How to remove password

Mattu · 07-08-2006, 02:10 AM

I just received this IBM laptop that was thrown away at my work. The problem is that I don't know what the password is. It's running Windows XP Pro. Is there some software or something to remove the password? The farthest I get is to the login screen?

Any suggestions?

Thanks, Matt

Verve · 07-08-2006, 02:15 AM

Can't you get in as a guest or something? I think you can disable it from in there, or something related to that.

Arm_Pit · 07-08-2006, 02:22 AM

Ask your work maybe?

Foirentina · 07-08-2006, 03:09 PM

ur situation isn't hopeless,
u can use that.
www.digg.com/security/Reset_Windows_XP_password

ahajv4life · 07-08-2006, 03:22 PM

That is the simplest/coolest way to hack ANY XP computer!

Mattu · 07-08-2006, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foirentina

ur situation isn't hopeless,
u can use that.
www.digg.com/security/Reset_Windows_XP_password

Yeah but I have an XP Home Edition disk and the laptop has XP Pro on it. Do you thank it will still work w/ Home Edition disk?

ahajv4life · 07-08-2006, 03:33 PM

never know if you dont try! I don't think it'd work, because it'd see it as two different Editions of XP, and try to do a new install. Or tell you that you shouldn't downgrade XP editions.

Mattu · 07-08-2006, 03:47 PM

Oh and also it said to have product key ready. I don't have one of those either.

ahajv4life · 07-08-2006, 03:53 PM

S.O.L.....Also, I was trying to do a Repair on XP SP2, and you have to have the administrator passoword in order to do any repairing. In turn, this little trick wouldn't work.

Mattu · 07-08-2006, 04:26 PM

I think I found a solution http://www.loginrecovery.com/instructions.html (I hope this works)

07-08-2006, 02:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mattu Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 431	How to remove password I just received this IBM laptop that was thrown away at my work. The problem is that I don't know what the password is. It's running Windows XP Pro. Is there some software or something to remove the password? The farthest I get is to the login screen? Any suggestions? Thanks, Matt __________________ My Home Built Machine: Intel Pentium D 925 3GHz 1024MB DDR 2700 RAM Nvidia GeForce 7600 512MB

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Mattu Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 431	Oh and also it said to have product key ready. I don't have one of those either. __________________ My Home Built Machine: Intel Pentium D 925 3GHz 1024MB DDR 2700 RAM Nvidia GeForce 7600 512MB

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Mattu Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 431	I think I found a solution http://www.loginrecovery.com/instructions.html (I hope this works) __________________ My Home Built Machine: Intel Pentium D 925 3GHz 1024MB DDR 2700 RAM Nvidia GeForce 7600 512MB

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07-08-2006, 02:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Arm_Pit banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,299	Ask your work maybe?

07-08-2006, 03:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Foirentina New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14	ur situation isn't hopeless, u can use that. www.digg.com/security/Reset_Windows_XP_password

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ahajv4life Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota Age: 24 Posts: 729	That is the simplest/coolest way to hack ANY XP computer!

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ahajv4life Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota Age: 24 Posts: 729	never know if you dont try! I don't think it'd work, because it'd see it as two different Editions of XP, and try to do a new install. Or tell you that you shouldn't downgrade XP editions.

07-08-2006, 03:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
ahajv4life Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota Age: 24 Posts: 729	S.O.L.....Also, I was trying to do a Repair on XP SP2, and you have to have the administrator passoword in order to do any repairing. In turn, this little trick wouldn't work.