Re: WinXP Pro - Lost admin pwd

From: Michael S. (user@#notme.com)
Date: 12/12/02 

From: "Michael S." <user@#notme.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:41:03 -0800

If you have XP Pro on your computer, at the log in screen type
ctrl-alt-delete
twice. In the user account type administrator, leave the password blank and
press enter. You likely didn't create a password for this hidden account
during setup and if the computer was purchased with XP pre-installed it
doesn't likely have one either,

Then go to Control Panel, user accounts, select the
specific user and select change password. Once you've changed the password
it would be advisable to create a Password Reset Disk by clicking "Prevent a
Forgotten Password" link in the left pane. 

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Microsoft MVP Program:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpawardintro
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Laurent" <redoctober@bitsmart.com> wrote in message
news:3df7e75d$0$15344$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Does anyone know of a way to recover the administrator password on a
Windows
> XP Pro box?
> Can log on as a admin user, but do not have the administrator pwd. can
> Lophtcrack or some other such utility retrieve the password hash on WinXP?
>
> Any suggestions welcome.
>
>

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