XP Pro logon screen

[Guest]

I was given a computer that has XP Professional installed. When I turn it on,
the logon screen appears. They cannot rmeber the password to get to the
desktop. I was wondering if there is anyway to bypass this to get to the
desktop?

Thank you
kdvorak

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I was given a computer that has XP Professional installed. When I
turn it on, the logon screen appears. They cannot rmeber the
password to get to the desktop. I was wondering if there is anyway
to bypass this to get to the desktop?

"... I was given a computer that has XP Professional installed ..."

My advice will not change on this one. You need to format and reinstall the
OS yourself (unless this is some business computer that you are to be using
for work and your IT staff set this up for you.)

 

[Richard in AZ]

: kdvorak wrote:
: > I was given a computer that has XP Professional installed. When I
: > turn it on, the logon screen appears. They cannot rmeber the
: > password to get to the desktop. I was wondering if there is anyway
: > to bypass this to get to the desktop?
:
:
: "... I was given a computer that has XP Professional installed ..."
:
: My advice will not change on this one. You need to format and reinstall the
: OS yourself (unless this is some business computer that you are to be using
: for work and your IT staff set this up for you.)
:
: --
: Shenan Stanley
: MS-MVP
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:
:
There are a number of software programs that you can use to make a bootable CD and then go in and
change the password to anything you want. Do a Google Search of "cd050303.iso" or "cd050303.zip"

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I was given a computer that has XP Professional installed. When I
turn it on, the logon screen appears. They cannot rmeber the
password to get to the desktop. I was wondering if there is anyway
to bypass this to get to the desktop?

"... I was given a computer that has XP Professional installed ..."

My advice will not change on this one. You need to format and
reinstall the OS yourself (unless this is some business computer
that you are to be using for work and your IT staff set this up
for you.)

There are a number of software programs that you can use to make a
bootable CD and then go in and change the password to anything you
want. Do a Google Search of "cd050303.iso" or "cd050303.zip"

I would still recommend formatting it..You have no idea what the previous
owner did/had installed/has installed on that system.

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

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

LCP
http://www.lcpsoft.com/english/

John the Ripper
http://www.openwall.com/john/

L0phtCrack is/was popular as well - but I couldn't find the link quickly
(Symantec owns it.)

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/kb/305478

 

[coal_brona]

Hi,

In this situation it is possible to reset lost or forgotten login pass.
I suppose you using Active@ Password Changer for this purpose. It is
small easy to use and really quick. You will find it really useful, I
bet.

http://www.password-changer.com/

 

[Shenan Stanley]

In this situation it is possible to reset lost or forgotten login
pass. I suppose you using Active@ Password Changer for this
purpose. It is small easy to use and really quick. You will find it
really useful, I bet.

http://www.password-changer.com/

Or don't pay..

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

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

LCP
http://www.lcpsoft.com/english/

John the Ripper
http://www.openwall.com/john/

L0phtCrack is/was popular as well - but I couldn't find the link quickly
(Symantec owns it.)

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/kb/305478