I am the owner/administrator on my home computer (running xp home). I was drunk one night and thought it would be a good idea to change my password. Well, next day I couldn't remember it. Had to reset everything! Well, now I can't access my old files:( Even though they belong to ME. Also- all of my nice programs say that I can't open them because the keycode/serial# has not been provided. Like Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Yahoo Music, even Nero. It's really sad. What can I do to get my old stuff back???
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if you are still having a administrator group user \n\ngoto _>start> run > type "control userpasswords2" >press enter  (without double codes) select the user and reset password .\n\n\nif not just email me at \n\nlinkmaster_kmwsoftech@yahoo.com  .
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yeah, first go to your home folder, then to shared, and open it form there, also, it may be a windows application, if so, email me and we might be able to work something out ;)
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It sounds like his computer was infected with something and it only reacted when the password was changed.\n\nYou may try reaching Safe mode to remove the password and see if that helps. (tap/hold F8 at boot to reach safe mode)\n\nI would also recommend that the person attach their drive to another computer and remove any files they want to keep as he/she may need to reformat the drive (as a last resort).
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If you are an administrator on the machine you can access any files as long as you can log into the machine as an administrator.\n\nNow if you have Windows XP Home edition (pro edition users skip to step 1) this gets a little tricky.... but you will first need to go into safe mode. If you have not set an administrator password on your system, by default there is none. So press F8 after your restart the machine, hitting it every few seconds (not holding it) Until a Windows Start up menu appears.... then go to that foler and do the following:\n1) Right click on the folder and select properties\n2) Go to the security tab\n3) If you do not see any usernames listed do the following steps otherwise skip to step 9\n4) Click on advanced\n5) Click on owner\n6) Click on Administrators\n7) Click on the check box for replace owner on subcontainers and objects\n8) Click OK\n9) For the groups and user names on the security tab click Add\n10) Click Advanced\n11) Click find now\n12) If administrators was not listed add administrators (click on it and say OK\n13) Make sure system is added again follow steps 9-12 for add system\n14) Add your user account which would likely be the same name as your documents and settings folder.\n15) For all of them click on the full control box under permissions for....\n16) Click advanced\n17) Click on the box for replace permissions entires on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects.\n18) Click OK to exit advanced settings\n19) Click OK to exit your folder properties\n\nNow restart and see what happens. You should be now set to access your documents and settings folder again.
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Hi,\n\nI think you are a dead duck!\nAnyways, you can try guest account to get data (only if you saved the data in any other folder except My Documents and the rest)\n\nYou can also try to boot your PC with another operating system such as Windows 98 bootable (works only if you have FAT32 partition)\n\nIf you have a PC that can be used to write CDs I strongly recommend that you download the ISO image file I have referred to in sources section.\n\nAll the information on how to reset the Admin password is given in the documentation. But I will brief you here.\n\nJust download this file. Extract it using WINZIP. Write the ISO Image on to a CD. Do not drag this file to CD. Choose write ISO image. Come to this PC, insert the CD and boot from CD. Follow the instruction as given in the website. \n\nYou can try Bart PE. Gives you an alternate entry in your PC. It is a Operating System that runs from the CD itself. Just go to the website and you will know what i am talking about.\n\nI am sure, you can recover all your data/reset the password.\n\nCheers!
