xp password bypass
 

If you forget the password how do you get back into the pc. Is there an
administrator's password by default? Is there another way to bypass the
password to get back into the machine?

Hi Greg,

Here are some steps to take in hopes of getting back into the system.
Password Lost
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/


Greg wrote:
If you forget the password how do you get back into the
pc. Is there an administrator's password by default? Is
there another way to bypass the password to get back into
the machine?

If you have XP Home them there is a hidden Administrator account that has no
password. Restart the computer into Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key during
system bootup. You should get a Boot menu to select Safe Mode from. You will
see the Administrator account. Select it to get to the Safe Mode Desktop. Go
to Control Panel-User accounts and reset your password for the account you
normally log on with.

If you have XP Pro then you will need to reset the Administrator password
from outside of Windows. Download this program and follow the instructions
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/tool...sswordhack.zip The CD
version is easier to use than the floppy.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Greg" wrote in message
...
If you forget the password how do you get back into the pc. Is there an
administrator's password by default? Is there another way to bypass the
password to get back into the machine?

"Harry Ohrn" wrote:

If you have XP Home them there is a hidden Administrator account that has no
password. Restart the computer into Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key during
system bootup. You should get a Boot menu to select Safe Mode from. You will
see the Administrator account. Select it to get to the Safe Mode Desktop. Go
to Control Panel-User accounts and reset your password for the account you
normally log on with.

If you have XP Pro then you will need to reset the Administrator password
from outside of Windows. Download this program and follow the instructions
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/tool...sswordhack.zip The CD
version is easier to use than the floppy.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Greg" wrote in message
...
If you forget the password how do you get back into the pc. Is there an
administrator's password by default? Is there another way to bypass the
password to get back into the machine?


I must caution you on this. Leaving the password field blank can of course
be attempted, but when responding to a user, it should be noted that the
password MAY be blank, not that it IS blank.

Yes, the default Administrator account is hidden in XP, but it is not always
set with a blank password. During the install of XP, one of the steps is to
assign a password to the administrator account.
Regards,
Crash Override, MCP

"Crash Override" wrote in message
...


"Harry Ohrn" wrote:

If you have XP Home them there is a hidden Administrator account that
has no
password. Restart the computer into Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
during
system bootup. You should get a Boot menu to select Safe Mode from. You
will
see the Administrator account. Select it to get to the Safe Mode
Desktop. Go
to Control Panel-User accounts and reset your password for the account
you
normally log on with.

If you have XP Pro then you will need to reset the Administrator
password
from outside of Windows. Download this program and follow the
instructions
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/tool...sswordhack.zip The
CD
version is easier to use than the floppy.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Greg" wrote in message
...
If you forget the password how do you get back into the pc. Is there
an
administrator's password by default? Is there another way to bypass
the
password to get back into the machine?


I must caution you on this. Leaving the password field blank can of
course
be attempted, but when responding to a user, it should be noted that the
password MAY be blank, not that it IS blank.

Yes, the default Administrator account is hidden in XP, but it is not
always
set with a blank password. During the install of XP, one of the steps is
to
assign a password to the administrator account.
Regards,
Crash Override, MCP

By default during installation of the Windows XP Home version an
Administrator account is created that has no password. You don't even see
the option during installation to enter a password. The hidden account is
just created and there is no password.

By default during the installation of Windows XP Professional version you
are asked to provide an administrator password. You can leave the field
blank if you wish but of course one should enter a password.

Please note that in my response to the OP I said "If you have XP Home
then......." I also stated that "If you have XP Pro then......."


--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

"Harry Ohrn" wrote:


"Crash Override" wrote in message
...


"Harry Ohrn" wrote:

If you have XP Home them there is a hidden Administrator account that
has no
password. Restart the computer into Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
during
system bootup. You should get a Boot menu to select Safe Mode from. You
will
see the Administrator account. Select it to get to the Safe Mode
Desktop. Go
to Control Panel-User accounts and reset your password for the account
you
normally log on with.

