master password

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Chris

hi, i am 16 yrs old and i live in McDonough, GA. My
mother passed away 5 month's ago. And the computer being
hers it is now mine and she was the master screename for
Windows XP, and then my account for Xp was limited and i
dont know her password and i need it so i can download
and do other activities. It wont let me unlesss i have
the password becasue she had the master account. So what
do i do? Is there some master password or somthing? And i
do promise that this is not a made up story i was born
FEb. 9 1987, and my mother Tammy Klein passed away. I
would never make up somthing like this. can u help me?
 
Chris;
There is no such thing as a master password.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
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 are other options:
http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=265&affid=wxpnews

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.
 
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