Re: forgotten administrators account password
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:41:47 -0700
mary-poppins wrote:
Hope somebody can help me! I've forgotten my password for and now
can't access my area because the hint I've set doesn't help either. I
have a limited account but obviously can't access the things I need.
There isn't anything that I need to save so I can reset the whole
system but i don't know how to do this because everything i try is
restricted! Can anybody advise me on what to do?
In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to
the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not
work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden
Administrator account. The default password is a blank.
In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen,
do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in
"Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up
Windows.
If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password in Home or
have Pro and don't remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the
built-in Administrator account's password to a blank.
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords
that you will remember and make other desired changes.
Malke
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