passwordkey asks:
Microsoft Windows XP allows people to set up different user accounts on a PC. Each of the accounts can have different preferences and settings. And also users can put password on them to protect their PC from unauthorized access.
However, if one forgot his computer password, then it would be quite problematic since one may not be able to access one’s PC. So how to find Windows XP password when it is forgotten.
8 Answers -
Bruce Epper
June 12, 2012If you are looking for recovery and someone still has administrator access to the machine, you could use Ophcrack (http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/) which is free or L0phtCrack (http://l0phtcrack.com/) which is a commercial program.
anhdroid
June 12, 2012You can get access to one’s personal account and data by using any Linux live cd I guess.
If you want to regain access to personal account from Windows, Hiren’s BootCD has a tool for this. Just download Hiren’s BootCD from http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/, launch it from an admin account and search for the tool. (I’m not sure what the tool is called but I’m sure that HBCD has one.)
ha14
June 12, 20123 Ways to Reset Forgotten Windows Administrator Password
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-to-reset-the-forgotten-windows-administrator-password/
Himanshu Singla
June 12, 2012ophcrack is the best software to get the password..apart from that MUO link by ha14 is the other option..now we have different linux and windows softwares..so you neednot to burn this each and every software on the cd..just make a usb bootable and use according to the need..to make pendrive bootable use uneetbotin(http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/)..
Alan Wade
June 12, 2012Here is an excellant article on User and Admin passwords and how to reset them: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_passwords.htm
ryandigweed0
June 12, 2012OPHcrack is really good, and has been reccomended by many people. Otherwise You can try the ubuntu method as suggested by MakeUseOf
Mihovil Pletikos
June 13, 2012you can always reset it from other account that is administrator
Jonal Coleman
June 15, 2012Use Offline NT Password & Registry editor to change or just simply remove the password..