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Answer» I guess old age is catching up (or may have already overtaken me) but I can't remember my password. I have tried hundreds, but just keep getting kicked out. The password "clue" never comes up either. I am at a complete and total loss as to how to get into my home computer. Any suggestions?
You can try to login in safe mode and resetting it.
Other than that I don't think you will find much help here with passwords.
::)please read......
If you forget the password to your XP user account, you may STILL be able to get back in. The easiest way is to use a password reset disk, but if you didn't create ONE, there's still hope:
1. Log onto the computer with the administrator account (or have someone who has the administrator password perform these steps).
2. Click Start | Run.
3. In the Run box, type control userpasswords2
4. Click OK.
5. Click the user account for which you've forgotten the password.
6. Click Reset Password.
7. Enter a new password, confirm it, and click OK.
There are a few caveats to keep in mind before using this procedure. With XP Pro, you'll no longer to be able to access encrypted files or encrypted email messages. With XP Home, or with Pro in a workgroup, you'll need to boot into safe mode before logging on with the administrator account.
There are few ways to get around forgotten password.
I use Winternals Admin 2005 ( http://www.kickstartnews.com/reviews/network/winternals_admin_pak_5.html ) which makes the password resetting VERY simple.
second one in using a bootable Cd with the PROPER tools, for that you can get Hiren's boot cd from the following link:
http://soft.softoogle.com/ap/hiren-s-bootcd-download-6916.shtml
After booting your system with the CD, go to :Password Tools section and you could use either one of these tools:
1- Active Password Changer 3.0.420
To Reset User Password on windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (FAT/NTFS)
2- Offline NT/2K/XP Password Changer
utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
3- NTPWD
utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
hope this helps
CheersShould we be giving this help here?
It's always a gray area, and I usually don't reply in threads LIKE this one.
We even don't know, if it's OPs own computer.Of course you should be telling all of us non geeks these tricks. The last time I had a hard drive problem I had quotes form 2 companies to come out to recover data at $150/hour.
Quote from: kawmd on June 05, 2008, 12:34:07 PM Of course you should be telling all of us non geeks these tricks. The last time I had a hard drive problem I had quotes form 2 companies to come out to recover data at $150/hour.
Telling how to break passwords is different. The asker could be a thief or trying to crack another person's system.Oh. Guess I'm assuming we are all just trying to fix our own machines. Criminals are everywhere I guess. OK, maybe you can help me. I can't set up Outlook because I don't know the Network password. I AM the administrator, and I WROTE down the passwords but they are not working. So I'm not the greastest administrator.......did you read what I just wrote? yes, how does that help me? I can't get Outlook set up because I don't know the network password and the downoad a couple of posts up didn't do it either.kawmd
You need to start your own topic about your problem.
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