Re: forgotten administrator password needed to run recovery console

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From: Randy (rwmolitor_fake_at_charter.net)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 15:54:23 -0600

I have come to your rescue. Install the free software listed onto a floppy
disk. It gives you an option to make a CD but I have found it not to work
properly. When you boot from the floppy and follow the instructions it
removes the password option before the recovery console. If you have any
problems with it post back here. Good luck.

PS I have used it a number of times with my customers and it works flawsley
if the instructions are followed accurately.

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

"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
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Unless of cure he's is an oem version then no password will work.

Type
recovery password
in Help while online. Do not post back and ask how to contact MS as it
clearly tells you how. 

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"Phil" <I.fix.probs@for.you> wrote in message
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> Expensive, but works. Resets admin passwords.
> http://www.lostpassword.com/windows-xp-2000-nt.htm
>
> John Barnett MVP wrote:
> > If you are using windows xp home edition no administrator password is
> > required. Simply leave the password box empty and press Enter button.
> > However, if you set an administartor password in home edition or, for
> > that matter, if you are using XP Professional and you have forgotten
> > the password then you are, for want of a better word, stuck. As far
> > as i know there is no way of bypassing the admin log in.
> >
> >> I have forgotten the administator password which is
> >> necessary to run the Recovery Console. I cannot logo to
> >> windows xp inorder to find it. Is there anyway of getting
> >> around this.
> >>
> >> any and all responses would be greatly appreciated
>
>

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