Disclaimer: Following information should be
used only if its your system and you have forgotten account password.
Don't use this information to access a system which is not yours
without permission.
Many times we face this problem when we or our friends forget
Windows XP password and can't log in Windows. So here I'm posting a few
methods / utilities which can be used to recover Windows password:
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1st Method:
The first thing which you check if you forget login password. When we install Windows, it automatically creates an account "Administrator" and sets its password to blank. So if you have forget your user account password then try this:
Start system and when you see Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press <ctrl>+<alt>+<del> keys twice and it'll show Classic Login box. Now type "Administrator" (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows.
Now you can reset your account password from "Control Panel -> User Accounts".
Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.
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2nd Method:
Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten password by using "Reset Disk".
If you created a Password Reset Disk in past, you can use that disk to
reset the password. To know more about it, please visit following links:
How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer in a domain in Windows XP
How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires
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3rd Method:
If the above mentioned tricks don't work, then try
following trick which is actually a loophole in Windows XP Setup and a
big security hole:
A. Boot using Windows XP Setup CD and follow the instruction like Accepting EULA, etc.
B. When it asks to repair your existing Windows installation, accept it and press "R" to run the repair.
C. Setup will start repairing your Windows and will start copying files, etc.
D. After a few minutes setup will restart your
system and when it restarts don't press any key when it shows "Press
any key to continue..." otherwise Setup will start from the beginning.
Don't press any key and setup will resume where it left.
E. Now it'll start doing other tasks and will show a small progressbar with a few details in left side.
F. Look carefully at the details and when it shows "Installing devices", press <Shift>+F10 keys in your keyboard.
G. It'll open a Command Prompt window. Now type nusrmgr.cpl and press <Enter>.
H. It'll open the same "User Accounts" window which you see in Control Panel.
I. Now you can remove or reset any account password without any problem.
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4th Method:
There are many 3rd party utilities which claim to recover forgotten Windows password:
Windows Geeks Lost Forgotten Password Service:
Windows Geeks have a program that works instantly to remove any lost
or forgotten password. With this program you can get back in very
quickly:
Windows Geeks Lost Forgotten Password Service
Emergency Boot CD:
EBCD is a bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of
software or hardware faults. It is able to create backup copies of
normally working system and restore system to saved state. It contains
the best system software ever created, properly compiled and configured
for the maximum efficient use.
You may download image builder utility which creates image of
bootable CD-ROM (.ISO file), plus basic set of system tools. When the
image is ready, write it to CD-R or CD-RW, and then everytime you'll
need convenient and powerful system tools they'll be just at hand.
It is easy to customize the disk for your needs. You can include to
CD any program you like, or remake the structure of CD completely. All
you need is to change a few lines in configuration XML files.
Download Link
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor:
This is a utility to reset the password of any user that has a valid (local) account
on your NT system. You do not need to know the old password to set a
new one. It works offline, that is, you have to shutdown your computer
and boot off a floppydisk or CD. It'll detect and offer to unlock
locked or disabled out user accounts. It is also an almost fully
functional registry editor.
Download Link
Windows XP Login Recovery:
Login Recovery is a service to reveal user names and recover
passwords for Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista. As long as you have
physical access to the computer, your passwords can be recovered.
Download Link
Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD): [Thanks to Rakesh for recommending]
Ultimate Boot CD runs independently of any operating system. It will
boot from any Intel-compatible machine, regardless of whether
DOS/Windows/Linux/BeOS is installed on the machine. However, you do
need an operating system and a ISO-capable CD writer software to create
the Ultimate Boot CD from the downloaded ISO image file.
Download Link
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5th Method:
If all fails, then simply reinstall Windows and create new accounts.
To recover lost data, you can use Data recovery tools available on net
but the chances will be very low to get data back.
That's all I can suggest. Thanks for using FixYa and please rate my reply thanks.
Mike.
1. Login to a computer that can link to Internet. Download Windows Password Unlocker 4.0 and decompress it on that PC. Note that: there is a .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.
2 Get out the newly created CD and insert it to the locked computer.
3 re-booted the locked computer and then followed the process of instructions. Just a few steps, the old password was removed.'''
4 Setting new password:
Step one: Open the "Control Panel"
Step two: Click the "User Account "
Step three: Select the account you wanna to set a new password.
Step four: Click "changing Account " and "set up password", then fill out the form as listed. Click "Create Password".
There are a lot of Windows password revealers and crackers available, but I’ve found that Windows Password Recovery Tool is the most effective.:
it not only supports XP, 2000, and NT, I have personally tested it with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password
You can use the ISO to burn a boot CD. Follow these instructions:
1. Download ISO file from http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com Windows Password Recovery Tool
2. Burn to a CD using a CD burning tool such as Nero or Roxio or MagicISO
3. Insert CD into drive and reboot.
4. You may have to select an option in the BIOS to get the computer to boot from the CD.
Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm.
Google "Offline NT Password & Registry Editor"
Follow directions. Good luck.
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