Mom lost her Windows XP password ... how can I retrieve it ??

[winr]

She has 2 accounts on here PC

Hers and one called Family ... hers is password protected, Family is not

Family has limited access, I cant seem to do anything from there

I dont wish to reload her PC but get rid of the password protection

TIA


winr

 

[daveybrat]

If it's XP home edition, then all you have to do is to boot into Safe Mode. Log into the Administrator account and you can then delete her password. If it's XP Pro, let us know.

 

[ratjacket]

I think it would work in pro as well as long as you didn't have a certain patch

 

[Bubbaleone]

IMHO (based upon many years of personal use), PogoStick has the best free tool available for easily resetting forgotten XP passwords: Offline NT Password & Registry Editor .

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[QuietDad]

Just one of MANY utilties on http://downloads.tomsguide.com/Hiren-s-Boot-CD,0301-51033.html

 

[winr]

Thanks guys, going over Friday to Moms


winr