The following is the tutorial on how to retrieve lost or forgotten password in Windows XP. I'm not sure whether the commands used will work on any other Windows platforms, but it does in Windows XP.
1. Bofore restarting your computer and pressing F8 to get into Windows with "safe mode" environment, make sure you jot down all the information here.
2. You will notice there's Administrator account appears on the user menu. Logon to Windows through the administrator account. It won't request you for a password.
3. Go to Start menu and click on "run.." (Start>Run..) and type CMD.
4. At command prompt type in cd C:\Windows\System32 (assuming C is your drive where all Windows and system files reside).
5. Make a backup of your Logon.Scr file for safety purpose by typing in copy logon.scr Logon.bak.
6. After that type copy CMD.EXE logon.scr and choose Yes.
7. Finally type this following command to reset the password, net user administrator YourNewPass (assuming YourNewPass is your new password you want to change it to)
8. Restart your computer and logon with your new password.
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Jan 20, 2007 at 05:34:53
Well you forgot the first point..remember this blog’s address so as to get the information after rebooting in safe mode ;)
Jan 20, 2007 at 07:51:18
Thanks Sharique for the heads up..I’ve fixed it :)
Jan 21, 2007 at 08:06:59
there’s another one way to fix your pc if you lost the password..
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FORMAT IT..!!! hehehehe
Jan 21, 2007 at 11:02:59
This trick works for me too..
Jan 21, 2007 at 11:40:57
carllys,
The same idea struck my mine when I lost my password some time ago and it really scared the crap out of me(lots of valuable data will be lost) ;) Fortunately there’s simple solution to this..
madhur,
I’m happy for you :)
Apr 22, 2008 at 05:06:05
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Sep 22, 2008 at 22:34:48
hey..
i have a yeaser way. to change or remove the password..
:P
start in safe mode and go in the Administrator account and into users. and change the password there..
its what i did..
the other thing dident work..
Sep 23, 2008 at 05:45:23
Thanks Matboy for the input.
Nov 6, 2008 at 12:49:54
Hi there,
Beautiful mate…
great
thank you very much…
you save my day after HIM
Sep 3, 2009 at 02:44:31
Hi,it did ask me for a administrator password and I dont have it…so what’s the other way for the to proceed by regaining my password?
Thank you