lost aministrative id and password for windows xp

I turn computer on and it goes to the welcome to windows xp screen wanting me
to press ctrl alt delete to beging windows. Then after doing so it ask for
my administrative id and password to log on to windows xp. I have lost id
and password what do i do to get loged on again. please help someone????

matt wrote:
I turn computer on and it goes to the welcome to windows xp screen
wanting me to press ctrl alt delete to beging windows. Then after
doing so it ask for my administrative id and password to log on to
windows xp. I have lost id and password what do i do to get loged
on again. please help someone????

Tried "administrator" without any password?

Windows XP what? Home, Pro, etc?

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Its windows xp pro can you help

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

matt wrote:
I turn computer on and it goes to the welcome to windows xp screen
wanting me to press ctrl alt delete to beging windows. Then after
doing so it ask for my administrative id and password to log on to
windows xp. I have lost id and password what do i do to get loged
on again. please help someone????

Tried "administrator" without any password?

Windows XP what? Home, Pro, etc?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

matt wrote:
I turn computer on and it goes to the welcome to windows xp screen wanting me
to press ctrl alt delete to beging windows. Then after doing so it ask for
my administrative id and password to log on to windows xp. I have lost id
and password what do i do to get loged on again. please help someone????




Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which
cannot be deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start Run
"control userpasswords2" to modify the desired account(s).

By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of
WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login
dialog box.

Unless you've set the Administrator's password via the Management
Console (_not_ the Control Panel), it's probably still blank. WinXP Pro
asks the user to set the Administrator's password during installation,
but WinXP Home doesn't.

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q321305

Failing that, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the
Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google.


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Download the opcrack "livecd" and create a self booting CD that will reveal
your accounts and passwords. You can then record them to enter when prompted
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

or you can download this file and follow the instructions to create a
bootable CD (or floppy) which will remove the admin password leaving it
blank http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/tool...sswordhack.zip

Personally I like ophcrack because it doesn't make any changes to the system
but if the password is complex it may not work in which case the other app
will be necessary.
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Its windows xp pro can you help

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

matt wrote:
I turn computer on and it goes to the welcome to windows xp screen
wanting me to press ctrl alt delete to beging windows. Then after
doing so it ask for my administrative id and password to log on to
windows xp. I have lost id and password what do i do to get loged
on again. please help someone????

Tried "administrator" without any password?

Windows XP what? Home, Pro, etc?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html