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Admin Access for Win XP

  • 13-07-2005 11:54pm
    #1
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,578 ✭✭✭✭


    Howdy All,
    Hopefully someone can help me! I have 2 accounts setup on XP. 1 admin and 1 guest. I somehow for the life of me, forgot the admin password and now im fecked because i cant really do anything with the other account as it is very limited. Is there away of getting the other account admin access or getting the admin password without reinstalling or using boot discs?
    Thanks
    aNtOdEcO


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  • #2
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_passwords.htm

    There's a link to a tool here.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    For the future, you could setup another account as a back door with admin rights. If you have complete physical control of an XP machine then AFAIK leaving the admin password BLANK will prevent remote logins.

    Don't forget you can rename the administrator account - "Me" is easier to type and then you could create a new account called administrator...


  • #4
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,578 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    I tried that website but got no where! As you can imagine, by me losing my password, im not that bright!


  • #5
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    Cant some of the Linux bootable cds reset the administrator password. I can remember a while back doing it but can't remember which distro it was. Must have a look.


  • #6
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    Winternals Locksmith can change the password...but its expensive.

    Forgot how to do it otherwise.


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  • #7
    Sarn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭Sarn


    surely theres an easier way and cheaper to get it done! in the same boat!


  • #8
    daywalker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭daywalker


    afaik as long as you haven't set up an admin password when you installed windows, if you go into safe mode, you can access an admin account that is only accessible thru safe mode, then you just need to go into user accounts and clear the password on the normal windows admin account.


  • #9
    lazygit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 624 ✭✭✭lazygit


    http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

    use this disk.. but be careful


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