password problem

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XP-home edition os. system set up with guest account and mainID ,
the pc has one accpount setup as Amd. of pc, person can't recall its pass
word.
I am unable to work on pc without password.
Question is there a way around this problem to restore pc and setup up
another password?
 
lobster said:
XP-home edition os. system set up with guest account and mainID ,
the pc has one accpount setup as Amd. of pc, person can't recall its pass
word.
I am unable to work on pc without password.
Question is there a way around this problem to restore pc and setup up
another password?
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In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly tapping
the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to the right
menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not work here. Once
in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden Administrator account. The
default password is a blank.

If you reset the built-in Administrator account's password in Home or have
Pro and don't remember the password, use NTpasswd to change the built-in
Administrator account's password to a blank.

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

Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and set passwords that
you will remember and make other desired changes.

Malke
 
lobster said:
XP-home edition os. system set up with guest account and mainID ,
the pc has one accpount setup as Amd. of pc, person can't recall its pass
word.
I am unable to work on pc without password.
Question is there a way around this problem to restore pc and setup up
another password?
Click to expand...


Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run
"control userpasswords2" to modify the desired account(s).
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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 Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321305

Failing that, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the
Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google.



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