Gain Access to computer without administrator

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Hey, i found this old computer running windows XP, pentium 3, 512 MB RAM and a 40 GB HD, but my problem is everything is password protected accept a lousy guest account in which i cant do very much. i tried booting in safe mode and loging in as the administrator but it too is password protected. so my question is this, is there any way i can gain access to administrator rights or any of the accounts? or am i outa luck, and if i cant, can i just format the HD and install a new OS? or try and restor the computer to a later date? is any of this possible without admin rights? any suggests would be great. thx.
 
hihi , yeah why not just format... you probably want to see the data eh ? lol, there are various utilities online such as bootdisks that can help you achieve this but then again just re-install XP, less hassle !!
 
ok im still looking for help here, im not as interested in gaining access to the files anymore,
i just want to use this computer as a server and i want XP gone and a new operating system, maybe windows server or linux. how am i to go about doing this?
 
Install the new operating system on the XP partition. This will wipe XP and give you access to the new OS.
 
instead of reformatting try typing ctrl alt del twice in the startup screen then type administrator as the logon name then just log in without the password it should let you and then go to start run type contol userpasswords2 and reset the administrator
 
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Yeah, this is entering the less-than-legal area. Just install another OS over XP, or reinstall XP with a legit product key.
 
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