If you don't have an ERD and can't follow Don's instructions, don't
need to spend money. Go to ITToolbox Wiki.
Question: I have forgotten my Windows Password. How do I get in?
Answer: Assuming you have physical access to the machine (ie: you can
boot a floppy or cd-rom) then you can 'root' your machine and get
full access to it. There are six different methods that can be used
to achieve this.
http://wiki.ittoolbox.com/index.php?title=FAQ:I_have_forgotten_my_Windows_password._How_do_I_get_in%3F&reftrk=no
Lots of free stuff just for the asking.... just Google keywords
"crack password Windows XP" and you will be amazed. It may take a
while... last time I had to do something like this was with an NT
workstation, with a "departing" smartaleck changing the password as a
good-bye gesture. It took several days, running constantly, but
eventually I got it... it was his last and first names spelled
backwards... how silly of me not to have tried it.
Luck!
Andrew
P.S. In our household nobody (3 users, 6 computers - spoiled
Americans, we) uses passwords to boot-up their systems. Just take
Don's advice and do without it.
At 10/11/2006 11:35 AM, you wrote:
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>Hello, I have lost my password. I have windows XP as the OS.Searching
>your website,I have found some possible anwsers to my problem but have
>not been successful.
>I thought removing the battery would flush bios,I then cleared the passwords
>for both user and administrator.Re booted and still could not get past the XP
>password prompt.I also tried safe mode but still could not get past
>welcome screen
>I have also seen password recovery discs for sale,but a friend
>who works for Geek squad used his and we could not get the machine to
>take the disc.
>This was a Windows 2000-based computer that crashed, and my brother in
>law installed Windows XP Professional onto it.
>So here is what I intend to do.
>1.Send in the machine and pay $55USD to recover my password.
>2.Buy Windows XP legally and ensure that silly mistakes such as this
>will not occur again.
>What sayest thou?
>
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