i forget the startup password on Windows XP how to remove?
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Answer / sridhar
HI,
connect the harddisk in the slave mode and rename the file
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SAM
then it will login with the blank password for the
Administrator.
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Answer / nagavardhan
This tecnique can only work when your account name moust not
be administrator.ok
When windows starts and account screen appears then press
control+alt+delete then it will show you a screen then in
username box type Administrator and during xp installation
windows will ask a administrator password if you had set a
password on that administrator account then in Password box
type that password if there is no password then leave it
blank and press ENTER then everything is ok .From that
account you can edit your previous account.
Note:- Your account of which you forgot the password must
not be named as administrator ,the username must be change.
I think you can understand.
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Answer / bombermanneo
Forgetting your Windows administrator login password. With
no way to get into the system, you can’t even perform basic
maintenance, let alone a thorough tune-up. Formatting is
always an option, but we consider that a last resort.
(Plus, guess who’s going to have to help reinstall all the
programs lost after a wipe?) But all hope is not lost.
There are a few ways to actually retrieve a lost Windows
account password. Read on, and we’ll show you the light.
====1st Method====
The first thing which you check if you forget login
password. When we install Windows, it automatically creates
an account “Administrator” and sets its password to blank.
So if you have forget your user account password then try
this:
Start system and when you see Windows Welcome screen /
Login screen, press ctrl+alt+del keys twice and it’ll show
Classic Login box. Now type “Administrator” (without
quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now
press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows.
Now you can reset your account password from “Control
Panel -> User Accounts”.
Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode
Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in
Login screen.
====2nd Method====
1. Reboot your machine.
2. Press F8 before the Windows boot screen appears.
o Do not press F5 as used on the NT/9x series of Windows.
3. You will be be prompted with a boot options menu.
4. Select the Start Windows in Safe Mode option.
5. Click through several self-explanatory screens until
your reach the familiar ‘Welcome’ screen.
6. Note that this welcome screen is limited to 256 colors
and 640×480 resolution because the primary graphics will
have been set to the Windows Safe Mode software VGA
adapter. You will not be able to change this mode even in
Display options, while Windows is running in Safe Mode.
7. Find the icon for the Administrator user. If the default
settings of your system haven’t been changed, there should
be no password for this account.
o The Safe Mode Welcome screen might display some of the
other users on your system.
8. Login as the admin.
9. Press Yes at the prompt asking if you would like to
continue using Safe Mode.
10. Continue on to the User Settings control panel. Here
you can change any of the other passwords for user on the
machine. Make any changes you want.
11. Reboot your computer. As long as you don’t press any
keys (i.e. F8) during the boot-up the computer will startup
normally.
12. Login as the user for which you set the password.
====3rd Method====
Windows XP and further versions also provide another method
to recover forgotten password by using “Reset Disk”. If you
created a Password Reset Disk in past, you can use that
disk to reset the password. To know more about it, please
visit following links:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305478
====4th method====
Comparatively, using windows password Recovery Tool
utility is a reliable and convenient method for solving the
password problem. Normally, the program can easily reset
the password to “Blank” with no -reformatting or
installation. Do all the job for you automatically.
Unfortunately, it is not safe to use some free recovery
tool to recover windows password. So here is the recommend
recovery tool:windows password Recovery Tool 3.0 .
Offical site: http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com
you could see the recommendation of articlesbase.
http://www.articlesbase.com/security-articles/how-to-reset-
recoverfind-forgotten-windows-nt-2000-xp-2003vista-
administrator-password-1282019.html#
====5th method====
If it doesn’t work above ,I hope that you have some hacker
friends.
Reference resource:
http://windowspassword.blog.com/
http://www.wikihow.com/Recover-Windows-Administrator-
Password-if-You-Forgot-It
http://www.articlesbase.com/security-articles/how-to-reset-
recoverfind-forgotten-windows-nt-2000-xp-2003vista-
administrator-password-1282019.html#
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Reset-Recover-
Forgotten-Windows-NT-2000-2001/
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Answer / phanidhar
Resetting your administrator password when forgotten it
with out loosing your data.
keep the windows cd in the cd drive and restart the pc,
boot with cd drive like when you perform a format of pc.
then select second repair(second time when repair option
occur) when it comes to 33 mins just press shift F10
continuesly then cmd prompt will open there you type
nusrmgr.cpl it will go to user accounts there you can reset
your administrator password also.
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Answer / rylai
you can create a Windows password reset bootable CD/DVD or
USB flash drive to reset your lost or forgotten Windows
password, i have created a bootable CD with the tool Windows
Password Breaker and reset my administrator password
successfully. You can try it also.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / croline
If you have lost windows password, the best thing for you
is creating a password reset disk.Actually,when you add a
password to your pc,the first thing you should do is
creating a disk in case you lost the password.But how to
make a password reset disk after you have lost the
password ? Follow these
You need to prepare:
1:A blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive
2.A computer which can link to internet
3.A program called Windows Password Key
Then let's begin
Step 1.Login to a PC which can link to internet,Download
and install the program from
http://www.lostwindowspassword.com in that PC
Step 2.Run the program and burn to CD/DVD OR USB flash drive
Step 3.Turn to your locked PC,insert the newly create CD or
USB to your drive.Reboot the Computer and then follow the
instructions,it is very easy to use.
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Answer / rajesh
using hiren boot cd (active password changer)to recover
administrator and all local account password.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 6 No |
Answer / g.bhaskaran
If you forget xp user password start your pc in safe mode
and it will directly whatever the user's name will display
if normally you know the password of administrator otherwise
if it blank you can log it into the administrator and go to
control panel and users and change the users password as you
like. And restart your machine normally and type your
password it will boot without problem.
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Answer / pmraja
OPhcrack is a passwd cracker, It is a bootable cd , it will
be show your passwd on screen, please be download on
ophcrack site , it is available two package (Xp & Vista).
It is not corrupt any thing . This package (bootable )
mount your passwd file , then conver machine file to
ordinary then it is showing password on screet, It works
fine.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 7 No |
Answer / kesavan
Use Hiran software to recover or reset admin password
Is This Answer Correct ? | 6 Yes | 10 No |
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