Windows Xp User Password Recovery

There's no reason for losing Windows XP password, it's not your fault. You do enter the right password, but the machine doesn't recognize it any more. Forgetting Windows password occurs many troubling problems, much works waiting for us but we can't enter the computer without password.

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Knowing how to reset Windows XP password is quite useful, in this article, I will show you several way on Windows password reset. If you have forgotten Windows XP password or maybe you never know the password as someone has changed it? There's hope, don't miss it.

Option 1: Reset Windows XP Password via Command Prompt. If you could log in with another administrator account, you can open the Command Prompt and reset your forgotten password easily. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.

Windows password recovery tools recover or reset lost user and administrator passwords for the Windows operating system. Password recovery tools are often called 'password cracker' tools because they are sometimes used to 'crack' passwords by hackers. Reset Windows XP Password with Windows Password Recovery Tool Step 1. Download, install and launch the Windows Password Recovery Tool on an accessible computer. Burn a password reset disk with Windows Password Recovery Tool. Insert the created password reset disk. Windows Password Key is the best Windows Password Recovery Tool to reset/recover Windows 10,8.1,8,7,XP,Vista password with bootable CD/DVD or USB flash driver. This video will show you the most simple way to bypass your windows XP password. This will come in handy if you have forgotten your XP Password. We are using XP Professional edition with Service.

Scene 1: Forgot user password, but have default administrator .

When we first install Windows XP system, there is a default administrator account with blank password. If you don't reset password before, just follow the tip bellow.

Start system and press F8 key when Windows is starting up. Then select Safe Mode with Command Prompt and enter. Choose Administrator, the default password may be blank if you don't set the default administrator password before. Then you will enter into doc Command as following.

Type 'net user Melisa 12345 /add' (Melisa is the locked account name and 123456 is the new password set on this account).Then you will see the Command Completed Successfully.

Restart the system and use Melisa as account name, the password is 123456,log in. Click Start, Control Panel, User account, select Melisa and then you can change the password to what you want.

Scene 2: Forgot Administrator password, but have user password

In this situation, log in your user account to reset Windows XP password. First we should know that in Windows XP, passwords stored in the SAM file which located in 'C:WINDOWSsystem32configSAM'. Now you may know how to do. Just change the SAM file as following.

Step 1:Login to a Computer that has Windows XP system which administrator is blank. Copy the SAM file to USB of CD.
Step 2: Turn to your pc and then log in your use account. Insert USB or CD to your computer and then copy the SAM file to C:WINDOWSsystem32configSAM to change it.
Step 3: Start the system and then you can log in as Administrator with password blank.

But this method won't 100% work. Just have a try. Or you can use your password reset disk if you have made before, just see following tip.

Scene 3: Only one administrator account, but forgot the password.

If you are in this situation, it will be more difficulty to reset Windows XP password. But take it easy, there are many ways still waiting for you.If you have created password reset disk before, just reset your Windows XP password as following.

Step 1: Start Windows and click your username when you get to the Windows XP logon screen. Type the password wrongly.
Step 2: Press Enter and you will see the error message about 'Did you forgot your password?……
Step 3: Click use a password reset disk. The Password Reset Wizard starts. Then follow the instructions and reset a new password.

If you don't have password reset disk, don't worry. I will show an easy one which can help you 100 % reset Windows XP password, works in all of three situation list above. I am sure you will log in your computer soon.

Windows Password Key is a powerful Windows password reset software to help you reset windows password. You need to prepare a bank CD or just 2GB USB Flash drive.

Step 1: Login any available Computer which allows you to download things.
Step 2: Search Windows Password Key and download it from its official website.
Step 3: Install the program in that pc and run it. Burn the ISO image file to CD or USB.
Step 4: Turn to your locked PC and then insert the disk or USB to reset your lost Windows Password. Just follow the instructions, it is very easy to use.

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Lots of computer users think that they need to reinstall the system after forgetting the password to log into computer. Actually that's not the only way to help you out. The easiest and fastest way is to reset Windows XP password. It also can save you hundreds of dollars if you don't have a Windows installation disk and need to purchase one for it.

Forgot Windows XP password and you haven't created a Windows XP password reset disk previously? The tutorial walks you through the procedures to reset forgotten Windows XP administrator password using Command Prompt, Safe Mode and bootable CD/USB disk.

Option 1: Reset Windows XP Password via Command Prompt

If you could log in with another administrator account, you can open the Command Prompt and reset your forgotten password easily.

Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
To reset your password, enter the following command at the Command Prompt:
For example, if I want to change my account which is Jack to password 123, I would type in net user jack 123 and press Enter.
Your password should now be changed.

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Option 2: Reset Windows XP Password in Safe Mode

In every installation of Windows XP, there is a built-in and default account named Administrator, which is equivalent to super user or root in Unix/Linux system. By default, the default Administrator account has no password. However, if you've set up another user account, the Administrator account will be hidden from the logon screen.

The default Administrator account is only accessible in both Safe Mode and the traditional logon screen. Here are two ways to log on to Windows XP as the default Administrator account:

Boot into Safe Mode. Repeatedly press F8 key while turning on your computer, until you see the Advanced Boot Options screen. Choose Safe Mode and press Enter. You can then see the default Administrator account displayed at the logon screen.
Boot your computer normally. When you get to the Windows XP Welcome screen, simply press Ctrl + Alt + Del twice. You will be presented with a traditional logon screen. Type in Administrator into the username box and click OK.

After logging into the default Administrator account, open the Control Panel and you can reset Windows XP password for any user account. If that doesn't work, you need to use a Windows XP password reset bootable CD.

Option 3: Reset Windows XP Administrator Password with Boot CD

PCUnlocker is a bootable CD that can help you reset Windows XP administrator password easily when you forgot it. PCUnlocker can run directly from either a CD or a USB drive (no installation required), and bypass or reset your forgotten password without data loss.

Use your current PC to download the self-extracting ZIP archive of PCUnlocker. Unzip it and burn the resulting .ISO file to an empty CD (or USB flash drive) using the freeware ISO2Disc.
Boot your Windows XP computer from the burned CD. Wait until the boot process is finished, you'll see the main window of the PCUnlocker utility.
Select the administrator account from the list, and click the Reset Password button. It will fix the most common account access issues and reset Windows XP password immediately. Reboot without the CD and you can login without password!
If you want to bypass Windows XP password without resetting it, just click the Options button and select Bypass Windows Password. Reboot without the CD, you can then log into Windows XP once with any password.

If you have a need, you can set a new password for your computer after getting into Windows XP system, but do set one that you can remember. Keep the Windows XP password reset bootable CD in a safe place in case you need it in future.

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