XP user password-forgot

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Gino Adriaans

Hi,
I have't signed into my XP Prof in a while so my password
doesn't work anymore which prevents me to get in.
How can i go about retrieving my old password or just
logging in to change my existing one?

I cannot login as admin, because i dont get that option on
the welcome screen

Many Thanks
Gino
 
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At the welcome screen. press ctrl-alt-del twice to bring up a normal login
box. Type user name administrator and your admin password to log in as admin
and reset your password for your user account.

Cheers
 
Gino;
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.

Windows XP Pro:
At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly
Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.

Windows XP Home:
Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Moden at the menu.
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.
 
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