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Im sure you can download it from the website again and use the passkey/password supplied to you with the user name. Otherwise you could probably write to limewire tech support with your username and payment details and they should e-mail you the password again.\nHope this helped
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Spartacus has figured out your password you need to change it immediately but the first thing you should do is check for keyloggers on your p.c as they will give anyone who has made the program all the info you type.\n\nRun the following programs, theyre all free and very good, delete the stuff they find then change all passwords you can to a mix of letters & numbers.\n\nSPYBOT S&D\nAD-AWARE\nCCLEANER\nAND ANY OTHER SOFTWARE YOU HAVE ON PC\n\nYou will have to contact customer services to get help with the accounts you cannot get into
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ouch ouch ouch! big problem! here is what i would do (hopeing that your account is not password protected) take that hard disk out of that PC set it to SLAVE MODE (there is a jumper on the DRIVE for that) and put it in a nother PC running windows XP and copy your files FROM it to a DVD and you FAVORITS (will take some searching ro locat it) what i would do is just back the the WHOLE DOCUMENTS AND SETINGS folder if there is a LOT in there will take more then 1 dvd.. most PC have OWNER has the user ID  open the DUCMENTS AND SETINGS folder and look for that one copy that WHOLE FOLDER to a DVD or something (make sure you enable the SHOW HIDING FILES AND FOLDERS ) and things liek that SHOW PROTECTED OERATING SYSTEM FILES }}  that is the ONLY way to back it up safely  has if you use your FACTORY RESTORE you will wipe your user files clean, and OH THE PAIN OF THAT i have felt it meny times  tell i invested in a DVD BURNER and some DVDS and back it up on a normal bases ( now i have a nother hard disk i save all my GOOD files to :D) if you need more info ask me at dustinmichaeljohnson@yahoo.com  i be glad to help has i can good luck ... p.s.  windows XP can be a PAIN when it gets messed up but is a GOOD operating system when it's working properly, i feel you have a virus but sences it's not booting there is nothing that can be done just watch it next tine when you get it going here is a link for some FREE antivirus software http://www.free.grisoft.com   it's FREE so no money needed just download the FREE one and install... it's not the BEST there is but it's better then NOTHING i used it and it gets most of what i have cource what it don't find is mostly spyware  i used other for that it's primary used is for VIRUSES and TROJENS only :D so talk later
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With out password recovery program???? .. there is no way of getting a 15 chara long password... But password recovery may take a very long time.. might take years... but debugging it will take much much more time..... my advice would b forget about the file....
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How do I recover my lost administrator password in Windows XP?\n\nIf you have another administrator a/c then try below steps to change your administrator user pwd.\n\n\nTo view all of the user accounts:\ntype in cmd "net users"\n\nTo change an account password:\n1) While logged onto the computer to an account that has administrative rights, click on Start>Run>and type in CMD.\n2) Type in net user then the name of the account then * and press enter. heres an example: net user administrator * or net user "Joe Smith" * . Put the name in quotes if it contains spaces.\n3) From there it should ask for a new password.\n\n\n\n\nor If you don't have another adm account.\n\n  \n  \n  \nhttp://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=305\n\nYou can get your solution here.
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Your better off to backup all your files and create yourself a  new administrator account, and delete the old one. Thats what I had to do.
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boot  up in safe mode, try to log in as admin and hope ther is no password, and tehn go to control panel, sers and selet your password, then reboot and make a new one.\nIf admin has a password, the it gets harder' go to this page for instructions in using the recovery console\nhttp://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=305\nhttp://www.lifehacker.com/software/windows/how-to-reset-your-windows-xp-password-137980.php\nhttp://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm\n\ntry these, im me if they don't work, \nand get a new boyfriend, that is not cool
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If you were using windows xp, try to boot from windows xp CD.\nSelect repair option. It will ask Administrator password.\nAdministrator can access those files.
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You will need to take ownership of the folder/file you want to access.  See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823570\n\nOr, log in as Administrator (which means go in using SAFE mode if XP Home, or CTRL ALT DEL at signon screen if XP Pro) and you should be able to access them.\n\nTo see if your previous user(s) files are still present, open c:&#92;Documents and Settings and look for the user name you want to check out.
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Please go to the link provided below for step by step solution to your problem.\n\nHow to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password or your password expires http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305
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If you delete EVERYTHING, you won't have the programs needed to log into the computer or bring up Windows when you start it. And did you back up just files, or the actual programs as well? I suggest you get a computer geek to help you so all is well in the end.
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You can only get these back by reinstalling them from the cd roms but if you don't have them and if it was a downloaded program the software publishers can give the software for you to download again but you'll need the identity numbers they gave you when you downloaded it.\n\nIf you can't do the above then you can't get it back but you can use "open office" which is the same as microsoft works and is fully compatible.\n\nHave you checked to make sure your xp is still the same one ie is it still validated.