forgotten password

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a labtop. I have not used it for quite some time

and

>when i started it up i have forgotten teh password. Is
>there any way around it or is my labtop screwed?
>.
>WindowsXP Repair. Go to the below website for help:

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

i am the account administrator on my laptop and i've
totally forgotten my password. what do i do?

you could try booting in safe mode (press F8 while the
computer boots up, then select safe mode) and go into the
User Account 'Administrator' and try removing the
password for your account. hope this helps

The password is Case Sensitive.
Check Caps Lock and try various of Capital combinations.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
If you do not have a Password Recovery Disk, it is to late to make it.
Or
Log in to any account that has Administrator access.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.

Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Here is another option:
http://www.wininternals.com/products...very/index.asp

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take
Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition,
although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.

After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.

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<p_delcarmen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> i am the account administrator on my laptop and i've
> totally forgotten my password. what do i do?

I have 2 installations of Win XP Pro on my PC.
Recently i added a new password to the (only)
administrator account in one of them and forgot it..
Is there a way to delete the password when i log on from
the other XP???
Or is there any other solution to restore it???

See if this helps:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"wisam" <siwesam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have 2 installations of Win XP Pro on my PC.
> Recently i added a new password to the (only)
> administrator account in one of them and forgot it..
> Is there a way to delete the password when i log on from
> the other XP???
> Or is there any other solution to restore it???

my son has his own e machine with windows xp home edition
and forgot his desktop sign in password. any tips on how
to reset it?

Tina;
See if this helps:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

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http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"TINA" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> my son has his own e machine with windows xp home edition
> and forgot his desktop sign in password. any tips on how
> to reset it?

I have an administrators password set on my laptop. For
some strange reason when I start XP now, it will not take
the password. Now I am locked out. What do I need to do
to get into the computer. HELP!!!!


joe

Hello
If you forgot or lost your password.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321305

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Hope This Helps
Haus
Not a MS-MVP
Not a MVP
Not nothing, just a good ole boy.