FORGOT PASSWORD

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I am running Windows XP Professional and I forgot my administrator password
and after restarting my pc I can not do any changes because it is telling me
that I do not have administrator priveleges. How can I take out the
password. A new user is desperate need of help
thanks in advance
 
Mr said:
I am running Windows XP Professional and I forgot my administrator
password and after restarting my pc I can not do any changes because
it is telling me
that I do not have administrator priveleges. How can I take out the
password. A new user is desperate need of help
thanks in advance
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If you really mean the built-in Administrator password, use NTpasswd and
change the Administrator password to a blank. Then log in and go to the
User Accounts applet in Control Panel and assign a password you'll
remember.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

You should never have only one account on the system. If you have been
using the built-in Administrator account and did not create a second
account, it would be very wise to make one. You can copy your stuff
from the Administrator account to your new user account, although
you'll need to make a third temporary account to work from. You must
log into any new accounts once before you can copy to them.

Copy a User Account -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

Malke
 
I will try this and will get back to you. Thanks for taking the time to help
someone in distress!
 
I probably explained my problem wrong i can log in as a guest but not as a
administrator . how can i reset my pc to be able to log in as a administrator?

again thanks in advance for any suggestions
 
Read this article:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

There is a tool called Austrumi that will allow you to reset the local
administrator password as well as some other utilities. You will need
to burn the image to a CD and boot from it. Follow the instructions and

you shouldnt have any problems. You can download it from the link above

also
 
Mr said:
I probably explained my problem wrong i can log in as a guest but not
as a administrator . how can i reset my pc to be able to log in as a
administrator?

again thanks in advance for any suggestions
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Exactly the way I told you. I see you've also posted this in the
windowsxp.general group too. Please don't multipost as it is extremely
annoying.

Boot with NTpasswd, change the Administrator password to a blank, etc.
etc. If this is technically not your cup of tea - and there is no shame
in admitting this - take the machine to a local professional (not
BigStoreUSA type of place) and have them do it for you. The process
will only take a few minutes.

Malke
 
Mr said:
I probably explained my problem wrong i can log in as a guest but not a
a
administrator . how can i reset my pc to be able to log in as
administrator?

again thanks in advance for any suggestions

:

I am running Windows XP Professional and I forgot my administrato
password
and after restarting my pc I can not do any changes because it i
telling me
that I do not have administrator priveleges. How can I take out the
password. A new user is desperate need of help
thanks in advance
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Try this - it creates a bootdisk for your computer and then walks yo
through resetting the administrator password...

http://tinyurl.com/mp5m

Run it to create a boot floppy then follow the instructions. If yo
choose to do this then you are doing this at your own risk. Just chang
the admin pw and login then change the account pw's that you desire.

Make sure you have a floppy disk in the floppy drive and let th
program create the boot floppy. Now restart the machine a let it boo
from the floppy. Now follow what it instructs you to do
 
Sorry for the other post I did not know that it was not allowed. The pc
belongs to my brother and I explained to him how to post his suggestion but
he forgot to tell me that and I posted it another place. I am trully sorry
and no disrecpect was intended your help is well appreciated all the times
 
Dayzt

Thanks for taking the time I will try this and will let you know the
outcome. Is this a simple process? I do not know much about PC
 
Mr said:
Dayzt

Thanks for taking the time I will try this and will let you know the
outcome. Is this a simple process? I do not know much about PC
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Either Dayzt's boot floppy or NTpasswd are simple processes for people
accustomed to working with computers. I can't say whether this would be
simple for you. It can't hurt anything for you to try. If you decide
not to bother, then as I've said have your brother take the machine to
a professional shop and have them do it. It really is a very quick and
easy process.

