Re: Admin Password

Mark wrote:
I have forgotten my admin password and now i can't install my programs on my computer. I am logged in as a power user not an administrator. Help!!!



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;Q321305

Failing that, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google.


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