forgot administration password

jERRY GARCIA · External Since: Jul 31, 2007 Posts: 1

HELP HELP! i FORGOT MY PASSWORD TO LOG IN UNDER ADMINSTRATER.hOWEVER I COULD
LOG IN WITH MY SONS SETTINGS.wHAT CAN BE DONE .hOW DO I RECOVER PASSWORD.

Ronnie Vernon MVP · External Since: Jan 09, 2007 Posts: 1325

Jerry

Does your son also have an administrator account? If so, you can log into
his account and go to Control Panel / User Accounts. Click the Manage
another account option, select your account and click the Remove the
password option.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

"jERRY GARCIA" <jERRY GARCIA.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06BBC46D-879B-4A52-AB4F-B7B540C95AFD@microsoft.com...
> HELP HELP! i FORGOT MY PASSWORD TO LOG IN UNDER ADMINSTRATER.hOWEVER I
> COULD
> LOG IN WITH MY SONS SETTINGS.wHAT CAN BE DONE .hOW DO I RECOVER PASSWORD.

GreenieLeBrun · External Since: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 41

jERRY GARCIA wrote:
> HELP HELP! i FORGOT MY PASSWORD TO LOG IN UNDER ADMINSTRATER.hOWEVER
> I COULD LOG IN WITH MY SONS SETTINGS.wHAT CAN BE DONE .hOW DO I
> RECOVER PASSWORD.

Go to http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ . There you will find
zip files that will let you create boot floppy disks or bootable CDs
that will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class
operating system (Win2000, XP and Vista are all NT class operating system).

redhead7 · External Since: Aug 02, 2007 Posts: 1

PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE HELP!!! HOW CAN THE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD
BE RESET??? SOMEONE HAS TO KNOW THE ANSWER.

Went to site for "zip files" to create floppy disks/bootable cds to reset
forgotten administrator password as you suggested. (GrennieLeBrun) Because I
can only get on my son's "user account" that has parental controls...it asks
for the administrator password. Catch 22 isn't it?

Any other suggestions? It should not be this difficult to reset (as stupid)
a password! I'm so frustrated! I've been without full usage of my computer
for two weeks now. I have researched by going to all kinds of websites
including Microsoft.com. I can't find the answer of how to reset
administrator password.

Please respond with any ideas! thanks.

"GreenieLeBrun" wrote:

>
>
> jERRY GARCIA wrote:
> > HELP HELP! i FORGOT MY PASSWORD TO LOG IN UNDER ADMINSTRATER.hOWEVER
> > I COULD LOG IN WITH MY SONS SETTINGS.wHAT CAN BE DONE .hOW DO I
> > RECOVER PASSWORD.
>
> Go to http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ . There you will find
> zip files that will let you create boot floppy disks or bootable CDs
> that will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class
> operating system (Win2000, XP and Vista are all NT class operating system).
>
>
>

GreenieLeBrun · External Since: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 41

redhead7 wrote:
> PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE HELP!!! HOW CAN THE ADMINISTRATOR
> PASSWORD BE RESET??? SOMEONE HAS TO KNOW THE ANSWER.
>
> Went to site for "zip files" to create floppy disks/bootable cds to
> reset forgotten administrator password as you suggested.
> (GrennieLeBrun) Because I can only get on my son's "user account"
> that has parental controls...it asks for the administrator password.
> Catch 22 isn't it?
>
> Any other suggestions? It should not be this difficult to reset (as
> stupid) a password! I'm so frustrated! I've been without full usage
> of my computer for two weeks now. I have researched by going to all
> kinds of websites including Microsoft.com. I can't find the answer
> of how to reset administrator password.
>
> Please respond with any ideas! thanks.
>
>
>
> "GreenieLeBrun" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> jERRY GARCIA wrote:
>>> HELP HELP! i FORGOT MY PASSWORD TO LOG IN UNDER ADMINSTRATER.hOWEVER
>>> I COULD LOG IN WITH MY SONS SETTINGS.wHAT CAN BE DONE .hOW DO I
>>> RECOVER PASSWORD.
>>
>> Go to http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ . There you will find
>> zip files that will let you create boot floppy disks or bootable CDs
>> that will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class
>> operating system (Win2000, XP and Vista are all NT class operating
>> system).

What version of XP are you using Home or Professional?

Am I correct in understanding that your son's account does not have CD
burning rights? If so can you get access to a friends computer to download
the zip files and burn the CD on that machine? Once you have the bootable CD
you will be able to boot that CD and change the password.

Alexisxy · Joined: May 03, 2009 Posts: 4

As far as I know , there are two main methods to solve the windows password problem as follows:
1st Method:
Start system and when you see Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press [ctrl]+[alt]+[del] keys twice and it'll show Classic Login box. Now type \"Administrator\" (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows.
Now you can reset your account password from \"Control Panel -> User Accounts\".
Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.
2th Method:
Windows password reset software:
for example:Windows Password Reset, Ophcrack, windows password killer. Comparatively, It is more easy and convenient to use.
sources:
http://www.resetwindowspassword.com

happykaka · Joined: Jun 02, 2009 Posts: 5

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