Re: administrator password

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/10/05


Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 08:28:06 -0400

If you're logged on as an administrator level user, you can change the password by going to Control Panel, User Accounts.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
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"Kristof" <Kristof@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:65EB4C98-2219-4DF7-9857-6C5423DD2FF0@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I am trying to run a repair on windows XP professional/re-format my C drive 
> by booting from the CD but i have no idea what my administrator password is. 
> Is there some way i can find this out or reset it? 
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Kristof


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