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December 15th 08, 05:25 PM
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Windows XP Password
I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has
Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated. 
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December 15th 08, 05:38 PM
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"DON" wrote in message
... I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated. That all depends on the license. Does this PC have its own license or did the company put a non-transferrable volume license on it? With your purchase, did you receive an installation CD with it? Regarding the password, this page should help: http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admini...r_password.htm
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December 15th 08, 05:40 PM
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DON-
You would be able to still operate the computer without knowing that administrator account's password as long as any other user accounts didn't have a password attached to them that you didn't know. I would however highly suggest you do a few things he First, if you want to access the administrator account, download Hiren's Boot CD (www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd). The CD includes a program to unlock any account under Windows and reset the password. You would then be able to access the administrator account. Second, and probably most important, you need to go and buy yourself a copy of Windows, and repartition/reformat the drive. I would NEVER use a computer from someone else without a clean copy of Windows installed on it. You NEVER know what garbage could be installed on there as far as viruses, malware, spyware, ect... Also, I am sure that the company probably had a lot of garbage running in the background that you have no need for. So, get yourself a copy of Windows and do a clean install. Hope that helps! "DON" wrote: I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated.
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December 15th 08, 05:41 PM
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"DON" wrote in message ... I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated. This is a very frequently asked question and if you type the four words Windows XP Password into a Google search box then you get about 38 Million hits. On the very first page are some very relevant ones.
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December 15th 08, 05:42 PM
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I would suggest you take the OEM install media they should have provided
with the PC an just reload the operating system. DON wrote: I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated.
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December 15th 08, 05:48 PM
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Thanks for the info. The pc is from Sound Advice in Florida and was just
used as a client to send a video stream throughout the store to demo the TVs. I will look into the software to see if I can get into it. Thanks again "zack" wrote: DON- You would be able to still operate the computer without knowing that administrator account's password as long as any other user accounts didn't have a password attached to them that you didn't know. I would however highly suggest you do a few things he First, if you want to access the administrator account, download Hiren's Boot CD (www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd). The CD includes a program to unlock any account under Windows and reset the password. You would then be able to access the administrator account. Second, and probably most important, you need to go and buy yourself a copy of Windows, and repartition/reformat the drive. I would NEVER use a computer from someone else without a clean copy of Windows installed on it. You NEVER know what garbage could be installed on there as far as viruses, malware, spyware, ect... Also, I am sure that the company probably had a lot of garbage running in the background that you have no need for. So, get yourself a copy of Windows and do a clean install. Hope that helps! "DON" wrote: I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated.
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December 15th 08, 05:49 PM
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Cool. Thanks for the info. I will try that first. Zack came up with so
great info but this seems like it will be easier if it works. "Daave" wrote: "DON" wrote in message ... I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated. That all depends on the license. Does this PC have its own license or did the company put a non-transferrable volume license on it? With your purchase, did you receive an installation CD with it? Regarding the password, this page should help: http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admini...r_password.htm
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December 15th 08, 06:44 PM
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This is easier. I just recommend the boot CD because it has the password
cracker on it as well as a hundred other GREAT tools. Memory tools, partitioning tools, ect... "DON" wrote: Cool. Thanks for the info. I will try that first. Zack came up with so great info but this seems like it will be easier if it works. "Daave" wrote: "DON" wrote in message ... I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated. That all depends on the license. Does this PC have its own license or did the company put a non-transferrable volume license on it? With your purchase, did you receive an installation CD with it? Regarding the password, this page should help: http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admini...r_password.htm
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December 15th 08, 07:26 PM
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Bob
Rules go out of the window when a company goes out of business. -- Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bob I wrote: I would suggest you take the OEM install media they should have provided with the PC an just reload the operating system. DON wrote: I just bought a pc from a company that has gone out of business. I has Windows XP Pro OS. Is there a way to use this pc without knowing the Adninistrator's password or do I have to buy another OS? Any help would be appreciated.
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December 15th 08, 08:59 PM
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yes, hence the phrase, "buyer beware"
Gerry wrote: Bob Rules go out of the window when a company goes out of business.
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