How you log on to windows xp in safe mode when you can not enter your password?
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your question is not very clear, but if you need to reset your PW because you lost it, here's the best way:\n\nForgot your Windows password? No problems : Password resetting and recovering techniques\n\nhttp://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/forgot-your-windows-password-no.html
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loganathan, hi!\n\nonce your PC has booted the OS, and you're inside XP, you cannot barr access to a particular drive.  if there are a few folders you want to block access to, try zipping it using WinZip, and password protect them.  anybody trying to Unzip it will need to know the password.\n\nto protect your PC from being booted, you can hit the TAB key in the first 5-10seconds when your PC is booting up.  inside the CMOS options, go to security, and set a boot-up password.\n\nthis will mean that no one can even get into your PC, and all your drives will be safe.\n\nhope this helped...\n\nenjoy!
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have you set an administrator account in the first instance..\n\nyou are on XP arent you?\n\ngo to your control panel, choose accounts, click administrator and \nset a new password..\n\nif you want to log into your administrator account from the login window, press control alt and del ... twice type your Administrator and password and voila
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For a windows password:\nGo to control panel then users\n\nFor a system password:\nGo into BIOS (del, F-something, tab) while the computer is booting.
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Go to control panel, then go to users, and set a password for your account. It will require you to type in your password when you boot windows. This is all assuming you are using windows.
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r u logged into that pc right now?? if so then go to control panel and then go to user accounts and change the password...if not then follow these instructions:\nrestart ur computer and when it boots up start tapping ur f8 key...it will come to a menu screen...arrow to safe mode and hit enter...it will ask u to choose ur username...choose administrator...it will say ur running in safe mode just click yes...go to control panel...user accounts...and change ur password..click ok...reboot and it will boot into normal mode and u should be good to go
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Did your friend forget his password, want help in recovering it? You cant recover it because in XP, passwords are hashed and stored. But you can reset it. However, brute force technology may be helpfull in recovering passwords. But they will take a long time, sometimes, even days and weeks! So I would recommend you to reset your friends password.\n\nFollow these steps:\n\nFirst start XP in safe mode. If you dont know how to start windows in safe mode, go to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315222 \n\nNow, logon to the "Administrator" account which you will not be seeing when you normally start windows.*\n\nGo to control panel, click on your friend's username and click "Change password". Type the new password and reboot your PC. Allow windows to boot in normal mode. When, the welcome screen appears, click on your friend's username and when prompted for password, type your new password.\n\n* NOTE: most of the times, there will be no password for the administrator account. But sometimes, advanced users use to set password for that account too. In that case, you will have to use some software which will modify the file where the passwords are hashed and stored. "Windows NT / 2000 / XP Key Enterprise" is one of such good software. It can be used to reset password. It is a product of http://www.lostpassword.com/\nFor more information, contact me. You can contact me by clicking on my name and ...
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A lot of people loose their password when logging onto their computers.  An easy fix is to restart in safe mode by pressing F8 when you boot up, then choose safe mode.  There will be an Adminstrator user name you can click on, and if you didn't set this up (completely different then your username), it will log you into Windows.\n\nThere you can go into Control Panel - User Accounts, and delete your current password. \n\nHope this works for you.
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When starting your laptop, press F8 repeatedly. A abnormal screen should eventually appear. Select Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter twice. When your computer goes to the log in screen, select Administrator (no password). Then, once you log in, go to Start, then select Run. When the window pops up, type in control userpasswords and select your normal account. Then, click change password, and type in a new password. Finally, restart your computer normally and type in your new password.\n\nHope this Helps!
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Windows 95\n\n    * Restart the computer.\n    * Just after the POST diagnostics and memory count, start pressing the F8 key\n    * On the Startup Menu, choose Safe Mode\n\nWindows 98/Me\n\n    * Restart the computer.\n    * Just after the POST diagnostics and memory count, start pressing the F8 key\n    * On the Startup Menu, choose Safe Mode\n\nor you may use the System Configuration Utility Method.\n\n    * While in Normal mode, Close all programs.\n    * Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK\n    * In the System Configuration Utility, on the General Tab,   click the Advanced Button\n    * In the Advanced Troubleshooting Settings dialog box, check Enable Startup Menu. Click OK. Click OK again when the System Configuration Utility reappears.\n    * You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes. The computer will restart in Safe mode.\n    * When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again and uncheck "Enable Start-up Menu." under the Advanced Menu, then click OK and restart your computer\n\nWindows 2000\n\n    * If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power\n    * Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.\n    * When you see the black-and-white Starting Windows bar at the bottom of the screen, start tapping the F8 key. The Windows 2000 Advanced Options Menu appears.\n    * Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected. In most cases, it is the first item in the list and is selected by default.\n    * Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.\n    * When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.\n\nWindows XP\n\nIf Windows XP is the only operating system installed on your computer, booting into Safe Mode with these instructions.\n\n    * If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power\n    * Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.\n    * Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.\n    * Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.\n    * Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.\n    * When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.\n\nTo use the System Configuration Utility method\n\n    * Close all open programs.\n    * Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK\n    * The System Configuration Utility appears, On the BOOT.INI tab, Check the "/SAFEBOOT" option, and then click OK and Restart your computer when prompted.\n    * The computer restarts in Safe mode.\n    * Perform the troubleshooting steps for which you are using Safe Mode.\n      When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again, on the BOOT.INI tab,  uncheck "/SAFEBOOT" and click OK to restart your computer\n\nWindows as part of a multiboot system\n\nUse this method ONLY if you have multiple operating systems installed on your computer.\n\n    * If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power\n    * Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.\n    * When the Boot loader menu (list of the available operating systems) appears, use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the version Windows what you want\n    * Press Enter, and then immediately begin tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options menu appears.\n    * Scroll to and select the Safe mode menu item, and then press Enter.
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If Windows XP is the only operating system installed on your computer, booting into Safe Mode with these instructions.\n\nIf the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power \nWait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on. \nStart tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again. \nEnsure that the Safe mode option is selected. \nPress Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode. \nWhen you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.
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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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On the Windows login prompt... manually delete your name and type 'Administrator' and hit Enter... if no password was set by 'Robert' for Administrator then it will allow you to login. Once your login as 'Admin' then go to user account and create a new one for yourself...\nOtherwise, press F8 and reboot your machine in safe mode and follow the instructions as stated by 'Willy' to your question..\n\nHope this information will help.
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if your running xp, you can click on runt and type in control userpasswords2 and click on ok.\n\nthere would be a new display on the screen, there will be a new screen, if you then click on the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer tickbox. \n\nand press ok it will ask you to type in your current password, as yours is blank, just click on ok, and click on ok to close the window.\n\njob done, next time you restart it should auto logon.
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At the login screen do Ctrl-Alt-Delete twice. This brings up the Non-Welcome Screen Login method (Just a box for Username etc.). Type Administrator as your Username and whatever the password was. Then go into Account Settings and Reset your password. Practically the same as above except that the is no F8: Safe Mode. Should that fail then get the Ultimate Boot Disc for Windows which has a password reset program.
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Ok man, i can help you here. What you do is when your computer starts up press F8 (the buttons above the numbers on your keyboard) Go into safe mode. Then log into your acount (no password needed in safe mode) Then go to control pannel and then go to users acounts. Then you can change it without having to put your previous password in
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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