Malke
 
Mr said:
I probably explained my problem wrong i can log in as a guest but not as a
administrator . how can i reset my pc to be able to log in as a administrator?

again thanks in advance for any suggestions

"Mr G" wrote:
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Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s). By design, the
only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to
reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at
the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783


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Thanks Malke for taking the time to help and again I apologize for the
multiposting which I did not know and would not do again
 
It's not a "big" problem but it can be a real annoyance to many
people.
The way to post to more than one group is to "crosspost"
instead of multi-posting. In this case you'd have put both the
groups you posted to in ONE address window, separated by commas
(for OE & most look alikes), just like you do with multiple email
addresses
.. That way if someone reads your posts in one group, it also
gets marked as read for them in the other group at the same time.
Also, one can "set followups" to that all responses will go to
only one group, leaving only one group to have to check for
responses, but the responses sow up in both groups. And blah,
blah, blah, blah. In a nutshell, anyway <g>

Pop


: Sorry for the other post I did not know that it was not
allowed. The pc
: belongs to my brother and I explained to him how to post his
suggestion but
: he forgot to tell me that and I posted it another place. I am
trully sorry
: and no disrecpect was intended your help is well appreciated
all the times
:
: "Malke" wrote:
:
: > Mr G wrote:
: >
: > > I probably explained my problem wrong i can log in as a
guest but not
: > > as a administrator . how can i reset my pc to be able to
log in as a
: > > administrator?
: > >
: > > again thanks in advance for any suggestions
: > >
: > > "Mr G" wrote:
: > >
: > >> I am running Windows XP Professional and I forgot my
administrator
: > >> password and after restarting my pc I can not do any
changes because
: > >> it is telling me
: > >> that I do not have administrator priveleges. How can I
take out the
: > >> password. A new user is desperate need of help
: > >> thanks in advance
: > >>
: >
: > Exactly the way I told you. I see you've also posted this in
the
: > windowsxp.general group too. Please don't multipost as it is
extremely
: > annoying.
: >
: > Boot with NTpasswd, change the Administrator password to a
blank, etc.
: > etc. If this is technically not your cup of tea - and there
is no shame
: > in admitting this - take the machine to a local professional
(not
: > BigStoreUSA type of place) and have them do it for you. The
process
: > will only take a few minutes.
: >
: > Malke
: > --
: > Elephant Boy Computers
: > www.elephantboycomputers.com
: > "Don't Panic!"
: > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
: >
 
:I am running Windows XP Professional and I forgot my
administrator password
: and after restarting my pc I can not do any changes because it
is telling me
: that I do not have administrator priveleges. How can I take
out the
: password. A new user is desperate need of help
: thanks in advance
:

Have you tried this?]

Windows XP Pro:
At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly

Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.
I've seen references to it, but no one's been specific.

Pop
 
PopS said:
Mr G said:
I am running Windows XP Professional and I forgot my administrator
password and after restarting my pc I can not do any changes because
it is telling me that I do not have administrator priveleges. How
can I take out the password. A new user is desperate need of help
thanks in advance
Click to expand...

Have you tried this?]

Windows XP Pro:
At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly

Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.
I've seen references to it, but no one's been specific.

Pop
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Certainly that's something that might work if the OS was pre-installed - the
default for pre-installed XP usually seems to be no password on the
Administrator account! security? What security?
 
Thanks to all for taking the time to assist someone in need. You are all the
greatest. The profiles were corrupted and the hard drive had to be
reformatted and the os reinstall but again thanks and I will continue to ask
for help when in need and I trully apologize for the multi-posting which
would not happen again

Gordon said:
PopS said:
Mr G said:
I am running Windows XP Professional and I forgot my administrator
password and after restarting my pc I can not do any changes because
it is telling me that I do not have administrator priveleges. How
can I take out the password. A new user is desperate need of help
thanks in advance
Click to expand...

Have you tried this?]

Windows XP Pro:
At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly

Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.
I've seen references to it, but no one's been specific.

Pop
Click to expand...

Certainly that's something that might work if the OS was pre-installed - the
default for pre-installed XP usually seems to be no password on the
Administrator account! security? What security?
Click to expand...
 
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