Re: Administrator pass

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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 20:18:38 +1000

There are also free boot disks that allow to reset forgotten passwords -
NTpasswd (http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html) works best
for me when I reset password to blank.

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Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MVP, MCSE
-= F1 is the key =-
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
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> Try leaving the password blank.
>
> The password is Case Sensitive.
> Check Caps Lock and try various of Capital combinations.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
> If you do not have a Password Recovery Disk, it is to late to make it.
> Or
> Log in to any account that has Administrator access.
> Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
> Select the user and change the password.
>
> Windows XP Pro:
> At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly
> Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.
>
> Windows XP Home:
> Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
> Select Safe Mode at the menu.
> Select Administrator, leave password blank.
>
> Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
> Select the user and change the password.
> If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
> permanently lose access to the encrypted data.
>
> Here is another option:
> http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp
>
> Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take
> Ownership of your data.
> You could also perform another installation on the same partition,
> although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
> a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.
>
> After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.
>
> -- 
> Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>
>
> "mpalmer" <mpalmer1979@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:0b6701c38af1$3660a280$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > How can I reset my system or rather how can I recover my
> > admin password.  I cant even upgrade .  Basically the
> > situation is that I have a cpu that I have not used in
> > about 2 years and I forgot the admin password.  I
> > basically just hooked it back up for the sole purpose of
> > running a server at home and now I cant install anything
> > new because I dont remember my password.  What should I do?
>
>

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