Re: Getting in when Administrator loses password
From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 05/25/03
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Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 22:35:09 -0600
Elizabeth;
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305
Or
Reboot to Safe Mode, 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 are other options:
http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=265&affid=wxpnews
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 Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit. "Elizabeth" <ElizabethLansing@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:186701c3226f$09d7aeb0$a501280a@phx.gbl... > How do I get back into XP Professional when I change my > password and then promptly lose it?????????? I am the > administrator.
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