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I have not been on my 2nd system in a long time due to an overheating problem. I went to login into it tongith and when I did It came to me that I didn't remember my password or the password that i used when I was the admin either?

Anyone know what I can do so I can once again gain access to the system? thanks


BTW it's win XP Pro SP2

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Thanks I eventually ended up remembering the administrator password, then I got stuck installing XP Pro because I cannot find the Reg key for the damn thing, GRRRRRRR!

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Are you just re-installing xp? If so, and if you can get to the desktop in your old install - this program will give you the key for your current installation:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml


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