One Pc locked with PC security software. He forgot the password. How can we recover from that ?
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try a system restore (tap F8 at startup and then select restore my comp to an earlier date). Other ways are way too complicated to say here
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if you have the softwares cd, you can either start it uup while press and holding "C" and  then  reset your password from the main and original os
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There may be pdf password recovery tools that could help.\n\nHmm.. yes, here are two (I did a search on "password recovery", PDF, and Files):\nhttp://www.verypdf.com/pwdremover/index.htm \nhttp://www.elcomsoft.com/apdfpr.html\n\nAnd here is a shareware version:\nhttp://www.popularshareware.com/Advanced-PDF-Password-Recovery-download-2605.html
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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 go here http://yacam.altervista.org ,at the link named password recovery,and download the specific password recovery software for you,good luck.
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This can be a awkward one – you have various options\n\n1.Try logging into safe mode and logging as administrator – sometimes windows does not assign a password to the administrator\n\nIf this doesn’t work\n\n2.If you have data on the pc that is valuable, try searching yahoo or google for programs that can retrieve your password – but BEWARE these can be very expensive and CAN NOT guarantee to retrieve your password and may corrupt you master boot record or the registry and may stop your pc from starting\n\n3.  If you don’t mind losing your data – you can do a system recovery on your pc.  It all depends on your system if you have a hard drive recovery of a cd/dvd recovery.  If you have a HDD recovery some systems have a option of a non destructive recovery which MAY save your data.  Check your pc documentation – either of these recovery options will delete the password and will restore your pc to as if it has come out box brand new and no password will be applied to the sign in account.  Bit drastic but at least gets your pc working again.
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Check this link out.  It will tell you what you need to do and what you need to download to accomplish recovering and/or changing your password without reinstalling WinXP.\n\nhttp://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm#forgot_password
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If you have made a password disk, you can recover it. If you remeber the Admininistrator password, login as Adminstrator and change the user id password. If you have only one user as Adminstrator and if you have forgotten the pwd, then there is no way to get it.
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Try the offline Windows NT Password Editor.  Or alternatively try booting into safe mode and typing in administrator at the login prompt.  A lot of the time that USER ID has no password but can usually only be accessed by booting into safe mode
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I'm a security professional, and this is a good opportunity to point out just how easy it can be to defeat the Windows password.  The website I'm linking you to provides a boot disk that is a known safe way to do this:\n\nhttp://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
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Download the Zip File to CD and then put it in the computer and start it up...If you know the user name which you should by the login page you can obtain password.....Make sure you read down to Offline NT Password & Registry Editor (v060213 - February 2006) this is a free tool that doesn't need anyone to tell you the password...\n\nhttp://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm#20
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There are programs widly available (illegal mind you) that will crack the OS password. The battery and jumpers are only to reset the BIOS and will have no affect on the OS.\n\nUPDATE: If you don't feel comfortable cracking the administrator password, I would reset the BIOS and reinstall the OS...worst case scenario is you are out $90 for the OS,,,,unless you received it as well (to include the key).
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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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try PCinspector file recovery which is free and u could also try handy recovery
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the only way if you have lost your password is to flash the bios (sometimes this works some times doesn't)\n\ntry the link below on download a bios flash \n\nThe only other way is to remove the cmos / bios battery\n\nthis can be difficult on notebooks you may have to take this to a expert to do\n\n\nhope this helps
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that happened to me, i tried so many things. i did the password jumper thing that person recommended but it didnt work. i tried loging in by safe mode and i still had to provide a password. i tried and tried but i ended up reformatting my computer
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restart the computer and while the computer is loading press F8, then enter in safe mode. hopefully u did not choose any password for your adminiastrator.\n\nhttp://www.loginrecovery.com/image.exe\nhttp://www.loginrecovery.com/\n\nThis 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\nAuthor claims it also works with Windows NT and Windows Server 2003 and Windows Longhorn, but the BEST thing about it is the fact that it won't reset your passwords, but simply reveal them for you to remember and then use. \n\nGive it a try. The author would like to receive feedback. There is a free service as well as a priority service that will retrieve your passwords within minutes. The fee for the priority service is very cheap, and is really just to cover server costs.\n\nNote: You'll need a blank floppy to run the process.