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December 1st 06, 03:08 AM
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Forgotten Password HELP!!
I have forgotten the log on password , where can I find a program to strip
the password from XP Pro, so that I can get past the Welcome Screen????? Please Help!!! I don't want to have to reformat that hard drive!!!!!! Thank you, Sincerely, Really Dumb User!!!! 
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December 1st 06, 04:50 AM
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Forgotten Password HELP!!
Hi,
Lost Forgotten Expired Password http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org Member: http://dts-l.org aubry2nd wrote: I have forgotten the log on password , where can I find a program to strip the password from XP Pro, so that I can get past the Welcome Screen????? Please Help!!! I don't want to have to reformat that hard drive!!!!!! Thank you, Sincerely, Really Dumb User!!!!
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December 1st 06, 06:25 AM
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Forgotten Password HELP!!
Quick Solution, which you can try first.
======================== If you are using Windows XP Professional then at the log-in screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Del key twice quickly. In User Name type "Administrator" and leave password blank. After logon you can change the password of other accounts using Control Panel - User Accounts. If you are using Windows XP Home Edition then Restart your Computer, tapping F8 after the post key. Select Safe Mode at the menu and press Enter. Select Administrator, leave password blank. This trick sometimes help many user. If you can not log on to Administrator account even then you can ask for the Administrator password from the person who has installed Windows. Hope this information helps you, let us know! "aubry2nd" wrote: I have forgotten the log on password , where can I find a program to strip the password from XP Pro, so that I can get past the Welcome Screen????? Please Help!!! I don't want to have to reformat that hard drive!!!!!! Thank you, Sincerely, Really Dumb User!!!!
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December 6th 06, 03:46 AM
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Forgotten Password HELP!!
Didn't work out, But thanks for trying!!! I really appreciate the imput Sincerely, Really Dumb User :-) "RajKohli" wrote: Quick Solution, which you can try first. ======================== If you are using Windows XP Professional then at the log-in screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Del key twice quickly. In User Name type "Administrator" and leave password blank. After logon you can change the password of other accounts using Control Panel - User Accounts. If you are using Windows XP Home Edition then Restart your Computer, tapping F8 after the post key. Select Safe Mode at the menu and press Enter. Select Administrator, leave password blank. This trick sometimes help many user. If you can not log on to Administrator account even then you can ask for the Administrator password from the person who has installed Windows. Hope this information helps you, let us know! "aubry2nd" wrote: I have forgotten the log on password , where can I find a program to strip the password from XP Pro, so that I can get past the Welcome Screen????? Please Help!!! I don't want to have to reformat that hard drive!!!!!! Thank you, Sincerely, Really Dumb User!!!!
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December 21st 06, 05:56 AM
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Forgotten Password HELP!!
Another tool for this case is Active@ Password Changer. It can quickly
reset lost or forgotten password. http://www.password-changer.com/
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December 21st 06, 02:46 PM
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Forgotten Password HELP!!
wrote:
Another tool for this case is Active@ Password Changer. It can quickly reset lost or forgotten password. http://www.password-changer.com/ Please QUOTE the post you are replying to. http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Thank you.
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June 17th 07, 09:18 PM
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Forgotten Password HELP!!
"aubry2nd" wrote: I have forgotten the log on password , where can I find a program to strip the password from XP Pro, so that I can get past the Welcome Screen????? Please Help!!! I don't want to have to reformat that hard drive!!!!!! Thank you, Sincerely, Really Dumb User!!!!
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June 18th 07, 02:24 AM
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Forgotten Password HELP!!
"radinutsdesign" wrote in message
... "aubry2nd" wrote: I have forgotten the log on password , where can I find a program to strip the password from XP Pro, so that I can get past the Welcome Screen????? Please Help!!! I don't want to have to reformat that hard drive!!!!!! Thank you, Sincerely, Really Dumb User!!!! If this is XP Pro, did you or anyone else use ever turn on encryption? If so, do *not*, under any circumstances, change that password from outside that account - at least not until you find the certificate backups that probably were never made. Even then, it's iffy if you are not certain that they work. If you don't have these, and many don't, changing the password will instantly remove any chance of ever accessing the encrypted data. Changing it back will not help. If there's no question that this was not done, there are many linux-based boot disks, like Astrumi, that can remove the passwords. However, try logging into the administrator account first. Press control+alt+delete twice at the startup screen to get to the login box. Try leaving the admin password blank. HTH -pk
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