Guest Ramesh Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 HI, i have the only admin id on teh system .. i changed the passwrod yersterday and i ve forgotten it.. is there any way to retrieve it? i made it a difficult cos i thought somebody else was also using it. and i ended up forgetting it. any direction will be very appreciated. Thanks Ramesh
Guest Ace Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: retrieving password Below is a repost of Shenan Stanley as posted on the microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize newsgroup on Thursday, 27th: "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in news:O0K1KATAIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: --Snip-- > First - if a user needs to know what version of Windows XP they have > to try the easiest fix. If they have Windows XP Home Edition or some > other version of Windows XP (all supersets of Windows XP > Professional.) > > If Windows XP HOME: > Boot into safe mode and logon as the user named "Administrator" --> it > likely has no password. Change your password and any others needed > once you get logged into safe mode as the actual (and hidden in normal > mode) administrator in Windows XP Home. Reboot and log back in as > your user with the new password. > > If Windows XP Professional: > At the "Welcome Screen", press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice in a row (quickly.) > That will bring up the Classic Logon Prompt. Enter "administrator" as > the username (no quotation marks) and try entering nothing (leave it > blank) for the password and log on. If it lets you in, cChange your > password and any others needed. > > Doesn't work? > > Look through these: > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=forgotten+password+in+%22Windows+X > P+Home%22 > > Look through those who had this issue before you: > http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=forgotten+password+in+%22Windows+X > P+Home%22&num=100&scoring=r > > What Microsoft recommends: > How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your > password or if your password expires > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305 > > Here's a list of possible things to try: > http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm > > Including a downloadable diskette or CD: > http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html > ... with instructions clearly on the page for use. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > -- /----------------------------\ | Reply to newsgroup please. | \----------------------------/ "Ramesh" <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom> wrote in news:OQhoOUcAIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: > HI, > > i have the only admin id on teh system .. i changed the passwrod > yersterday and i ve forgotten it.. is there any way to retrieve it? > > i made it a difficult cos i thought somebody else was also using it. > and i ended up forgetting it. > > any direction will be very appreciated. > > Thanks > Ramesh > > > -- /----------------------------\ | Reply to newsgroup please. | \----------------------------/
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: retrieving password "Ramesh" <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom> wrote in message news:OQhoOUcAIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > HI, > > i have the only admin id on teh system .. i changed the passwrod > yersterday and i ve forgotten it.. is there any way to retrieve it? > > i made it a difficult cos i thought somebody else was also using it. and i > ended up forgetting it. > > any direction will be very appreciated. > > Thanks > Ramesh Having only one admin account on your machine is short-sighted and will sooner or later cause problems. http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
Guest Detlev Dreyer Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: retrieving password "Ramesh" <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom> wrote: > i have the only admin id on teh system .. By default, there are *two* accounts with administrative privileges. The Administrator account and the User account created during setup. > i changed the passwrod yersterday and i ve forgotten it.. is there > any way to retrieve it? See if this article helps: "How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password or your password expires" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305/en-us -- d-d
Guest Ramesh Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: retrieving password Thanks Ace and Pegasus .. used the Administrator id and got it done. Some relief! :) I have another admin user now. Ramesh "Ace" <ace_rules_bbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns99B98D7288A2CFearIsTheMindKiller@207.46.248.16... > Below is a repost of Shenan Stanley as posted on the > microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize newsgroup on Thursday, 27th: > > > > "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in > news:O0K1KATAIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: > > --Snip-- >> First - if a user needs to know what version of Windows XP they have >> to try the easiest fix. If they have Windows XP Home Edition or some >> other version of Windows XP (all supersets of Windows XP >> Professional.) >> >> If Windows XP HOME: >> Boot into safe mode and logon as the user named "Administrator" --> it >> likely has no password. Change your password and any others needed >> once you get logged into safe mode as the actual (and hidden in normal >> mode) administrator in Windows XP Home. Reboot and log back in as >> your user with the new password. >> >> If Windows XP Professional: >> At the "Welcome Screen", press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice in a row (quickly.) >> That will bring up the Classic Logon Prompt. Enter "administrator" as >> the username (no quotation marks) and try entering nothing (leave it >> blank) for the password and log on. If it lets you in, cChange your >> password and any others needed. >> >> Doesn't work? >> >> Look through these: >> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=forgotten+password+in+%22Windows+X >> P+Home%22 >> >> Look through those who had this issue before you: >> http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=forgotten+password+in+%22Windows+X >> P+Home%22&num=100&scoring=r >> >> What Microsoft recommends: >> How to log on to Windows XP if you forget your >> password or if your password expires >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305 >> >> Here's a list of possible things to try: >> http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm >> >> Including a downloadable diskette or CD: >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html >> ... with instructions clearly on the page for use. >> >> -- >> Shenan Stanley >> MS-MVP >> -- >> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >> > > > > -- > /----------------------------\ > | Reply to newsgroup please. | > \----------------------------/ > > > "Ramesh" <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom> wrote in > news:OQhoOUcAIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: > >> HI, >> >> i have the only admin id on teh system .. i changed the passwrod >> yersterday and i ve forgotten it.. is there any way to retrieve it? >> >> i made it a difficult cos i thought somebody else was also using it. >> and i ended up forgetting it. >> >> any direction will be very appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Ramesh >> >> >> > > > > -- > /----------------------------\ > | Reply to newsgroup please. | > \----------------------------/
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