Method one: Log into an alternate account
Often many users will
leave the administrator account alone and/or have other accounts with
administrator rights. If you're not logging into the computer as
administrator or have other accounts follow the below steps to reset
your other accounts password.
1 Reboot the computer into Safe Mode.
Additional information about getting into Safe
2 When logging into
Safe Mode you should be prompted with an option to what account you
wish to use. Select the Administrator account. If prompted for a
password try simply pressing Enter on the keyboard for no password. If
this does not work, try other passwords you may have used. If you're
unable to log into the Administrator account skip to the next
suggestion.
3 Once you've logged into the Administrator account
open Control Panel and User Accounts.
4 In User Accounts select the
account you wish to change the password for, click change password and
then enter the new password or click remove the password to remove the
password from the account.
Method Two: Using the forgotten
password diskette
If you have forgotten your Windows XP password,
however have created a forgotten password diskette earlier to use the
diskette follow the below steps.
1 At the Windows XP login prompt
when the password is entered incorrectly click the reset button in the
login failed window.
2 Insert the password reset diskette into the
computer and click Next.
3 If the correct diskette Windows XP will
open a window prompting for the new password you wish to use. .
Method Three: Use a third
party software.
Windows Password Key 8.0 is considered as the
best tool to reset local administrator and user passwords on any Windows
system.
Download the utility and install it then burn the software
to a CD/USB drive,then insert the newly created CD/USB drive to your
locked pc and reboot your computer,then press "F2" to enter your BIOS
setup,following the instruction to reset your
lost windows password.
See,there are many ways to help you remove
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