Re: administrator login

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 17:59:29 -0000

We do not support the brute force reset of the Administrator password or
provide tools to do this.
However there are number of third party products that can boot a Windows XP
PC and reset the local administrators password.

Some links to third party sites
http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/locksmith.asp
http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/erdcommander2002.asp?pid=erd
There are other tools from other companies available.
You could do a search on an Internet Search engine like www.google.com for
reset administrator password Windows XP
This produces lots of results. 

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Regards,
Mike
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"vsp" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ed6a01c3f0c6$4deb6850$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Yes it is an OEm and I did contact them , they dont set a
> default pswd and there only response is to re image the
> drive with the OEM CD's. but like I stated theres over
> 20GB of data that would need to be backed up, I would
> think that MSFT would have a way of editing the admin
> password whether that be the regisry or the PE kernel or
> something!! even a few detailed hints would help!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If this is an OEM install then contact the OEM - they
> may use a default
> >password on all installs.
> >
> >-- 
> >Regards,
> >
> >Mike
> >--
> >Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> >
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no
> >rights
> >
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> >"vsp" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:e7e201c3f0c3$2a9bfa20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Have tried blank , password, just about everything else
> >> to no avail..... is there a way to edit the windows
> >> registry or PE kernel and omit od reset the admin
> >> password? other than resurfacing the Harddrive witht he
> >> original OEM CD's  reason being, therse over 20 GB of
> >> data!
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >"vsp" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:e1df01c3f0bd$c33791f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> cant remove programs or see control panel due to
> >> >> restrictions (personal PC) dont know admin password.
> >> >> never set one actually!
> >> >> Question: is there a way to reset the admin password
> >> >> without re imaging the hard drive?
> >> >
> >> >If you never set an Administrators password then there
> >> is the possibility
> >> >that it is actually <blank>.
> >> >Have you tried using a blank password
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >Regards,
> >> >
> >> >Mike
> >> >--
> >> >Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> >> >
> >> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
> and
> >> confers no
> >> >rights
> >> >
> >> >Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions,
> >> please use these
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> >> >
> >> >"vsp" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:e1df01c3f0bd$c33791f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> cant remove programs or see control panel due to
> >> >> restrictions (personal PC) dont know admin password.
> >> >> never set one actually!
> >> >> Question: is there a way to reset the admin password
> >> >> without re imaging the hard drive?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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