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 Although Microsoft Corporation claim windows Operating System to be user friendly, there are still other aspects in the windows operation that should remain to be secured and it requires advance knowledge and skills in undertaking such operations. Some of it is when you are stock with your computer login form because you forgot your password and all of your important data are inside your desktop. What a big problem! Now what you’ll gonna do? Here are some good tips and remedies you should do to get in to your computer.

How to reset a forgotten windows administrative password

Step 1

Take a Windows bootable CD and insert it into your CD-ROM. Boot your computer with the Windows CD as if you were doing the Windows installation. When the CD starts working, you will be prompted to “Press any key to boot from CD”.

Step 2

Go through the steps until you will see a setup screen where it requires you to choose from one of two options: Install Windows or Repair Windows

Step 3

Press “R” to start repair of the windows. The Setup will start copying the files from CD to your PC hard drive. Wait for few minutes; the computer will then reboot itself automatically.

Step 4

The GUI (Graphical User Interface) screen of Windows Setup will be shown on the screen. You will need to go to the command prompt.
If you are using Windows 2000, wait until the setup comes to the place where it says, “Registering Components.” There you are going to pres the “Shift+ F10” key.
If you are using Windows XP, wait until you see a progress bar in the left where it says, “Installing devices.” There you are going to press the “Shift + F10” key.

Step 5

Now that you have opened the command prompt, you will need to get access to the control panel. Here is how:
If using Windows 2000, type “control.exe” in command prompt without quotes. If using Windows XP, type “nusrmgr.cpl” in command prompt without quotes.

Step 6

Now that you have access to the control panel, you can reset or set a new password using the control panel administration/password utilities. When you are complete, close the command prompt and wait until the repair is completed. Restart your computer and login with your new password.

How to reset the user account password in Microsoft window xp

Step 1

Turn on the computer.

Step 2

After the Dell logo splash screen, press the “F8″ key.

Step 3

When the Windows Advanced Options Menu screen appears, use the “Down Arrow” key to select Safe Mode, and then press the “Enter” key.

Step 4

When the Select the operating system to start screen appears, select Microsoft Windows XP, and press “Enter” key. The To begin, click your user name screen appears.

Step 5

Click Administrator. The password window appears.

Step 6

Type the administrator password, and then click the arrow. The Windows is running in Safe mode dialog box appears. ******** The Administrator password may be set to a blank password.

Step 7

Click Yes.

Step 8

Click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
The Computer Management window appears.

Step 9

Click the plus (+) sign next to Local Users and Groups in the left column to expand it.

Step 10

Click the Users folder

Step 11

In the right column, right-click the user account whose password needs to be reset, and click the Set Password button. The Set Password for “username” window appears, where “username” represents the user account being modified.

Step 12

Click the Proceed button. The New password window appears.

Step 13

Type the new password for the user account.

Step 14

Type the same password in the Confirm password box, and then click OK.

Step 15

Click OK.

Step 16

Close the Computer Management window.

Step 17

Restart the computer

How to override the administrative password

Step 1

Insert your Windows XP CD, and restart your computer. Watch the screen for the prompt “Press any key to boot from CD,” and hit a key when it appears.

Step 2

Proceed as if this were a normal “repair” installation of Windows. Allow the CD to start drivers, press “F8″ to agree to the license agreement, and select your installation of Windows XP for Repair by hitting the “R” key when prompted.

Step 3

Allow the repair process to continue until it reboots your computer. Do not be fooled by the “Press any key to boot from CD” prompt; just leave the computer alone to continue the repair process.

Step 4

Watch the bottom left hand corner of the screen. When you see the “Installing Devices” progress bar, hit “Shift+F10,” and a command prompt window will appear.

Step 5

Type “NUSRMGR.CPL” at the prompt, and hit “Enter.” You now have graphical access to the Users control panel! Change or remove passwords as you require.

Step 6

Allow the repair installation to complete, and you will be able to log in with your new password.

How to remove an administrative password in window xp

Step 1

Insert your Windows XP CD into your CD drive and boot your computer. If you receive the message “press any key to boot from CD,” press any key.

Step 2

Press Enter to setup Windows. After accepting the license agreement, you wil be asked if you want start a Repair process.

Step 3

Press R to begin the Repair process. Setup will now check your disks and then start copying files, which can take several minutes. After this, reboot. Let the computer boot normally (do not press a key to boot from CD).

Step 4

Keep your eye on the lower left hand side of the screen. When you see the Installing Devices progress bar, press SHIFT + F10. This will open a command line console.

Step 5

Type NUSRMGR.CPL at the prompt and press Enter. This will give you access to User Accounts. Remove or change your password. Write it down! After the repair is finished, you will be able to log on with your new password.