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Can login to windows xp( forgot password)
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Mike
11/22/02
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I haven’t used my windows xp machine in a while and forgot my password. Does anyone know a way that I can login, so that I can retrieve my files?
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Massoud
11/23/02
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Hi Mike
Give some details about your privileges etc. are you the only user?
Is the Machine user name and password any deferent?
I have copied a search result from Win XP Pro help centre.
“Recovering a user's password
If you forget your password on a computer that is part of a workgroup or is a stand-alone computer, check your password hint. (Your password hint is located on the Welcome screen beside the password prompt.)
If you have a password reset disk, you can use it to create a new password for your account. Your personalized computer settings will be retained. For more information about using the Forgotten Password Wizard to create a password reset disk, click Related Topics.
If your password hint does not help you remember your password and you did not create a password reset disk, you will need to have someone with a computer administrator account create a new password for you. For security reasons, a computer administrator cannot recover your password if you forget it; he or she can only create a new one for you.
Note
• A user with a computer administrator account can create or change passwords for all users on the computer. Users with limited accounts can create and change their own passwords, as well as create password hints.”
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Maria
jeannepecan@msn.com
02/18/03
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try looking in registry (regedit) for password, and change there or refresh your memory
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Ryan
02/20/03
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Not sure if WinXP has it, but it should. Get your computer into safe mode and you should be able to access the control panel and change your password. I'm not too familiar with XP, so im not sure about the safe mode thing...
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Inward Superior age9
07/12/03
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Some body told me that linux boot disks helped but you can lose all your partitions and all your memory.
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Inward Superior age9
07/12/03
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Some body told me that linux boot disks helped but you can lose all your partitions and all your memory.
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