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i forget administratrator password in win xp

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by rajreddy004

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how to break the administrator password. how to solve this problem.

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by cachetray

I made a huge mistake and changed user names on all of the accounts active on XP, booted to Fedora Core 6 and forgot that when logging back on to XP the last user name will still be present. Without knowledge of any of the new names I was locked out when attempting to log back on to XP. I loaded Knoppix to have access to most of the Windows files, but could not find any of the new user names. Did I over look a file or folder under /hda1?

by nicknielsen

What do you mean, you didn't document your changes? That makes it your problem, not my problem.

Try checking in the "Documents and Settings" directory; that's the default storage location for profile information.

by cachetray

When addressing the issue in my prior post I do not believe I stated anywhere that it was your problem. Your profile shows that you have extensive experience with Linux. This was not a hardware nor an electronics issue Umm.. Where was that file located again?
I am a firm believer in documentation and also a believer that sometimes things like this happen. Not to say that I would ever do it again myself though..

by nicknielsen

And, to be honest, I lumped you in with the original poster in this thread. If I was incorrect, you have my apology.

To clarify my original response to you, the default location for profile information in Windows XP is the C:\Documents and Settings directory. Each user profile is stored in a sub-directory carrying the same name. If you browse that folder, you should see all the valid Windows user names on that PC.

Edit: type, post, proofread

by cachetray

To clarify my original reply, I was unable to log in to XP, The fact that I could use Knoppix to view and access my ntfs partition was my only hope. After reading every accessible file in /hda1 I could not find the new user names.
I must have overlooked a file or folder somewhere inside /hda1. I could recreate the problem and try again, but I do not think I will be successful. Thanks for trying to help though..

by nicknielsen

Under Knoppix, you should be able to see "/hda1/documents and settings/%username%". Are you sure /hda1 is the correct drive and partition? Has it been mounted properly?

Try booting to PCLinuxOS or Ubuntu live CDs. If the hard drive was accessible, I have never been [u]unable[/u] to find an existing Windows file or directory with either.

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