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How to Log on as an administrator to reset the password
Choose your version:
Windows XP
Home Edition or Windows XP Professional
1. How to Log on as an administrator.
a. Restart the computer.
b. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE two times, and then type the name of the
administrator user account, usually it is administrator unless you
changed it.
c. In the Password box, type the administrator password, and then click
OK.
Note If the administrator password is set to a blank password, do not
type a password before you click OK.
2. To Reset a password.
a. Click Start, click Run, then type "control userpasswords2", and then
click OK.
b. Click the name of the user account that you want to reset the
password for, and then click Reset Password.
c. Type a new password in the New password box, and then type the
password again in the Confirm new password box, and then click OK.
d. Restart the computer, and then try to log on to Windows XP again.
For Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional in
a workgroup
1. Log on as an administrator.
a. Restart the computer, and then after the Power On Self Test (POST),
press the F8 key.
b. On the Windows Advanced Options menu, use the arrow keys to select
Safe Mode, and then press ENTER.
c. Select Microsoft Windows XP edition, and then press ENTER.
Note In this step, edition represents the correct Windows edition.
d. On the To begin, click your user name screen, click Administrator,
and then type the administrator password.
e. Press ENTER, and then click Yes.
2. Reset the password.
a. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
b. Click User Accounts, and then click the name of the user account that
you want to reset the password for.
c. Click Change the Password, and then type a new password.
Note If you do not want to use a password, click Remove password, and
then continue to step "e."
d. Click Change Password.
e. Restart the computer, and then try to log on to Windows XP again.
Windows XP Professional in a domain
1. Log on as an administrator.
a. In the Welcome to Windows dialog box, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then
type the name of the administrator user account.
b. In the Password box, type the administrator password, and then click
OK.
Note If the administrator password is set to a blank password, do not
type a password before you click OK.
2. Reset the password.
a. Click Start, click Run, type compmgmt.msc, and then click OK.
b. In the Computer Management (Local) dialog box, expand Local Users and
Groups.
c. Click the Users folder, and then right-click the user account that
you want to reset the password for.
d. Click Set Password, and then click Proceed.
e. Type a new password in the New password box, type the password again
in the Confirm password box, and then click OK two times.
f. Restart the computer, and then try to log into Windows XP again using
the users password.
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