retrieving password

[Ramesh]

HI,

i have the only admin id on teh system .. i changed the passwrod yersterday
and i ve forgotten it.. is there any way to retrieve it?

i made it a difficult cos i thought somebody else was also using it. and i
ended up forgetting it.

any direction will be very appreciated.

Thanks
Ramesh

 

[Ace]

Below is a repost of Shenan Stanley as posted on the
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize newsgroup on Thursday, 27th:




--Snip--

First - if a user needs to know what version of Windows XP they have
to try the easiest fix. If they have Windows XP Home Edition or some
other version of Windows XP (all supersets of Windows XP
Professional.)

If Windows XP HOME:
Boot into safe mode and logon as the user named "Administrator" --> it
likely has no password. Change your password and any others needed
once you get logged into safe mode as the actual (and hidden in normal
mode) administrator in Windows XP Home. Reboot and log back in as
your user with the new password.

If Windows XP Professional:
At the "Welcome Screen", press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice in a row (quickly.)
That will bring up the Classic Logon Prompt. Enter "administrator" as
the username (no quotation marks) and try entering nothing (leave it
blank) for the password and log on. If it lets you in, cChange your
password and any others needed.

Doesn't work?

Look through these:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=forgotten+password+in+"Windows+X
P+Home%22

Look through those who had this issue before you:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=forgotten+password+in+"Windows+X
P+Home%22&num=100&scoring=r

What Microsoft recommends:
How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your
password or if your password expires
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305

Here's a list of possible things to try:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

Including a downloadable diskette or CD:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
... with instructions clearly on the page for use.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

HI,

i have the only admin id on teh system .. i changed the passwrod
yersterday and i ve forgotten it.. is there any way to retrieve it?

i made it a difficult cos i thought somebody else was also using it. and i
ended up forgetting it.

any direction will be very appreciated.

Thanks
Ramesh

Having only one admin account on your machine is
short-sighted and will sooner or later cause problems.
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

i have the only admin id on teh system ..

By default, there are *two* accounts with administrative privileges.
The Administrator account and the User account created during setup.

i changed the passwrod yersterday and i ve forgotten it.. is there
any way to retrieve it?

See if this article helps:
"How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password or your
password expires" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305/en-us

 

[Ramesh]

Thanks Ace and Pegasus .. used the Administrator id and got it done.

Some relief! I have another admin user now.

Ramesh