Re: Lost Administrator's password

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 12/17/02 

From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:29:41 -0500

Neither method works, Mark. Unless the user that logs in has Admin privileges. A limited user simply cannot change a password in this manner. Either Safe Mode, then opening a command prompt window, or Safe mode with command prompt. 

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"Mark" <mmarkhalle@msn.com> wrote in message news:08a001c2a55b$120f3a30$8df82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA02...
>      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.
> >
> >-- 
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/9x
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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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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