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My computer is locked and I forgot my username and password. How can I
unlock my computer and get a new username and password?
 
Lost, Forgotten, or Expired Passwords:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Jupiter Jones]

Windows XP Key is a program to reset Windows XP security
if Administrator password, secure boot password or key disk is lost.
http://www.lostpassword.com/windows-xp-2000-nt.htm

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

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| My computer is locked and I forgot my username and password. How can I
| unlock my computer and get a new username and password?
 
paradaddy said:
My computer is locked and I forgot my username and password. How
can
I unlock my computer and get a new username and password?
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Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and 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.

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paradaddy said:
My computer is locked and I forgot my username and password. How can
I unlock my computer and get a new username and password?
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Windows XP Home or Professional?

Have you tried (if Windows XP Home) - booting into Safe Mode, trying to log
on as the "administrator". Almot all computers (XP) have more than one
user - the Administrator user is properly hidden from the user. However,
the other drawback is that many "administrator" users have BLANK passwords -
so if you didn't install your PC, try "blank" as the administrator password
(administrator is the name you would type in for username.)

Or if Windows XP Professional - pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice (if you logon
using the "Welcome" screen) and using the username "administrator" and a
blank password?

Once logged in as an administrative user, you can change any of the other
users passwords (Start -> Run and type in "control userpasswords2" and the
rest should be obvious.)

Last resorts:

Hack your password:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Another:
http://www.thomasmathiesen.com/itak/html/software.html
 
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