Help w/ XP startup password

MickieW · Jun 30, 2006

My daughter decided to change the startup password on the computer that I gave her and now she cannot remember the new password she put in. She can only log on as a guest and it appears that no other accounts exist, including my own. The computer doesn't give the option of switching users when you go to log off as a guest. Please help! If there is any way of retrieving the password, please let me know!

Mickie

Bladesofhalo · Jun 30, 2006

Read this article carefully and it'll help out:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
If you need help with something in the article reply back

TimW · Jun 30, 2006

If you have multiple users, and she only reset her own ....try logging on as administrator (hoping that no password was set ...so just hit enter) then go to the accounts and "reset" passwords.

Also ...try hitting cntr+alt+del and choose change password

DAKz · Jul 5, 2006

THis is easy get the program RockXP, boot into safe mode run the program and it will tell you the passwords, Product key etc.

AbbySue · Jul 5, 2006

DAKz said:

THis is easy get the program RockXP, boot into safe mode run the program and it will tell you the passwords, Product key etc.
Click to expand...

Always helpful if you include a link!

RockXP can be found here at MajorGeeks.

DAKz · Jul 5, 2006

Sorry about that I thought everyone knew the only place to get software was here at Major Geeks! ;-)

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