METHOD 1:
One of the easiest solutions is to enter through another
Administrator account, there is a bunch of hidden accounts with
administrative privileges that come pre created in Windows for
troubleshooting, the most common ones are named “
Administrator,
Owner,
XP“. Any administrator account can reset the password of any other account.
If you’re NOT using the Windows XP log-in screen (the one with the
icons for each user), you can try logging in with the account named
‘Administrator’, which is hidden on the XP log-in screen. If you are
using the XP log-in screen, try pressing
Ctrl +
Alt +
Del to reach the old, NT-style screen, which should allow you to type in the user name.
METHOD 2:
If no other account with administrative privileges exist (which is
really rare), you will need to use a password cracker to crack it.
Ophcrack would be my first choice as it is freeware and performs the job
fast.You will have to use another computer to download the iso file
from
ophcrack.sourceforge.net, burn it onto a CD using any burning application (I suggest
DeepBurner
as it’s freeware).Boot from this CD and watch Ophcrack go to work.
Based on extensive password tables, it can recover most passwords in a
matter of minutes, for all the accounts on a PC.
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