Re: Lost Administrator's password
From: Mark (mmarkhalle@msn.com)
Date: 12/17/02
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From: "Mark" <mmarkhalle@msn.com> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:30:08 -0800
The way you were in is to far it is safe mode
command prompt, type net user accountname anynewpassword.
>-----Original Message-----
>I tried your method, Safe Mode with Command prompt, and
logged in under a Limited User account. In the command
prompt screen, I entered:
>
>NET USER ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD
>
>and receive an Access denied error message.
>
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>"Mark" <mmarkhalle@msn.com> wrote in message
news:002a01c2a528$5ba72230$d5f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA12...
>> No you do not have to be a administrator to do
this
>> in any type of XP. You only have to have access to the
>> Safe Mode screen or cmd prompt. On start up press F8
>> choose safe mode with command prompt, type net user
>> administrator password enter, reboot. at the welcome
>> screen press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice, type in the new
>> password. If the welcome screen is not enabled press
>> CTL+ALT+DEL once. This command changed the Password
from
>> when XP was installed.
>> The same net command will change the password for
the
>> account which he forgot the password. This can also
be
>> done from F8 safe mode cmd prompt, type Net user
>> oldAccountname anypassword.
>> If on installing XP no password was given all they
>> have to do is get to the welcome screen. Press
>> CTRL+ALT+DEL twice and then can enter though the main
>> Admin account.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> So if you really look at it, any one with any
access
>> to a command prompt F8 etc, on a system can get in the
>> system. If you look at Angela answer from DEC 16 to
>> Question: Password protect XP home on start up. She
has
>> one solution with a boot password you can't get to the
F8
>> safe mode screen. The System Admin now has a new job
>> title, turn on, enter the password, stand and wait for
>> 300 stations to boot, one by one
>> Old Billy was in such a hurry to make a buck even
his
>> own company can't make XP work with XP.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Don't you have to be an administrator to do this?
>From
>> his post, that is the
>> >problem, he lost his admin password and can't log in
>> with that account.
>> >
>> >There is a boot disk you can download at:
>> >http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
>> >
>> >that will let you reset the password of any account
on
>> NT4, Windows2000 or
>> >XP.
>> >
>> >Just follow all the default settings which are for
the
>> admin account. Used
>> >it many
>> >times with great success.
>> >
>> >
>> >Bob Cerelli
>> >NCWA - No Certification WhatsoEver
>> >http://www.onecomputerguy.com
>> >
>> >"Marc" <marchewitt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >news:062d01c2a507$e5e43e90$d2f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA09...
>> >> click run
>> >> in the box provided enter CMD and press return
>> >> when the black command window opens
>> >> type "net user administrator password" without the
>> quotes
>> >>
>> >> this will set the administrator password
to "password"
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>.
>
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