Forgot my password

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Insert a blank, formatted disk in drive A, and then click Next .

In the Current user account password box, type your password, and then click Next . The Forgotten Password Wizard creates the disk.

When the progress bar reaches 100 percent complete, click Next , and then click Finish . The Forgotten Password Wizard quits and you return to the Change Password dialog box.

Remove, and then label the password reset disk. Store the disk in a safe place.

In the Change Password dialog box, click Cancel .

In the Windows Security dialog box, click Cancel .

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How to Use a Password Reset Disk
If you forget your password, you can log on to the computer with a new password that you create by using the Password Reset Wizard and your password reset disk.

To gain access to your local user account on a computer that is a member of a domain, or has been disconnected from a domain:
In the Welcome to Windows dialog box, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE.

In the Log On to Windows dialog box, type an incorrect password in the Password box, and then click OK .

In the Logon Failed dialog box that appears, click Reset . The Password Reset Wizard starts. The Password Reset Wizard lets you create a new password for your local user account.

On the "Welcome to the Password Reset Wizard" page, click Next .

Insert the password reset disk in drive A, and then click Next .

On the Reset the User Account Password page, type a new password in the Type a new password box.

Type the same password in the Type the password again to confirm box.

In the Type a new password hint box, type a hint that will help you remember the password if you forget it.

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NOTE : This hint is visible to anyone who attempts to log on to the computer by using your user account.

Click Next , and then click Finish . The Password Reset Wizard quits and you return to the Log On to Windows dialog box. Thepassword reset disk is automatically updated with the new password information. You do not have to create a new password reset disk.

In the Log On to Windows dialog box, type your new password in the Password box.

In the Log on to box, click the local computer. For example, click Computer (this computer) , and then click OK . You are logged on to the local computer with your local account information.

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Troubleshooting
You cannot use the password reset disk to reset the password on another computer.

You can use the password reset disk that you create with only the computer on which it was created. For example, if you have two Windows XP-based computers with the same user names and passwords, you cannot use a password reset disk that you create on the first computer to reset the password on the second computer.

You cannot use the password reset disk to reset your domain account password.

You can use the password reset disk only to resetthe local computer account password. If you forget your domain account password, contact your system administrator.

The password reset disk contains sensitive information.

Others may use the password reset disk to gain access to your computer. It is important to store this disk in a safe location