Re: Forgotten Password

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:35:30 +0100

Sharon Sloan wrote:

> My daughter set the administrator password on Windows
> XP. She left for college, now she can't remember the
> password and we can't install software.
>
> How do we reset the administrator password?

Hi

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password
Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305

If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local Administrator
password with one of the methods mentioned here:

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password 

--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

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