Removing Win xp user password through command prompt

[bionic]

Hi....

My win xp installation on the hard disk 'A has gone bad, therefore, its
not able to boot up. But I can access 'A' through my other hard disk 'B'
which has a good copy of win xp. The problem is that my hard disk 'A'
had a user acct. which was password protected, therefore, when I browse
using hard disk 'B' windows, I cannot access the user folder in hard
disk 'A' as it says access denied. Now how can I remove the password of
the user in my hard disk 'A' so that I can access the user folder.

Remember that the win xp is corrupted on hard disk 'A', so it does not
boot up. So I guess something has to be done through command prompt
only, as I can goto the command prompt by booting using windows cd and
then selecting the repair function, and then entering the admin
p@ssword.

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hi....

My win xp installation on the hard disk 'A has gone bad,
therefore, its not able to boot up. But I can access 'A'
through my other hard disk 'B' which has a good copy of win
xp. The problem is that my hard disk 'A' had a user acct.
which was password protected, therefore, when I browse using
hard disk 'B' windows, I cannot access the user folder in
hard disk 'A' as it says access denied. Now how can I remove
the password of the user in my hard disk 'A' so that I can
access the user folder.

Remember that the win xp is corrupted on hard disk 'A', so
it does not boot up. So I guess something has to be done
through command prompt only, as I can goto the command
prompt by booting using windows cd and then selecting the
repair function, and then entering the admin p@ssword.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Boot into the XP installation on B and take ownership of the
folders on A.

Take a look here for the procedure:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you
must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an
account that has Administrative rights to have access to the
Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and
start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed
on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup
Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your
keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter.

Good luck

Nepatsfan