Re: XP administrators password
From: OKlier (oklier_at_andraste.nospam.net)
Date: 09/15/03
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:51:42 -0700
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"Janice Bryant Kunz" <jrbid627@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I reset the passwords and stupidly forgot my admin
> >password for XP... does Microsoft have any tools to help
> >me...
> >
> >or do I need to reload XP and all my programs
> >.
> > Hi,
> I had done the same thing. I've been in turmoil for
> nearly a week with my 15yr.old son telling me I have to
> remember or reinstall. I may be as literate as he with
> these contraptions, but I finally found a solution early
> this am. It's so easy and you don't lose file or have to
> reinstall. I have Windows XP Home. I was tired and it
> happened so quickly after I had tried a few other things,
> I was amazed that it was working and so thrilled. I don't
> think it makes any difference with which edition even
> though you have to put that in. This is what you do: Turn
> on computer and put in CD-Rom for the Windows XP and let
> it run. Go into 'Safe Mode'. This is when you enter which
> Windows Edition you have. When it comes to 'Recovery
> Console'(which should be on CD-Rom- if not there is
> another way to get that also), click there or press
> enter. It will go to either to 'administrator'(not user
> name)and click on that, delete the password. Restart
> Windows,go to start, control panel, user accounts, your
> user name, and click on it. You won't have a password so
> you know install a new one that is protected. Go to the
> left top items, 'Related Tasks', 'prevent a forgotten
> password', click next or follow wizard instructions.
> Insert 'floppy disk' in drive A, and type your password
> in 'current user account password',click next, and when
> prgress bar reaches 100% complete, finish through. Remove
> and label disk 'password reset disk' and keep in safe
> place so if this happens again, you'll have this disk but
> if something else were to happen, you would know how to
> override the system in the 'safe mode' and reset without
> losing files. If you don't have CD-Rom compatible, there
> is a program on microsoft you can download on 6 floppies
> of 'resetting the password' and has 'Recovery Console'
> also. Best of luck and I hope this helps.~Janice
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