lost password

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JoAnn Brown

I have XP loaded on my son's computer and he forgot his
password. Is there anyway else on getting on to the
computer. I can't get pass the first screen which calls
for a password.
 
JoAnn;
Try leaving the password blank.

The password is Case Sensitive.
Check Caps Lock and try various of Capital combinations.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
If you do not have a Password Recovery Disk, it is to late to make it.
Or
Log in to any account that has Administrator access.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.

Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Here is another option:
http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take
Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition,
although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.

After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.
 
-----Original Message-----
I have XP loaded on my son's computer and he forgot his
password. Is there anyway else on getting on to the
computer. I can't get pass the first screen which calls
for a password.
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I have the same problem... have you found out how to fix
this????
 
JoAnn,
Sumthin' doesn't sound quite legit here...you installed it on your son
PC..... hey, wanna buy a bridge..... more like you wanna' get INTO his PC
w/o knowin' his password....... wow, what a trusting parent....
 
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