I need help deleting windows password without booting windows...

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1) just need to state that I think it is bullcrap that if I want to email
microsoft for help, i would have to pay $35 for a dam email....

2) The problem: I've recently replaced many of my computer parts, new
motherboard, ram, new hard drive, so on...

I hooked up my old hard drive as a slave, and went into it to start copying
over my files. I was able to access all my c:\ and anything in any of the
folders on the drive. The problem is, as soon as I got to the Documents &
Settings folder, i try to open my account folder in there, and I get an
"accessed Denied" error, I'm guessing because I had a password on windows,
and it would be keeping me from accessing the documents folder for my name. I
need help deleting the windows password. I'm not sure if its stored in a file
somewhere in the hard drive, or if its in the registry, but I can not get a
majority of my files (which are on the desktop) unless that password is
removed. If anybody has any solutions, I would really appreciate it. Thanks

- Jeff
 
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1) just need to state that I think it is bullcrap that if I want to
email microsoft for help, i would have to pay $35 for a dam email....
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Yeah - bought an OEM copy of Windows XP?
That's why there are forums such as this - almost anything can be had for
free!
2) The problem: I've recently replaced many of my computer parts, new
motherboard, ram, new hard drive, so on...

I hooked up my old hard drive as a slave, and went into it to start
copying over my files. I was able to access all my c:\ and anything
in any of the folders on the drive. The problem is, as soon as I got
to the Documents & Settings folder, i try to open my account folder
in there, and I get an "accessed Denied" error, I'm guessing because
I had a password on windows, and it would be keeping me from
accessing the documents folder for my name. I need help deleting the
windows password. I'm not sure if its stored in a file somewhere in
the hard drive, or if its in the registry, but I can not get a
majority of my files (which are on the desktop) unless that password
is removed. If anybody has any solutions, I would really appreciate
it. Thanks
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Yeah - take ownership of the files and folders so you have permissions to
copy/move them..

As long as EFS is not involved:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

How to disable simplified sharing & set permissions
on a shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307874
 
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