windows password

[Jan Myers]

HELP!!!!
I have a computer that has been moved from one office to
another. The computer has XP Professional. The person who
had the computer originally had passworded Windows log in.
Even though we have correct password (and it has worked
once) it will not accept password any longer. How do I
disable the password for Windows? Better question is how
can I get past it to disable it?
Any help will be deeply appreciated.

[neil]

If you login with a user name of "administrator" and hopefully the password
will be blank you can go to control panel>users and reset the named user
password.

Neil
"Jan Myers" > wrote in message
...
> HELP!!!!
> I have a computer that has been moved from one office to
> another. The computer has XP Professional. The person who
> had the computer originally had passworded Windows log in.
> Even though we have correct password (and it has worked
> once) it will not accept password any longer. How do I
> disable the password for Windows? Better question is how
> can I get past it to disable it?
> Any help will be deeply appreciated.
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Jan;
Try leaving the password blank.

The password is Case Sensitive.
Check Caps Lock and try various of Capital combinations.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321305
If you do not have a Password Recovery Disk, it is to late to make it.
Or
Log in to any account that has Administrator access.
Then go to User Accounts in Control Panel.
Select the user and change the password.

Windows XP Pro:
At the log-in screen, press Ctrl/Alt/Del twice quickly
Type "Administrator" and leave password blank.

Windows XP Home:
Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Mode at the menu.
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 is another option:
http://www.wininternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/index.asp

Another option is to install Windows XP on another partition and take
Ownership of your data.
You could also perform another installation on the same partition,
although this is not a permanent fix and it is recommended to perform
a Clean Installation after retrieving your data.

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

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html


"Jan Myers" > wrote in message
...
> HELP!!!!
> I have a computer that has been moved from one office to
> another. The computer has XP Professional. The person who
> had the computer originally had passworded Windows log in.
> Even though we have correct password (and it has worked
> once) it will not accept password any longer. How do I
> disable the password for Windows? Better question is how
> can I get past it to disable it?
> Any help will be deeply appreciated.
>