the Knowledge Base
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;EN-US;KBHOWTO

 

[Bill Harris]

Bill;

[[When you run the Forgotten Password Wizard in Microsoft Windows XP to
create a password reset disk on a computer that does not have a floppy disk
drive, you are prompted to insert a blank, formatted disk into drive C.]]
Forgotten Password Wizard Prompts You to Insert a Disk into Drive C
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830680

Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

Thanks, Mary and Wesley. I hadn't discovered the Recovery Console, and
it's good to know it exists.

That didn't seem to solve my problem, though. Wesley, you came up with
one problem on XP, but I don't have that symptom. My computer says
"Your computer does not have a removable disk drive. A removable medium
is required to use this feature." Since the tip from Microsoft says
only to use it if XP says to insert a floppy in drive C, I don't think
that hotfix applies. I checked the knowledgebase with <<password
floppy>> but didn't see anything that pertained.

Other ideas?

Bill

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Bill;

Do a Google Search for: Password Reset Disk

I found a couple that might be of interest.

Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Bootdisk / CD
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

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Forgot your NT admin password
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

[[Try using this! Works like a charm and works on 98/2000/xp... I know,
tried them all.

Best thing, reset the password and when it asks you for a new password (the
script), type *, this will blank out the password.

I downloaded the ISO and burned it to a cd, then rebooted the PC using the
cd i burned and it automaticaly starts the script, simple yes/no stuff.

Check it out!

NPereira]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Bill;

[[When you run the Forgotten Password Wizard in Microsoft Windows XP
to create a password reset disk on a computer that does not have a
floppy disk drive, you are prompted to insert a blank, formatted
disk into drive C.]] Forgotten Password Wizard Prompts You to Insert
a Disk into Drive C
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830680

Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

Thanks, Mary and Wesley. I hadn't discovered the Recovery Console,
and it's good to know it exists.

That didn't seem to solve my problem, though. Wesley, you came up
with one problem on XP, but I don't have that symptom. My computer
says "Your computer does not have a removable disk drive. A
removable medium is required to use this feature." Since the tip
from Microsoft says only to use it if XP says to insert a floppy in
drive C, I don't think that hotfix applies. I checked the
knowledgebase with <<password floppy>> but didn't see anything that
pertained.

Other ideas?

Bill