** How to Reset/Recover Forgotten Windows Administ by ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:37
How to Reset / Recover Forgotten Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Administrator Password?
How to Reset / Recover Forgotten Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Administrator Password?
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:38
Disclaimer: Following
information should be
used only if its your
system and you have
forgotten account
password. Don't use this
information to access a
system which is not yours
without permission.
Disclaimer: Following
information should be
used only if its your
system and you have
forgotten account
password. Don't use this
information to access a
system which is not yours
without permission.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:38
Many times we face this
problem when we or our
friends forget Windows XP
password and can't log
into Windows. So here we
are posting a few
methods / utilities which
can be used to recover
Windows password:
Many times we face this
problem when we or our
friends forget Windows XP
password and can't log
into Windows. So here we
are posting a few
methods / utilities which
can be used to recover
Windows password:
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:39
1st Method:
The first thing which you
check if you forget login
password. When we install
Windows, it automatically
creates an account
" Administrator" and sets
its password to blank. So
if you have forget your
user account password
then try this:
1st Method:
The first thing which you
check if you forget login
password. When we install
Windows, it automatically
creates an account
" Administrator" and sets
its password to blank. So
if you have forget your
user account password
then try this:
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:39
Start system and when
you see Windows
Welcome screen / Login
screen, press
++ keys twice
and it'll show Classic Login
box. Now type
" Administrator" (without
quotes) in Username and
leave Password field
blank. Now press Enter
and you should be able to
log in Windows.
Now you can reset your
account password from
" Control Panel -> User
Accounts".
Same thing can be done
using Safe Mode. In Safe
Mode Windows will show
this in-built Administrator
account in Login screen.
Start system and when
you see Windows
Welcome screen / Login
screen, press
++ keys twice
and it'll show Classic Login
box. Now type
" Administrator" (without
quotes) in Username and
leave Password field
blank. Now press Enter
and you should be able to
log in Windows.
Now you can reset your
account password from
" Control Panel -> User
Accounts".
Same thing can be done
using Safe Mode. In Safe
Mode Windows will show
this in-built Administrator
account in Login screen.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:40
2nd Method:
Windows XP and further
versions also provide
another method to
recover forgotten
password by using " Reset
Disk". If you created a
Password Reset Disk in
past, you can use that
disk to reset the
password.
2nd Method:
Windows XP and further
versions also provide
another method to
recover forgotten
password by using " Reset
Disk". If you created a
Password Reset Disk in
past, you can use that
disk to reset the
password.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:41
3rd Method:
If the above mentioned
tricks don't work, then try
following trick which is
actually a loophole in
Windows XP Setup and a
big security hole:
3rd Method:
If the above mentioned
tricks don't work, then try
following trick which is
actually a loophole in
Windows XP Setup and a
big security hole:
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:41
A. Boot using Windows XP
Setup CD and follow the
instruction like Accepting
EULA, etc.
B. When it asks to repair
your existing Windows
installation, accept it and
press " R" to run the
repair.
A. Boot using Windows XP
Setup CD and follow the
instruction like Accepting
EULA, etc.
B. When it asks to repair
your existing Windows
installation, accept it and
press " R" to run the
repair.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:42
C. Setup will start
repairing your Windows
and will start copying files,
etc.
D. After a few minutes
setup will restart your
system and when it
restarts don't press any
key when it shows "Press
any key to continue..."
otherwise Setup will start
from the beginning. Don't
press any key and setup
will resume where it left.
C. Setup will start
repairing your Windows
and will start copying files,
etc.
D. After a few minutes
setup will restart your
system and when it
restarts don't press any
key when it shows "Press
any key to continue..."
otherwise Setup will start
from the beginning. Don't
press any key and setup
will resume where it left.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:43
E. Now it'll start doing
other tasks and will show
a small progressbar with a
few details in left side.
F. Look carefully at the
details and when it shows
" Installing devices",
press +F10 keys in
your keyboard.
E. Now it'll start doing
other tasks and will show
a small progressbar with a
few details in left side.
F. Look carefully at the
details and when it shows
" Installing devices",
press +F10 keys in
your keyboard.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:43
G. It'll open a Command
Prompt window. Now type
nusrmgr.cpl and press
.
H. It'll open the same
"User Accounts" window
which you see in Control
Panel.
I. Now you can remove or
reset any account
password without any
problem.
G. It'll open a Command
Prompt window. Now type
nusrmgr.cpl and press
.
H. It'll open the same
"User Accounts" window
which you see in Control
Panel.
