Needed to reset my windows xp admin password. Now I can't access my old files! Any ideas?
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if you are still having a administrator group user \n\ngoto _>start> run > type "control userpasswords2" >press enter  (without double codes) select the user and reset password .\n\n\nif not just email me at \n\nlinkmaster_kmwsoftech@yahoo.com  .
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there's a powerfull tool called Passware kit .. it's recover almost all software passwords including office, windows 2000/XP, outlook,...
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Hi,\n\nI think you are a dead duck!\nAnyways, you can try guest account to get data (only if you saved the data in any other folder except My Documents and the rest)\n\nYou can also try to boot your PC with another operating system such as Windows 98 bootable (works only if you have FAT32 partition)\n\nIf you have a PC that can be used to write CDs I strongly recommend that you download the ISO image file I have referred to in sources section.\n\nAll the information on how to reset the Admin password is given in the documentation. But I will brief you here.\n\nJust download this file. Extract it using WINZIP. Write the ISO Image on to a CD. Do not drag this file to CD. Choose write ISO image. Come to this PC, insert the CD and boot from CD. Follow the instruction as given in the website. \n\nYou can try Bart PE. Gives you an alternate entry in your PC. It is a Operating System that runs from the CD itself. Just go to the website and you will know what i am talking about.\n\nI am sure, you can recover all your data/reset the password.\n\nCheers!
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search on google- MS Office Password Recovery\n\nyou will get many software to retrieve your passwords.
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well call your isp then and say you forgot it, and they will change it for you after passing a few security checks to make sure they are speaking to the account holder. \nif your using anything windows 2000 or xp u can download a pwl viewer program that will show all stored passwords in windows.
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Download the Zip File to CD and then put it in the computer and start it up...If you know the user name which you should by the login page you can obtain password.....Make sure you read down to Offline NT Password & Registry Editor (v060213 - February 2006) this is a free tool that doesn't need anyone to tell you the password...\n\nhttp://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm#20
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Open the User Accounts window.\n(Click Start >> Run. Type control userpasswords2 in the box and click OK.) \nSelect the Administrator username, and click on the Reset Password button. You will be prompted with a dialogue \nBe sure to check the box next to Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer is checked. \n \nWindows XP Pro: For all other User Accounts\nOpen the Control Panel.\n( Click Start >> Control Panel OR Click Start >> Run. Type control panel in the box and click OK.) \nOpen User Accounts and select the user account for which you would like to set a password. \nSelect the user account for which you would like to set a password. \nClick on Change My Password (or Set My Password if no password is currently assigned). \nYou will then be prompted to enter a new password. \nClick Change, then No to make Private \nRepeat steps 3, 4, 5, and 6 for each user account. \n\n\n\nWindows XP Home: Administrator Account: \nRestart the computer \nOnce Windows shuts down, begin tapping F8 \nFrom the menu, select Safe Mode and hit Enter \nThe computer will boot. Click on the icon for Administrator. \nOpen the Control Panel. (Click Start >> Control Panel ) \nClick on User Accounts \nClick on the icon for Administrator. \nClick on Create Password. \nType in your new password and confirm that password. \nType a password hint. \nClick Set Password. \nClose all windows and restart the computer. \nWindows XP Home: For all other User Accounts\nOpen the Control Panel. (Click Start >> Control Panel) \nOpen User Accounts. \nSelect the user account for which you would like to set a password. \nClick on Change My Password (or Set My Password if no password is currently assigned). \nYou will then be prompted to enter a new password. \nClick Change, then No to make Private.
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your question is not very clear, but if you need to reset your PW because you lost it, here's the best way:\n\nForgot your Windows password? No problems : Password resetting and recovering techniques\n\nhttp://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/forgot-your-windows-password-no.html
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Try http://www.fileboost.net/directory/utilities/password_recovery/rar_password_cracker/000124/review.html though I'm not sure if it will work.
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If you are an administrator on the machine you can access any files as long as you can log into the machine as an administrator.\n\nNow if you have Windows XP Home edition (pro edition users skip to step 1) this gets a little tricky.... but you will first need to go into safe mode. If you have not set an administrator password on your system, by default there is none. So press F8 after your restart the machine, hitting it every few seconds (not holding it) Until a Windows Start up menu appears.... then go to that foler and do the following:\n1) Right click on the folder and select properties\n2) Go to the security tab\n3) If you do not see any usernames listed do the following steps otherwise skip to step 9\n4) Click on advanced\n5) Click on owner\n6) Click on Administrators\n7) Click on the check box for replace owner on subcontainers and objects\n8) Click OK\n9) For the groups and user names on the security tab click Add\n10) Click Advanced\n11) Click find now\n12) If administrators was not listed add administrators (click on it and say OK\n13) Make sure system is added again follow steps 9-12 for add system\n14) Add your user account which would likely be the same name as your documents and settings folder.\n15) For all of them click on the full control box under permissions for....\n16) Click advanced\n17) Click on the box for replace permissions entires on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects.\n18) Click OK to exit advanced settings\n19) Click OK to exit your folder properties\n\nNow restart and see what happens. You should be now set to access your documents and settings folder again.
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If you can't remember the password, try this:\n\nReboot the computer and continuously tap the F8 key until you get a prompt that will let you boot the computer into Safe Mode.\n\nYou should see a user account called Administrator. Click on this, the password is blank/empty (no password) by default. If someone changed this password, then you're screwed and will need to either use a live linux distro to locate the SAM file and crack it - or reinstall windows xp completely (make sure you have the windows xp serial code laying around somewhere).\n\nAnyway, if you don't see the administrator account right away, click Start > Log off/log on and find it. If you have to type it in manually that will work too. If you can get into the Administrator account, you should be able to delete the old user account that you cant login to and create a new account for your friend. After that, just reboot and boot up normally.\n\nAs for identifying the computer and it's parts, download a program called CPU-Z or Belarc Advisor, they will tell you a lot of info about your computer.
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Check out this site, here u will find different tools to crack Windows XP Password\nhttp://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
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If you didnt log in as the administrator normally...try to do that with no password and see if you can log in otherwise you are out of luck
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Try logging in Safe Mode and logging in as Administrator. Then change/remove your password from there. If all else fails, use your Windows Restore CD. If that fails, you can always shut down the machine, open up the case, and find the small battery that is on the motherboard. Remove the battery for a few minutes and it will erase all passwords saved on the system. \n\nNote, if you are trying to access someone elses computer, or a stolen computer. Dont. If its stolen, return it.
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Hmm. There should be a security question to remind you of your previous password. I would suggest trying all passwords you have used in the past. If that doesn't work, call your computer manufacturer tech support for better advice. You can't be without an administrator account on most computers, so perhaps, if you have more than one account to the Windows program, one of the others is now Administrative. Don't forget your owner's manual, it can help you alot! =)
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-Assumption made, you are using Windows XP\nIf this is a work PC, ask your administrator for help.  If this is a home PC, reboot the computer and start in save mode. (Press F8 during the boot process.)\nWhat you can do from here depends on how the computer was setup.  Sometimes the actual administrator account doesn't have a password.  I can create and account called "admin" during setup but there may actually be an Administrator account that goes unseen by most users.\nYou can log easily if the password has never been set here.  If the actual administrator account is password protected here, then you are back to square one.   There is software you can purchase to help with the situation but I have never tried them and couldn't recommend one.
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Try password recovery software.\n\nhttp://lastbit.com/word/\n\nhttp://www.crackpassword.com/products/prs/msoffice/