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Forgot Login Password

barneysplash · 2008-08-07 20:10:42

Hi all a friend gave me an old laptop to tidy up. Is there any way to bypass the windows login password or will I have to reformat the hard drive and start over? Thanks

07-08-2008 9:10pm

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barneysplash

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Hi all

a friend gave me an old laptop to tidy up.

Is there any way to bypass the windows login password or

will I have to reformat the hard drive and start over?

Thanks

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#2 07-08-2008 9:26pm

Jonathan

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What version of windows for starters? :rolleyes:

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#3 07-08-2008 10:32pm

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It is Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 1000.

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#4 07-08-2008 10:47pm

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<snip>
read charter - no crackz

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#5 07-08-2008 11:17pm

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If its XP Home Edition just boot into Safe Mode (press F8 a few times when you see the Dell Logo) and you will be given the option to log on as Administrator in safe mode with no password required. Once logged in as Administrator you can then remove the password for the other user account.

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#6 08-08-2008 2:27am

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Or Ctrl+Alt+Del at the log-in screen . Then log in as Administrator (password is usually blank , as XDA intimated) . Change or remove user's password in Control Panel/User Accounts .

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#7 09-08-2008 12:55am

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if all else fails then use this http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
it won't reveal the old password , it will just reset it
- you would loose any encypted ntfs folders

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