password problem

From: kramer (rdsskater_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:12:30 -0700

well i have just purchased a system with windows xp pro,
and the guy i bought it off of has recently moved away
and i have no way of reaching him, unfortunatly he didnt
leave the password for his admin acct.

I was just wondering if there is a way to reformat the
computer and get rid of the password.

i have tried playing around with the setups and little
startup things like that but to no avail.

any help is much appreciated

Kramer

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