asdministrative password

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jack c.
hey mate:as i try to access xp pro recovery console i'm asked for
administative password.i can't remember what i chose.so can anyone explain
how i can find what it is or how change to a new one.this is not the same
password as for the desktop,i created it when i installed the os.
jack

 

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What you need to do is to log in normally(if possible)
and reset the password for Administrator.
Here's how: type lusrmgr.msc in the run line and a
console should open up called Local Users and Groups.
In the left pane click on Users,
now in the right pane left-click on Administrator and
select Reset Password.
This will work provided you are logged in under an
account with administrative privileges.

 

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hey mate:thanks for responding.it looks to me as if this will reset desktop
user account not os administrator password.
jack

"Abel Diaz" wrote:

> What you need to do is to log in normally(if possible)
> and reset the password for Administrator.
> Here's how: type lusrmgr.msc in the run line and a
> console should open up called Local Users and Groups.
> In the left pane click on Users,
> now in the right pane left-click on Administrator and
> select Reset Password.
> This will work provided you are logged in under an
> account with administrative privileges.
>
>

 

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The ultimate boot cd will do what you need. Download it from
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ and burn a cd. Boot with it and use F2
followed by F6.

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> jack c.
> hey mate:as i try to access xp pro recovery console i'm asked for
> administative password.i can't remember what i chose.so can anyone explain
> how i can find what it is or how change to a new one.this is not the same
> password as for the desktop,i created it when i installed the os.
> jack

 

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All it will do is reset the Administrator password. Now
if you have logged on as Administrator(I doubt it), and
encrypted files then you would lose access to those
files. Since you most likely did not, then go ahead and
reset the password. Good Luck!

>-----Original Message-----
>hey mate:thanks for responding.it looks to me as if this
will reset desktop
>user account not os administrator password.
>jack
>
>"Abel Diaz" wrote:
>
>> What you need to do is to log in normally(if possible)
>> and reset the password for Administrator.
>> Here's how: type lusrmgr.msc in the run line and a
>> console should open up called Local Users and Groups.
>> In the left pane click on Users,
>> now in the right pane left-click on Administrator and
>> select Reset Password.
>> This will work provided you are logged in under an
>> account with administrative privileges.
>>
>>
>.
>

 

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"jack c." wrote:

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> --
> jack c.
> hey mate:as i try to access xp pro recovery console i'm asked for
> administative password.i can't remember what i chose.so can anyone explain
> how i can find what it is or how change to a new one.this is not the same
> password as for the desktop,i created it when i installed the os.
> jack

From "http://www.theeldergeek.com"
Recovery Console Password-
On many XP installations you can't start the Recovery Console because it
won't recognize your password. This registry edit causes the Recovery Console
not to ask for a password. This works for both XP Home and XP Professional.
Start | Run | Regedit
Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1
Exit Registry and Reboot