Admin Security

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In Feb, I created a new password for the admin acct. After ten wks, without
ever using this account I forgot the password. How do I get logged on now?I
can't get passed the log on page without this password....

 

[Guest]

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Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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"charlie pinter" wrote:

| In Feb, I created a new password for the admin acct. After ten wks, without
| ever using this account I forgot the password. How do I get logged on now?I
| can't get passed the log on page without this password....


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[Malke]

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Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

> Clean Install Windows XP
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
It is absolutely unnecessary for the OP to clean install Windows because
he forgot the Administrator logon password!

To the OP: Here are some links to help you. You can use the ntpasswd
program to change the Administrator password to a blank. Once you are
logged in using the blank password, go to the User Account applet in
Control Panel and change the Administrator password to something you
will remember.

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm - lost password info
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ - NTpasswd program

Malke
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