recovering administrator password

matjones348 · 05-30-2006, 06:06 PM

hi, i wasnt sure where to put this so excuse me if ive posted in the wrong place... anyway i have forgotten my computer administrator password after i had to keep on changin it due to kids hacking in

, and i didnt make a password recovery disk. i have windows xp. i have looked on a few sites, and i would like to use the 'emergency boot cd' programme to do this ( a quick search on an internet search engine should find it), although im not exactly very good at computers and havent a clue how to use it! could anyone advise me how to use it please, or anyone has any other suggestions? all comments much appreciated. p.s i am currently using my sons computer!

tomb08uk · 05-30-2006, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by matjones348

hi, i wasnt sure where to put this so excuse me if ive posted in the wrong place... anyway i have forgotten my computer administrator password after i had to keep on changin it due to kids hacking in

, and i didnt make a password recovery disk. i have windows xp. i have looked on a few sites, and i would like to use the 'emergency boot cd' programme to do this ( a quick search on an internet search engine should find it), although im not exactly very good at computers and havent a clue how to use it! could anyone advise me how to use it please, or anyone has any other suggestions? all comments much appreciated. p.s i am currently using my sons computer!

I belive you can actually boot into safemode and remove the password. But not 100% sure, but give it a try.

elmarcorulz · 05-30-2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tomb08uk

I belive you can actually boot into safemode and remove the password. But not 100% sure, but give it a try.

Lol, you an only boot into safe mode ot remove passwords, if you knwo the admin password...which is what he's tryna find out.

tomb08uk · 05-30-2006, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by elmarcorulz

Lol, you an only boot into safe mode ot remove passwords, if you knwo the admin password...which is what he's tryna find out.

Ah well i do apologise then. I did state i wasnt 100% sure, i knew you could remove some passwords. But obviosuly not admin.

PC Hobbyist · 06-19-2006, 04:06 PM

See this thread. Someone else had the same problem.

Lost windows password

05-30-2006, 06:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
matjones348 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3	recovering administrator password hi, i wasnt sure where to put this so excuse me if ive posted in the wrong place... anyway i have forgotten my computer administrator password after i had to keep on changin it due to kids hacking in , and i didnt make a password recovery disk. i have windows xp. i have looked on a few sites, and i would like to use the 'emergency boot cd' programme to do this ( a quick search on an internet search engine should find it), although im not exactly very good at computers and havent a clue how to use it! could anyone advise me how to use it please, or anyone has any other suggestions? all comments much appreciated. p.s i am currently using my sons computer!

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06-19-2006, 04:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
PC Hobbyist Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 589	See this thread. Someone else had the same problem. Lost windows password