Original Title: RESET PASSWORD.Using Windows XP, recent motherboard and hard drive change, loss of all data. Changed and forgot password, therefore; am not able to access email. How do I reset or access password?confusedoxbow

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Want to reset XP admin password?Here are 2 options to change lost administrator password without learning it. Hope they can work for you!Option 1: If you can log on your laptop with an administrator account, you can change the password following the steps:1. Right-click Computer to select Manage.2. In the coming Local Users and Groups screen, double-click Local Users and Groups, and then click Users.3. Right-click the account that you need to reset the password for, and then click Set Password.4. Type and confirm the new password.Note: you can also go to Local Users and Groups screen by clicking Start button and inputting lusrmgr.msc into the Search box.Netplwiz.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.If you have another administrator account,you can use this account to remove the administrator password.You can also use the default Administrator account that is built into Windows XP.First you need to boot the system into Safe Mode.1.Restart your system.2.When you see the blue Dell globe or screen, press the ( F8 ) key about 3 times a second.3.You should get the Windows startup menu. Use the (Up or Down) arrow keys to highlight (SafeMode)4.Press (Enter) on (Safe Mode), then press (Enter) on (Windows XP).5.The system should boot to Safe Mode.Once you are at the Account Log on Screen, click on the iconfor the user account with administrator rights, or click on the iconfor the administrators account.Note: For Home the Administrator account isn't normally shown & in Safe Mode you have to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys twice to show.For PRO you can do this in normal modeWhen the system has booted to the desktop, use the following steps to change the accounts password.1.Click Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools.2.Click Computer Management.3.Double click Local Users and Groups, double click the folder Users.4.Right click on the account name that is locked out, and click on Set Password.5.You may get a warning message about changing the password, simply click proceed.6.Leave the New Password box blank, also leave the Confirm Password box blank.7.Click OK, and OK again.8.Then close all Windows, reboot the system and try to log in*Removed*

Want to reset XP admin password?Here are 2 options to change lost administrator password without learning it. Hope they can work for you!Option 1: If you can log on your laptop with an administrator account, you can change the password following the steps:1. Right-click Computer to select Manage.2. In the coming Local Users and Groups screen, double-click Local Users and Groups, and then click Users.3. Right-click the account that you need to reset the password for, and then click Set Password.4. Type and confirm the new password.Note: you can also go to Local Users and Groups screen by clicking Start button and inputting lusrmgr.msc into the Search box.Netplwiz.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.If you have another administrator account,you can use this account to remove the administrator password.You can also use the default Administrator account that is built into Windows XP.First you need to boot the system into Safe Mode.1.Restart your system.2.When you see the blue Dell globe or screen, press the ( F8 ) key about 3 times a second.3.You should get the Windows startup menu. Use the (Up or Down) arrow keys to highlight (SafeMode)4.Press (Enter) on (Safe Mode), then press (Enter) on (Windows XP).5.The system should boot to Safe Mode.Once you are at the Account Log on Screen, click on the iconfor the user account with administrator rights, or click on the iconfor the administrators account.Note: For Home the Administrator account isn't normally shown & in Safe Mode you have to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys twice to show.For PRO you can do this in normal modeWhen the system has booted to the desktop, use the following steps to change the accounts password.1.Click Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools.2.Click Computer Management.3.Double click Local Users and Groups, double click the folder Users.4.Right click on the account name that is locked out, and click on Set Password.5.You may get a warning message about changing the password, simply click proceed.6.Leave the New Password box blank, also leave the Confirm Password box blank.7.Click OK, and OK again.8.Then close all Windows, reboot the system and try to log inThere is another easy and safe way for you to recover/delete the unknown windows password, it is widespread accepted by its 100% recovery rate and All passwords reset instantly.Source(s):Related Tutorial about how to reset windows password by using windows password recovery tool:http://www.lost-password.net/products/passwordrecovery.html

Anny55. I am trying your solution to fix my problem. I have a spare computer I keep in the playroom for my daughters to use. One of them must have altered the settings because when you turn the computer on it goes to the welcome screen with no user accounts. I press ctrl, alt, del twice and it brings me to a sign on screen. This computer was given to me by a neighbor. They can not recall any passwrd or user name. The box that pops up has Admin already written in the username field. I tried to just hit ok, but it tells me it can't log me on, to check my domain ect. I read your post. So I went back and tried to complete to user name field to read Administrator instead of just Admin, and pressing ok. Well, that didn't work either, but I got a different message this time. it reads cannot log you in because of account restrictions. I was hoping you could help. The girls love playing on this computer, and it great for them to practice, and learn, and it was free. It also keeps them away from my nice computer. Its works great, I don't want to have to throw it away. Help.

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