passwords

[Guest]

hi, how do i get back on my computer when i cant remember the password(XP Pro)


Many thanx

 

[Ron Badour]

See this article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305

 

[Malke]

hi, how do i get back on my computer when i cant remember the password(XP Pro)

If you have forgotten your password, if you have another user account
with administrative privileges you can log into that account and change
your original user account's password from the User Accounts applet in
Control Panel. If you don't have another account like this set up or
don't have the password to it, you'll need to log into the built-in
Administrator account.

At the Welcome Screen, do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows
logon box. Type in "Administrator" and whatever password you assigned
when you set up Windows.

If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password and don't
remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the built-in Administrator
account's password to a blank.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords
that you will remember and make other desired changes.


Malke

 

[Longhorn]

hi, how do i get back on my computer when i cant remember the password(XP Pro)


Many thanx

Ask the owner?

LH

 

[Peter Foldes]

At the log on screen type in Administrator and the Password is blank

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

Lost, Forgotten, or Expired Passwords:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Bruce Chambers]

hi, how do i get back on my computer when i cant remember the password(XP Pro)


Many thanx

Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and use Start > Run > "control userpasswords2" to
modify the desired account(s).

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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