Re: Lost Admin Password
From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 09/20/04
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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:05:39 +0200
Jeff wrote:
> I recently installed the Windows XP Service Pack 2. When
> I restarted the computer it asks for the admin password
> which I have forgotten. Is there anyway to retrieve or
> reset the password word without purchasing some expensive
> program?
>
> Any assistance would be helpful. The last thing that I
> want to do is restore.
Hi
Have you tried to log on with the original Administrator user:
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
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
-- 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/default.mspx
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