i forgot my windows xp password - Tech Support Forums

bee01 · August 29th, 2005, 12:54 AM

Hi i visit a lot of sites and each i have a different password to protect myself from hackers. I haven't been on my laptop that much since i had my job. While now they want me to research about this animal. and when the login window appeared i couldn't remember the password. I tried everything imagineable. so can anybody please help me. please i'm willing to try anything.

Blitzkreig75 · August 29th, 2005, 01:34 AM

I think you're screwed. Do you have an XP disk to do a re-install?
You could try to boot from CD and install over the existing OS.

MitaDC · August 29th, 2005, 01:41 AM

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admini...r_password.htm

link to some potentially useful information

VHockey86 · August 29th, 2005, 01:48 AM

I always use this program

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
Download the CD iso, burn it, boot to it and follow onscreen instructions to reset the password.

Its not the prettiest interface in the world, but its never let me down.

Steve R Jones · August 29th, 2005, 08:36 AM

If and when you remember the password, make one of these little gems:

How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer that is not a domain member in Windows XP

acro103010 · October 18th, 2005, 06:21 PM

Hi, I'm new here but interested in this thread.

I just took possession of a laptop but it came with XP home pre-installed. I don't have a password for this laptop. I notice that one solution requires the use of a floppy disk but my laptop does not have a floppy drive. How can I get around this?

Allan

laylow · October 18th, 2005, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acro103010

I just took possession of a laptop but it came with XP home pre-installed. I don't have a password for this laptop. I notice that one solution requires the use of a floppy disk but my laptop does not have a floppy drive. How can I get around this?

Use a bootable CD.

acro103010 · October 18th, 2005, 07:09 PM

OK, but the instruction to use a floppy seemed very specific.

Thanks for that.

Allan

Vyx · October 18th, 2005, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acro103010

Hi, I'm new here but interested in this thread.

I just took possession of a laptop but it came with XP home pre-installed. I don't have a password for this laptop. I notice that one solution requires the use of a floppy disk but my laptop does not have a floppy drive. How can I get around this?

Allan

lol not to be cynical but, to me that sounds like I STOLE THIS LAPTOP...

acro103010 · October 18th, 2005, 07:35 PM

Oh ye of little faith.

Yes, just re-read my post. It must have sounded quite pompous. Guess I'm just not used to posting messages just yet.

Anyway, just for the record, I DID pay good money for the puter. Just that in my experience after sales service is pretty naff in most stores so the chances of me getting the password would be pretty remote.

However, I suppose if I contacted the manufacturer with the serial number I guess they'd have a record of any passwords. Or am I being overly optimistic here?

Allan