I. Now you can remove or
reset any account
password without any
problem.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 07:44
4th Method:
There are many 3rd party
utilities which claim to
recover forgotten
Windows password:
Windows Geeks Lost
Forgotten Password
Service:
Windows Geeks have a
program that works
instantly to remove any
lost or forgotten
password. With this
program you can get back
in very quickly:
Windows Geeks Lost
Forgotten Password
Service
4th Method:
There are many 3rd party
utilities which claim to
recover forgotten
Windows password:
Windows Geeks Lost
Forgotten Password
Service:
Windows Geeks have a
program that works
instantly to remove any
lost or forgotten
password. With this
program you can get back
in very quickly:
Windows Geeks Lost
Forgotten Password
Service
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 10:37
Emergency Boot CD:
EBCD is a bootable CD,
intended for system
recovery in the case of
software or hardware
faults. It is able to create
backup copies of normally
working system and
restore system to saved
state. It contains the best
system software ever
created, properly
compiled and configured
for the maximum efficient
use.
Emergency Boot CD:
EBCD is a bootable CD,
intended for system
recovery in the case of
software or hardware
faults. It is able to create
backup copies of normally
working system and
restore system to saved
state. It contains the best
system software ever
created, properly
compiled and configured
for the maximum efficient
use.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 10:37
You may download image
builder utility which
creates image of bootable
CD-ROM (.ISO file), plus
basic set of system tools.
When the image is ready,
write it to CD-R or CD-
RW, and then everytime
you'll need convenient
and powerful system tools
they'll be just at hand.
It is easy to customize the
disk for your needs. You
can include to CD any
program you like, or
remake the structure of
CD completely. All you
need is to change a few
lines in configuration XML
files.
You may download image
builder utility which
creates image of bootable
CD-ROM (.ISO file), plus
basic set of system tools.
When the image is ready,
write it to CD-R or CD-
RW, and then everytime
you'll need convenient
and powerful system tools
they'll be just at hand.
It is easy to customize the
disk for your needs. You
can include to CD any
program you like, or
remake the structure of
CD completely. All you
need is to change a few
lines in configuration XML
files.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 10:38
Offline NT Password &
Registry Editor:
This is a utility to reset the
password of any user that
has a valid (local) account
on your NT system. You
do not need to know the
old password to set a new
one. It works offline, that
is, you have to shutdown
your computer and boot
off a floppydisk or CD. It'll
detect and offer to unlock
locked or disabled out
user accounts. It is also an
almost fully functional
registry editor.
Offline NT Password &
Registry Editor:
This is a utility to reset the
password of any user that
has a valid (local) account
on your NT system. You
do not need to know the
old password to set a new
one. It works offline, that
is, you have to shutdown
your computer and boot
off a floppydisk or CD. It'll
detect and offer to unlock
locked or disabled out
user accounts. It is also an
almost fully functional
registry editor.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 10:38
Windows XP Login
Recovery:
Login Recovery is a service
to reveal user names and
recover passwords for
Windows NT, 2000, XP,
2003 and Vista. As long as
you have physical access
to the computer, your
passwords can be
recovered.
Windows XP Login
Recovery:
Login Recovery is a service
to reveal user names and
recover passwords for
Windows NT, 2000, XP,
2003 and Vista. As long as
you have physical access
to the computer, your
passwords can be
recovered.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 10:39
Ultimate Boot CD
(UBCD): Ultimate Boot CD runs independently of any
operating system. It will
boot from any Intel-
compatible machine,
regardless of whether
DOS/Windows/Linux/
BeOS is installed on the
machine. However, you do
need an operating system
and a ISO-capable CD
writer software to create
the Ultimate Boot CD
from the downloaded ISO image file.
Ultimate Boot CD
(UBCD): Ultimate Boot CD runs independently of any
operating system. It will
boot from any Intel-
compatible machine,
regardless of whether
DOS/Windows/Linux/
BeOS is installed on the
machine. However, you do
need an operating system
and a ISO-capable CD
writer software to create
the Ultimate Boot CD
from the downloaded ISO image file.
ROCKY13 2010/02/02 10:41
5th Method:
If all fails, then simply
reinstall Windows and
create new accounts. To
recover lost data, you can use Data recovery tools
available on net but the
chances will be very low
to get data back.That's all i can suggest.If you have any other method / tool, feel free to post here.
5th Method:
If all fails, then simply
reinstall Windows and
create new accounts. To
recover lost data, you can use Data recovery tools
available on net but the
chances will be very low
to get data back.That's all i can suggest.If you have any other method / tool, feel free to post here.
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