If you have XP Pro then you will need to reset the Administrator
password
from outside of Windows. Download this program and follow the
instructions
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/tool...sswordhack.zip The
CD
version is easier to use than the floppy.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Greg" wrote in message
...
If you forget the password how do you get back into the pc. Is there
an
administrator's password by default? Is there another way to bypass
the
password to get back into the machine?


I must caution you on this. Leaving the password field blank can of
course
be attempted, but when responding to a user, it should be noted that the
password MAY be blank, not that it IS blank.

Yes, the default Administrator account is hidden in XP, but it is not
always
set with a blank password. During the install of XP, one of the steps is
to
assign a password to the administrator account.
Regards,
Crash Override, MCP

By default during installation of the Windows XP Home version an
Administrator account is created that has no password. You don't even see
the option during installation to enter a password. The hidden account is
just created and there is no password.

By default during the installation of Windows XP Professional version you
are asked to provide an administrator password. You can leave the field
blank if you wish but of course one should enter a password.

Please note that in my response to the OP I said "If you have XP Home
then......." I also stated that "If you have XP Pro then......."


--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Sorry, XP Home also asks for a password during setup. Completed it last evening just to be sure. Not looking to argue, just pointing out what I see. Cheers.

"Crash Override, MCP" wrote in
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"Harry Ohrn" wrote:


"Crash Override" wrote in
message
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"Harry Ohrn" wrote:

If you have XP Home them there is a hidden Administrator account
that
has no
password. Restart the computer into Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
during
system bootup. You should get a Boot menu to select Safe Mode from.
You
will
see the Administrator account. Select it to get to the Safe Mode
Desktop. Go
to Control Panel-User accounts and reset your password for the
account
you
normally log on with.

If you have XP Pro then you will need to reset the Administrator
password
from outside of Windows. Download this program and follow the
instructions
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/tool...sswordhack.zip
The
CD
version is easier to use than the floppy.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Greg" wrote in message
...
If you forget the password how do you get back into the pc. Is
there
an
administrator's password by default? Is there another way to
bypass
the
password to get back into the machine?


I must caution you on this. Leaving the password field blank can of
course
be attempted, but when responding to a user, it should be noted that
the
password MAY be blank, not that it IS blank.

Yes, the default Administrator account is hidden in XP, but it is not
always
set with a blank password. During the install of XP, one of the steps
is
to
assign a password to the administrator account.
Regards,
Crash Override, MCP

By default during installation of the Windows XP Home version an
Administrator account is created that has no password. You don't even
see
the option during installation to enter a password. The hidden account
is
just created and there is no password.

By default during the installation of Windows XP Professional version
you
are asked to provide an administrator password. You can leave the field
blank if you wish but of course one should enter a password.

Please note that in my response to the OP I said "If you have XP Home
then......." I also stated that "If you have XP Pro then......."


--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Sorry, XP Home also asks for a password during setup. Completed it last
evening just to be sure. Not looking to argue, just pointing out what I
see. Cheers.

Crash Override I must beg to differ with you. XP Home version does not ask
for an Administrator password during installation. It does ask for a
Computer name but it doesn't ask for an Admin password the way that XP Pro
does. You can check the pictorials here if you need to. Please note that the
pictorials are from an independent site and not one of my own :-)

This is an install of XP Home version
http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_home_..._graphic_i.htm
This is an install of XP Pro version
http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_pro_i..._graphic_1.htm
Note that after you enter the Product Key on Pro you have the screen to
enter the admin password. This does not happen when installing XP Home
version.

I appreciate that you may have installed XP last night and you saw what you
saw. However please accept that I have installed XP hundreds of times since
it first came out. As a beta tester I watched each screen many, many times
checking for typos and glitches in the installation screens. While my
knowledge about XP might lack in many areas I certainly know each screen of
the setup for both Home and Pro intimately.

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp