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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? |
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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 -- 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? |
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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? |
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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 |
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"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 |
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"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. |
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"Crash Override, MCP" wrote in
message ... "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 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 |
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