I have XP and I changed my password to get on the computer... I have forgotten the password how do i

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1. Jeff

   On 2006-08-13 17:26:52

   
   
   If you have Administrator access (i.e. your computer and you set it up...) you might be able to access it from the Admin account. If you are not the Admin for that system, contact the person who is. If none of that works.... bang your head 3 times against something hard and do a full system restore (you will, of course, loose everything).

2. Beau G

   On 2006-08-13 17:27:16

   
   
   Restart your cpmputer. when it is booting up, press "F8" to get the boot menu up...then goto "safe mode". when you are in safe mode you can go to the "user accounts" window under the control panel option and change the account from there.

3. red.gnomos

   On 2006-08-13 17:37:05

   
   
   Here is an excellent guide on how to recover your password - http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

4. Slartibartfast

   On 2006-08-13 17:25:23

   
   
   A brick

5. Vick

   On 2006-08-13 17:35:51

   
   
   Well, all the answers above are correct, but if you can't solve the problem don't you worry there's a solution Look for a program called Cia commander this program access the password and change it. you will need a disquette, this program will ask you, after that, you have to enter to the bios and boot with the disquette that the program made. for more information look for it in google OK

6. shmifty_14

   On 2006-08-13 17:24:26

   
   
   If the hint doesn't help you most likely didn't put the password on, eitehr way you need to log onto an administrator account to remove the password.

7. dash_34

   On 2006-08-13 17:33:25

   
   
   1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here that your XP CD is bootable – as it should be - and that you have your bios set to boot from CD) 2. Keep your eye on the screen messages for booting to your cd Typically, it will be “Press any key to boot from cd” 3. Once you get in, the first screen will indicate that Setup is inspecting your system and loading files. 4. When you get to the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to Setup Windows now 5. The Licensing Agreement comes next - Press F8 to accept it. 6. The next screen is the Setup screen which gives you the option to do a Repair. It should read something like “If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it” Use the up and down arrow keys to select your XP installation (if you only have one, it should already be selected) and press R to begin the Repair process. 7. Let the Repair run. Setup will now check your disks and then start copying files which can take several minutes. 8. Shortly after the Copying Files stage, you will be required to reboot. (this will happen automatically – you will see a progress bar stating “Your computer will reboot in 15 seconds” 9. During the reboot, do not make the mistake of “pressing any key” to boot from the CD again! Setup will resume automatically with the standard billboard screens and you will notice Installing Windows is highlighted. 10. Keep your eye on the lower left hand side of the screen and when you see the Installing Devices progress bar, press SHIFT + F10. This is the security hole! A command console will now open up giving you the potential for wide access to your system. 11. At the prompt, type NUSRMGR.CPL and press Enter. Voila! You have just gained graphical access to your User Accounts in the Control Panel. 12. Now simply pick the account you need to change and remove or change your password as you prefer. If you want to log on without having to enter your new password, you can type control userpasswords2 at the prompt and choose to log on without being asked for password. After you’ve made your changes close the windows, exit the command box and continue on with the Repair (have your Product key handy). 13. Once the Repair is done, you will be able to log on with your new password (or without a password if you chose not to use one or if you chose not to be asked for a password). Your programs and personalized settings should remain intact.

8. BigD

   On 2006-08-13 19:23:02

   
   
   Well this one will atually work but be careful to follow these steps closely OK let's start--- 1.) First if you have another account other than the system administrator and you can bring up the Windows command Shell which is cmd.exe then your ready to Well this one will atually work but be careful to follow these steps closely OK let's start--- 2.) To open cmd.exe just click on the Start button and click RUN type cmd.exe once you've done that then your in. 3.) go to the system root directory by typing "cd\" without the quotes, next type "cd\windows\system32\" OR "cd\winnt\system32" depending on where the Windows [stuff] are located. 4.) once you see system32 at the end of the command line. (warning! here comes the hard part). 5.) start by typing "mkdir tempdir" without the qoutes press enter next type "copy logon.scr tempdir\logon.scr" also "copy cmd.exe tempdir\cmd.exe" again no quotes, press enter after each line (type help to understand what you are doing) 6.) next "del logon.scr" deletes original logon.scr 7.) next "rename cmd.exe logon.scr" renames cmd.exe to logon.scr 8.)"exit" quits dos 9.)Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command program and the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots the screen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP. Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes "net user password" If the Administrator Account is called Frank and you want the password *SHEET* enter this "net user Frank SHEET" 10.) and this changes the password on franks machine to *SHEET* and your in. p.s: dont forget to copy the contents of temphack back into the system32 dir to cover tracks 11.) Now log off the machine, logon.scr is the screen saver that will kick in after 15 minutes of not touching the keyboard/mouse at the logon screen. Wait 15-20 minutes and a DOS prompt with FULL SYSTEM rights will pop up, then just to C:\> net user administrator and then log in with the new account. Try this, might work, as long as he didn't change default permissions on C:\winnt and C:\winnt\system32 you should be golden.