How Do You Recover A Forgotten XP Password?
• Log in with any valid account. • Bring up the command prompt. • Type: net user • You get a list of accounts • Type: net user Administrator * • Type: net user (any account on that list) * • It prompts for a password. Enter one, then enter it again when prompted to confirm. • Log on as ‘Administrator’ with your new password. Edit: Please note that this might not work on a LIMITED account. • Restart the machine and start pressing F8 immediately. • Boot into ‘Safe Mode’ (it has a default administrator account). • Go to control panel –> User Accounts Change the password of the account you want. • Boot the machine with a recent version of Linux that runs off CD. • Mount the Windows drive (or volume with ‘Documents and Settings’ in it Access whatever files and folders you need to. • Use a Windows 2000 recovery CD to boot the machine • Start the ‘Windows Recovery Console’ • Access anything you like • Add a user with ‘Administrator’ privileges Even change the Administrator password • Boot of
