Quick WinXP help

[Kurashima]

On bootup, regardless of Safe Mode or normal mode, is there any way to bypass the password screen for administrator, as a certain, unnamed family member has forgotten their password.

[Sunday8pm]

Can't you do it from another user id?

[Ragnarak]

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html might be of use

[skiddy]

You can't bypass it. Simple as that.

Only thing you can possibly do is use the Linux bootdisk Ragna has pointed you too, but all that will let you do is change the password of accounts if you've forgotten it.

[edit] - and having just realised that's all you want to do, then it will work!

[Ragnarak]

http://ebcd.pcministry.com/descript_en.html is another option

[Ragnarak]

Originally Posted by skiddy

You can't bypass it. Simple as that.

Only thing you can possibly do is use the Linux bootdisk Ragna has pointed you too, but all that will let you do is change the password of accounts if you've forgotten it.

I assumed that's what he wanted to do, bypass the admin sceen so he could get in and reset the password..

[skiddy]

Originally Posted by Ragnarak

I assumed that's what he wanted to do, bypass the admin sceen so he could get in and reset the password..

See edit, my brain went into donkey mode for a moment or two

[Kurashima]

Cheers for the links lads. Ive now blanked all her passwords and she can use the system again.

*closed*