windows xp password

[ebstiles]

HELP! The dope who installed Windows XP on my home
office computer can't remember what he used for a
password so the entire computer is useless to me! It's
not online yet. I have tried every password I can think
of. Does anyone know a way to get around this so I can
disable the password permanently?
Any help greatly appreciated!!!

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Something here should help with the password:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

 

[Shenan Stanley]

HELP! The dope who installed Windows XP on my home
office computer can't remember what he used for a
password so the entire computer is useless to me! It's
not online yet. I have tried every password I can think
of. Does anyone know a way to get around this so I can
disable the password permanently?
Any help greatly appreciated!!!

Something here should help with the password:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

You let someone else install your home computer?

You have a few other options as well..

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

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


Now - what you may have been thinking of is this:

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/?kbid=305478

Of course, you would have had to create that diskette AHEAD of time.