FORGOT LOG ON PASSWORD

I forgot my logon password for my Windows XP.
WHen I try to type what I think the password is, into the
box, it comes back with a message, saying to re type
password.
I did not use the hint option when I set the password up.
HELP...
Is there a way to override it?
Urgent help needed. Thanks.

Think hard or be prepared to reformat and reinstall XP.

Hint: What was your password yesterday?

--
Nicholas

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"Perry" <pearclere@hotmail.com> wrote in message:
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| I forgot my logon password for my Windows XP.
| WHen I try to type what I think the password is, into the
| box, it comes back with a message, saying to re type
| password.
| I did not use the hint option when I set the password up.
| HELP...
| Is there a way to override it?
| Urgent help needed. Thanks.
|

This may sound a bit like bolting stable doors after the horses have left
the building, but in my helpdesk days i used to recommend people to write
down their password and then enter it exactly as written. It doesn't take
long to get used to it.
If you are the Admin on that machine, then as I understand it, the security
on XP is light years ahead of previous versions of windows and is
practically uncrackable.
You may be able to get specialist help from Microsift support, but be
prepared to jump through a lot of hoops with them - proving ownership for
starters.
Chek

"Perry" <pearclere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I forgot my logon password for my Windows XP.
> WHen I try to type what I think the password is, into the
> box, it comes back with a message, saying to re type
> password.
> I did not use the hint option when I set the password up.
> HELP...
> Is there a way to override it?
> Urgent help needed. Thanks.
>

Perry wrote:

> I forgot my logon password for my Windows XP.
> WHen I try to type what I think the password is, into the
> box, it comes back with a message, saying to re type
> password.
> I did not use the hint option when I set the password up.
> HELP...
> Is there a way to override it?
> Urgent help needed. Thanks.

You don't need to reinstall or perform a clean install to correct this
issue:

If you have XP Pro on your computer, at the log in screen type
ctrl-alt-delete
twice. In the user account type administrator, leave the password
blank and press enter. You likely didn't create a password for this
hidden account during setup and if the computer was purchased with XP
pre-installed it doesn't likely have one either,

If you have Home, boot into Safe Mode (F8 after the post test and before
Windows starts. Once Windows starts loading, you've missed it and will
have to try again). You'll have an option to log on as Administrator.
Again, the same procedure, you'll be asked to log in to get into safe
mode, type administrator, leave the password blank and press enter.

This will get you in. Then go to Control Panel, user accounts, select
the specific user and select change password. Once you've changed the
password it would be advisable to create a Password Reset Disk by
clicking "Prevent a Forgotten Password" link in the left pane.

The paragraph above, explaining how to change passwords is the same
procedure you would follow to create new passwords for users on a clean
install. Once XP setup is complete, just go to User Accounts in Control
Panel and follow the above instrcutions.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

Perry wrote:

> I forgot my logon password for my Windows XP.
> WHen I try to type what I think the password is, into the
> box, it comes back with a message, saying to re type
> password.
> I did not use the hint option when I set the password up.
> HELP...
> Is there a way to override it?
> Urgent help needed. Thanks.

First, go here: http://tinyurl.com/iv24

Then read this: http://kadaitcha.ath.cx/articles/passwords.aspx