Resetting Windows XP Password
Operating systems get locked sometimes and need password reset procedure to reopen them. There are two types of passwords namely, administrator’s password and user’s password. It is comparatively easier if you can contact your administrator and ask his help for resetting the password. If you are an administrator, then try to remember your password. If you fail to remember the password, there are different ways to rearrange your password. Here are a few tips for how to reset password in Windows XP:
- Windows XP password can be reset by making use of password reset CD. However, if you do not have a reset disk, then you can utilize the information given by Microsoft on its web site.
- You can use one of the password cracking programs recommended for Windows. Cain and Abel, Ophcrack, LCP, John the Ripper are some of the password cracking programs generally used to recover the forgotten password in Windows XP.
- The above mentioned password reset measures have the risk of loosing your important data. However, there is another method by which you can reset your Windows XP password without wiping out your important data. You will have to reboot your system in ‘safe mode’ and follow the instructions.
- Windows will display you a login box.
- Type ‘administrator’ in ‘user name’ box.
- Keep ‘password’ section blank.
- Press enter.
This will help you resetting your password.
- Another method of resetting password in Windows XP is to boot the system with Windows XP Setup CD. After that go along with the instructions.
- Windows will ask your permission to repair the system. Give permission by pressing ‘R’.
- When Setup is done repairing and copying all your files, it will show ‘press any key to continue’. Make sure you do not press any key or else Setup will start from beginning. Setup will pick up where it left.
- Watch the ‘progress bar’ carefully. When you see ‘Installing Devices’, press ‘shift’ +F10. Now the ‘command prompt’ window is open.
- Type nusrmqr.cpl and press ‘enter’. You will see ‘user Accounts’ window.
This way you will be able to reset your Windows XP password.
- ‘Windows XP Login Recovery’ is a utility for recovering and resetting passwords for Windows XP.
- ‘Offline NT password and Registry Editor’ is very effective in resetting your Windows XP password if you have a local or valid account on NT system.
- If each and every measure taken for recovering and resetting Windows XP password, then you will have to reinstall Windows. This way you will be able to create a new account and password. The lost data can be recovered via data recovery tools. However the likelihood of recovering your data is very less.
These are some of the methods of how to reset password in Windows XP. It is also recommended that you use the above mentioned information only if you want to reset your own system’s Windows XP password. Using this information to open somebody else’s system without authorization is illegal.
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