Resetting WinXP Pro Password

No. I tried that first and got a 'Non-system disk' error.
Then I looked at the files on the disk, Sys.com, Fdisk,
ndd.exe, a reg key, a userpw (to the effect of) file, but
nothing that gave anything useful. That's when I checked
MS online on another machine. But, as you'd expect, their
instructions don't follow what actually appears... No
option to use the reset disk.

>-----Original Message-----
>Never messed with it, but can you boot from the disk?
>
>
>"don" <dlcmac742@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:05fa01c380b7$f0f822b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>> I've forgotten my Admin and user account passwords (been
>> away for a couple of months). I have a reset disk and
>> I've tried to follow the directions under the microsoft
>> articles to reset the password using the disk.
>> But, according to the articles, I should get an option

to

>> reset the password using the disk when my logon fails,

but

>> I don't get that option.
>> Can anyone offer any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Don

>
>
>.
>

Have you tried safe mode?

>-----Original Message-----
>No. I tried that first and got a 'Non-system disk'

error.

>Then I looked at the files on the disk, Sys.com, Fdisk,
>ndd.exe, a reg key, a userpw (to the effect of) file,

but

>nothing that gave anything useful. That's when I

checked

>MS online on another machine. But, as you'd expect,

their

>instructions don't follow what actually appears... No
>option to use the reset disk.
>
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>Never messed with it, but can you boot from the disk?
>>
>>
>>"don" <dlcmac742@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:05fa01c380b7$f0f822b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>>> I've forgotten my Admin and user account passwords

(been

>>> away for a couple of months). I have a reset disk and
>>> I've tried to follow the directions under the

microsoft

>>> articles to reset the password using the disk.
>>> But, according to the articles, I should get an

option

>to

>>> reset the password using the disk when my logon

fails,

>but

>>> I don't get that option.
>>> Can anyone offer any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Don

>>
>>
>>.
>>

>.
>

I did try safe mode, still wanted a login password.
I was going to contact MS Customer support online, but
they require a Prod. ID, which I can't get until I log
in.

>-----Original Message-----
>Have you tried safe mode?
>
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>No. I tried that first and got a 'Non-system disk'

>error.

>>Then I looked at the files on the disk, Sys.com, Fdisk,
>>ndd.exe, a reg key, a userpw (to the effect of) file,

>but

>>nothing that gave anything useful. That's when I

>checked

>>MS online on another machine. But, as you'd expect,

>their

>>instructions don't follow what actually appears... No
>>option to use the reset disk.
>>
>>

>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Never messed with it, but can you boot from the disk?
>>>
>>>
>>>"don" <dlcmac742@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:05fa01c380b7$f0f822b0$a101280a@phx.gbl.. .
>>>> I've forgotten my Admin and user account passwords

>(been

>>>> away for a couple of months). I have a reset disk and
>>>> I've tried to follow the directions under the

>microsoft

>>>> articles to reset the password using the disk.
>>>> But, according to the articles, I should get an

>option

>>to

>>>> reset the password using the disk when my logon

>fails,

>>but

>>>> I don't get that option.
>>>> Can anyone offer any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Don
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>

>>.
>>

>.
>

>-----Original Message-----
>I've forgotten my Admin and user account passwords (been
>away for a couple of months). I have a reset disk and
>I've tried to follow the directions under the microsoft
>articles to reset the password using the disk.
>But, according to the articles, I should get an option to
>reset the password using the disk when my logon fails, but
>I don't get that option.
>Can anyone offer any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Don
>.
>Yep when you want to change a password of winxp you need

a program i called ERD COMMANDER
you need to burn this program to a cd en you need to boot
from it. Than you can change your password.
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