adminestraitor user password forgot for windows xp pro

[daniel mcqueen]

i have forgotten the administrator password for my
computer , there is another user on my computer and i have
the password for that, please could somebody tell me what
to do as i need to alter some of my setting and i cant, i
would be very greatfull for anyhelp

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Daniel;
As long as the other user is an Administrator, log in to that account.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select your user.
Then secect the option to change or delete password.

Otherwise:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305
Or
Reboot to Safe Mode, select Administrator, leave password blank.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.
If you are using Windows XP Pro and have encrypted data, you may
permanently lose access to the encrypted data.

Here are other options:
http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=265&affid=wxpnews

After this is resolved, take precautions to not lose the password.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"daniel mcqueen" > wrote in message
...
>
> i have forgotten the administrator password for my
> computer , there is another user on my computer and i have
> the password for that, please could somebody tell me what
> to do as i need to alter some of my setting and i cant, i
> would be very greatfull for anyhelp

[GDM]

"daniel mcqueen" > wrote in message >...
> i have forgotten the administrator password for my
> computer , there is another user on my computer and i have
> the password for that, please could somebody tell me what
> to do as i need to alter some of my setting and i cant, i
> would be very greatfull for anyhelp

Here you go! This is from the online help verbatum:

"To create a password reset disk
The Forgotten Password Wizard lets you create a password reset disk
that you can use to recover your user account and personalized
computer settings if you forget your password.

The steps to perform this task differ depending on whether your
computer is a member of a network domain or is part of a workgroup (or
is a stand-alone computer).

My computer is on a domain

Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Security dialog box.
Click Change Password.
Click Backup to open the Forgotten Password Wizard.
Click Next and then follow the instructions as they appear on the
screen.
My computer is not on a domain

The steps to perform this task differ depending on the type of user
account you have.

If you have a computer administrator account

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
Click your account name.
Under Related Tasks located on the left side of the window, click
Prevent a forgotten password.
In the Forgotten Password Wizard, follow the instructions as they
appear on the screen.
If you have a limited account

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
Under Related Tasks located on the left side of the window, click
Prevent a forgotten password.
In the Forgotten Password Wizard, follow the instructions as they
appear on the screen.
Notes

To open User Accounts, click Start, click Control Panel, and then
double-click User Accounts.
For information about using the password reset disk, click Related
Topics.
Related Topics
"

Hope it helps!

G

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

GDM;
This is worthless without access to an Administrator account.
If you have access to an Administrator account, you can simply go to
User Accounts in Control Panel, select the user and change/delete the
password, no disk needed.

The purpose of the disk, you make the disk when you have access to the
computer.
If at a later time you forget the password, you can use the disk to
regain access to the computer.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"GDM" > wrote in message
om...
> "daniel mcqueen" > wrote in message
>...
> > i have forgotten the administrator password for my
> > computer , there is another user on my computer and i have
> > the password for that, please could somebody tell me what
> > to do as i need to alter some of my setting and i cant, i
> > would be very greatfull for anyhelp
>
> Here you go! This is from the online help verbatum:
>
> "To create a password reset disk
> The Forgotten Password Wizard lets you create a password reset disk
> that you can use to recover your user account and personalized
> computer settings if you forget your password.
>
> The steps to perform this task differ depending on whether your
> computer is a member of a network domain or is part of a workgroup
(or
> is a stand-alone computer).
>
> My computer is on a domain
>
> Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Security dialog box.
> Click Change Password.
> Click Backup to open the Forgotten Password Wizard.
> Click Next and then follow the instructions as they appear on the
> screen.
> My computer is not on a domain
>
> The steps to perform this task differ depending on the type of user
> account you have.
>
> If you have a computer administrator account
>
> Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
> Click your account name.
> Under Related Tasks located on the left side of the window, click
> Prevent a forgotten password.
> In the Forgotten Password Wizard, follow the instructions as they
> appear on the screen.
> If you have a limited account
>
> Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
> Under Related Tasks located on the left side of the window, click
> Prevent a forgotten password.
> In the Forgotten Password Wizard, follow the instructions as they
> appear on the screen.
> Notes
>
> To open User Accounts, click Start, click Control Panel, and then
> double-click User Accounts.
> For information about using the password reset disk, click Related
> Topics.
> Related Topics
> "
>
> Hope it helps!
>
> G