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lost password for XP, have Admin password

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by stephen.jones42

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Hi,

I have the admin password for an XP but no login password. Have tried safe mode but there appears to be no optiom to login to windows xp as an administrator - any ideas?

Many thanks,

Steve

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by older mycroft

The 'Welcome' screen

OR

The login box with 'Name' & 'Password' areas?

If it is the 'Welcome' screen, by choosing Safe Mode the 'Welcome' screen will have the Administrator detailed as a choice when you arrive at it.

If it is the login box, type Administrator / Password into the relevant boxes.

by stephen.jones42

Thanks for the speedy response. On startup, the screen goes to the standard ctrl,alt,del box followed by login box with password and user. I have tried entering administrator and then the admin password but to no avail. This seems odd as I have both admin and system passwords and have verified them through accessing and being able to adjust security settings in F2 setup. Think I'm going mad!

by jiminpa

When you do ctrl-alt-del and log in, are you logging there is a drop down box (if you are on the domain) which allows you to choose the domain or the local computer. Make sure you are making the proper selection.

by ic-it

If Home, try to boot to safe mode and try administrator for the user name and no password.
The admin password for the Setup is in no way related to the OS password, unless someone set them the same (they may have changed it later).
If Pro from the regular logon screen try the administrator username and no password.

by stephen.jones42

Definitely logging onto the local computer. No ideas then? Do I have to go down the boot CD route? I just don't understand as I have both administrator and system passwords. Please help asap before I have to take the second option which I am not at all comfortable with.

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