Microsoft Windows Xp Recovery Console - Forgot Administrator Password

andrew8062 7:25 pm on October 28, 2009 | Answers: 1    
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• andrew8062 7:25 pm on October 28, 2009
  

  Follow the steps below:

  1. Reboot your machine.
  2. Press F8 before the Windows boot screen appears.
  3. You will see boot options menu.
  4. Select the Start Windows in Safe Mode option.

  Find the icon for the Administrator user. If the default settings of your system haven’t been changed, there should be no password for this account.

  5. Login as the admin.
  6. Press Yes at the prompt asking if you would like to continue using Safe Mode.
  7. Continue on to the User Settings control panel. Here you can change any of the other passwords for user on the machine. Make any changes you want.
  8. Reboot your computer. As long as you don’t press any keys (i.e. F8) during the boot-up the computer will startup normally.
  9. Login as the user for which you set the password.