administrator account password.....

[paytonrulz]

We recently aquired a computer, that houses windows xp pro edition. However, all accounts are password protected, and we can not log on. Is there a way to get past this? Any and all help would be greatly appriciated. Thank You.

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No, you'll have to perform a "clean install" of Windows XP.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"paytonrulz" > wrote in message:
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| We recently aquired a computer, that houses windows xp pro edition. However, all accounts are password
protected, and we can not log on. Is there a way to get past this? Any and all help would be greatly
appriciated. Thank You.

[S. Sengupta]

Hi,
see :-
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm
if these don't help you then as a last resort you can perform a Clean
Installation of Windows.
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org



paytonrulz wrote:
> We recently aquired a computer, that houses windows xp pro edition. However, all accounts are password protected, and we can not log on. Is there a way to get past this? Any and all help would be greatly appriciated. Thank You.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Why not simply ask whomever you "acquired" the computer from? The
legitimate owner would have all of that information on hand to give to
you.

Bruce Chambers

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"paytonrulz" > wrote in message
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> We recently aquired a computer, that houses windows xp pro edition.
However, all accounts are password protected, and we can not log on.
Is there a way to get past this? Any and all help would be greatly
appriciated. Thank You.