my pc is P3- Winodw XP pro. Only one user account with password,Now password is forgotten-how I solve it?
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dont listen to these people that tell you to re-install windows cause they r wrong!!!!  Dont do that\ni know many ways to reset even an administrator password before xp boots up, i have programs that edit the SAM database files too........instant message me    hittin_joints@yahoo.com\n\nTo all you people who think you need to reinstall the operating system....get a life, that will make people loose all their information and files. Dont answer a question on here unless you know what you are talking about, that can ruin someones life if they rely on their computers for their job!  there are programs out there that can do this and i have them all and am willing to send anyone a copy.\nhittin_joints@yahoo.com
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This is a dangerious setting, please make sure that what you are going to do is legal in your system.\n\nFirstable, restart your PC;\n\nSecond, After your PC has checked its hardware and before your Operating System is loaded, please press F8 until the system loading mode apear;\n\nPlease check the "Security Mode" or other labs like this. and then entry your OS.\n\nAfter this step you will see more than one Administrator Account on your Screan. one is default account which doesnot have password. \n\nLogin as that super-Administrator then change your administrator's password in Control paniel, or just creat a new administrator account for yourself.\n\nlogout and normally re-login as that changed administrator. And do what you want to do.\n\nGood luck!
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Try logging in Safe Mode and logging in as Administrator. Then change/remove your password from there. If all else fails, use your Windows Restore CD. If that fails, you can always shut down the machine, open up the case, and find the small battery that is on the motherboard. Remove the battery for a few minutes and it will erase all passwords saved on the system. \n\nNote, if you are trying to access someone elses computer, or a stolen computer. Dont. If its stolen, return it.
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there isnt a password. You computermight be set up for an admin and the login you have has limited access in XP.
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Just pop in the XP boot disk and this should get you started! But f you don't get that far, well, check the jumper and take off the little cover, that will clear the password.
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Disabling startup login prompt for password\n\nClick Start and Run \nType "Control Userpasswords2" and press enter. \nUncheck the box for "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." \nClick Apply and Ok. \nDisabling prompt for password after Windows XP resumes from standby or hibernation\n\nClick Start, Settings, and Control Panel \nDouble-click Power Options \nUncheck the "Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby" option. \nClick Apply and then Ok.
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"One method of gaining access to the system is by trying hard to remember the forgotten password, or a password of another user which has the same level of administrative rights. However I don't think this approach will help you, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here reading article, would you?)\n\nAnother method is by trying to restore a backed up System State (in Windows 2000/XP/2003) or a ERD (in NT 4.0) in which you do remember the password. The problem with doing so is that you'll probably lose all of the recently add users and groups, and all the changed passwords for all of your users since the last backup was made.\n\nA third method might be to install a parallel operating system on a different partition on the same computer, then use a simple trick to gain access to the old system. Read more about it on my Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Alternate Logon Trick article."\n\nIf these methods won't work for you go to the URL below and scroll down to the free tools section, one of those will work.  Good Luck!!!
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Ok, so you say you forgot your Windows administrator's password, huh? Oh well, it doesn't really matter if you did or you just say you did. The fact is that you need to gain access to a computer and you cannot "remember" the administrator's password. \n\nHow can you get out of this situation without formatting and re-installing the operating system?\n\n1- try hard to remember the forgotten password\n2- restore a backed up System State (in Windows 2000/XP/2003) or a ERD (in NT 4.0) in which you do remember the password\n3- using 3rd party tools that will enable you to reset the lost password and logon with a blank password\n\nIf you are looking for password cracking tools that can be used for miscellaneous objectives such as password-protected PDF documents, zipped archives, docs and so on then yahoo pages is NOT the place
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★★ RESETTING WINDOWS ADMIN PASSWORD ★★\n\n◙ There are several ways to reset a Windows Administrator password. Below are three examples.\n\n◙ First you have to decide whether you have Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition. If you don't know you can easily find that information this way.\n\n1. Open the Start Menu\n2. Right-click the My Computer icon and click on Properties.\n3. The version will be listed there in that page's System Area.\n\n◙ How to reset the Administration password for Windows XP Home Edition.\n\n1. Restart (click Start Menu > Turn Off Computer > Restart) your computer.\n2. Press F8 repetedly until the Boot Mode menu appears.\n3. Start Windows XP in the troubleshooting mode by selecting "Safe Mode".\n3. When the Widows Logon screen appears, a new user account appears at the top called "Administrator".\n4. Logon with that account which rarely needs a password.\n5. Once you are in go to the Control Panel and reset your password.\n\n◙ How to reset the Administration password for Windows XP Professional Edition.\n\n1. When the Windows XP Logon screen appears, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE twice very quickly.\n2. Type "Administrator", and leave the password box blank and you are usually allowed to enter.\n\n◙ Didn't that work for you? Well there is another way you can try. You can go to the web site below and download a program that will grab your encrypted password file. Get the information from that program and email the info to the web site and in a day or two you'll get your password back.\n\n◙ TIP: You can get you password back in a few minutes if you give them $20.\n\n☞ http://www.loginrecovery.com/\n\n◙ More information at the Microsoft Support Site.\n\n☞ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=site%3Amicrosoft.com+windows+xp+forgot+password\n\n◙ The source of this information was "PCs, The Missing Manual". If you have Windows XP you really need to buy this wonderful book. It is worth every penny they are charging for it. Ipoders will find some helpful information here too.\n\n☞ http://www.missingmanuals.com/\n\n◙ Your computer comes with built-in help files. To get password information click on the START BUTTON > HELP & SUPPORT > SEARCH FOR "PASSWORDS". These help pages used to be a complete waste of time because they were so vague. But now they are very helpful. Back in the old days hard drive space was so small they really couldn't hold the huge cross-referenced help files we have today.
