lost password to log on

My nephew gave me his computer. It has windows XP home
edition. He does not remember the password to log on and
lost the disks. It is a newer system so I would like to
use it. How can I get in or log on ?

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

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
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.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Ed" <edwin@internationalaffair.com> wrote in message
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> My nephew gave me his computer. It has windows XP home
> edition. He does not remember the password to log on and
> lost the disks. It is a newer system so I would like to
> use it. How can I get in or log on ?

How do I start in safe mode??

>-----Original Message-----
>Ed;
>The password is Case Sensitive.
>Check Caps Lock and try various of Capital combinations.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
>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...andrecovery/in

dex.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.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...g/newsgroups/s

etup.asp

>http://dts-l.org/index.html
>
>
>"Ed" <edwin@internationalaffair.com> wrote in message
>news:004901c35c6a$1fa5e380$a001280a@phx.gbl...

and

to

>
>
>.
>

how do I boot from CD??

>-----Original Message-----
>Contact Microsoft directly and ask for a new CD. I have
>never done this before, but I know that it is your only
>option. You may have to pay for this, I['m not sure.

If

>you have someone else's CD, you may be able to use it to
>do an installation Repair. To do this, you boot from

the

>CD, follow instructions for installation, then you will
>come to a screen that asks you if you want to repair the
>existing installation. Choose to do so, then see if the
>end result is that you have access to the system. You
>will have to have the CD Key accompanying the CD to do
>this.
>

>and

to

>.
>

Ed;
Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
Choose Safe Mode at the menu.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...oups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html


"ED" <edwin@internationalaffair.com> wrote in message
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> How do I start in safe mode??