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If you are running Windows XP Home I have a solution that will work, I know because this has happened to me. First of all I know this doesnt work with XP Pro but im not sure if it will work with erlier versions of Windows like 98 or 95, and it must be with the default installation and user account setup. Here we go;\n\nWhen XP Home is installed and a the Admin User account is set-up, Windows also created a hidden Admin user account with no password! This hidden admin user account will only be shown when you start up in "Safe Mode", To start in safe mode you must restart the computer and tap either the F2, F8, F9, or deleate key, I forget which one it was for me but it is sometimes different with other machines so check your user manual or do a search on the internet if you can get to another machine with internet access. but when you do that a menu will be shown with some options, jsut pick "safe mode" and you will see the login screen with the Admin user account you set-up along with the now viewable Hidden Admin user account, Pick the Hidden User Account and it will ask you weather you want to start safe mode with networking and balh blah blah, just pick without networking but it really doesnt matter since your just making system changes, then you should beable to reset the password to your account via "User Accounts" in Controll Pannel, If it asks you for a password to change that account password just remember that the Hidden User Account you are logged on to has no password so you dont need to enter a password. And also I would sugest resteeing the password to "nothing" so you dont forget it again lol :P, and that should work.\n\nBut if you didnt get it reset and you dont have any personal files you need in the account you lost the password to, from the hidden admin account, you can also set up another admin account that you can log-into reagurly :), GOOD LUCK!!!
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admin password lost from safemode or you set a anmind user account. if it is admind user account password you lost start pc and lod into safe mode. & use ur safemode admin to get in & reset ur password. if it is ur safemode password that has gone you can do 2 things.\n\n1 reinstall da system \n2 install win xp over  win 2000\n\nput win xp cd in the drive close off the menu that opens . restart ur pc . boot up from win xp cd now from there ur have the option to install win xp without loss of date or drivers on ur pc. what ur see is 3 options 2 of format and 1 saying >>leave everything as it is << that is the one you enter on do not enter on the format options. then follow what is on screen this ur come to a part where it says what parth do you want windows to install type in\n\nc:&#92;windows\n\nthen hit on enter . then win xp will set up ur be ask for da product key put that in then win xp will install and set up when at desktop ur have activate win xp what you do is activate it by phone and microsoft will help you activate it then ur set for
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aight.... I'm going to assume that you are running Windows XP on this.  If you are at the log-on screen, press Alt+Ctrl+Del at the same time and it will bring up a different log-on screen.  Chances are that nobody has set an administrator password on your computer because nobody ever does when they get an OEM computer.  \n\nFrom this log-on screen type the word "administrator" (no " ") as your log-on name and leave your password blank.  Click "ok" and you should be in as the administrator.  \n\nNext, go to control panel and go under user accounts.  You have the ability to remove the password for any account as the computer administrator.  Then just log out of this account, log back into yours (now passwor free) and set up a new one that you will remember.
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I assume that if the PC allows you to log in as administrator you must be using XP Pro. When you log in as admin, rather than checking "users" in the Control Panel, go into Administrative Tools instead, then into Computer Management. There is a section on the left called "Local Users and Groups", and if you go into Users you should see any other account created on that PC. Right-click on the one you've forgotten the password to, and choose "Set Password." Once you've reset the password, log out (or just reboot), then log in as that user.\n\n(Edit: I may have misunderstood your question. If you are saying you log in as administrator and never create any other account, then the answer above mine is correct. You can use a boot floppy or cd to reset the administrator account password. There are others besides that one if you just search for them on Google.)
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Assuming your talking about administrator account for windows xp:\n\nhttp://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
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Have a look at link, hope it helps,\n\nhttp://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm#1
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If you can login to safe-mode (by clicking F8) when the computer turns on and logging in as Administrator and going that route.\n\nHowever, if you cannot login as administrator, search the internet for Hirens Boot CD and make a disc. The hirens disc as numerous usefull utilities including a password reset for XP. Good Luck!
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This site provides a tool to recover lost Windows XP passwords. It works for administrator and user accounts, it doesn't change the password just tells you the old one. It works with encrypted files (EFS) and password hashes. It even works if no passwords at all are known for the machine (as long as you have another computer with internet access to view this website with).\n:o)