The Password Reset Disk is used to gain access into Microsoft Windows XP based if you lost your password. The Forgotten Password Wizard lets you create a password reset disk that you can use to recover your user account and personalized computer settings if you forget your password.
The steps to perform this task differ depending on whether your computer is a member of a network domain or is part of a workgroup (or is a stand-alone computer).
If your computer is on a domain:
1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Security dialog box.
2. Click Change Password.
3. Click Backup to open the Forgotten Password Wizard.
4. Click Next and then follow the instructions as they appear on the screen.
If your computer is not on a domain:
The steps to perform this task differ depending on the type of user account you have.
If you have a computer administrator account
1. Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
2. Click your account name.
3. Under Related Tasks located on the left side of the window, click Prevent a forgotten password.
4. In the Forgotten Password Wizard, follow the instructions as they appear on the screen.
If you have a limited account
1. Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
2. Under Related Tasks located on the left side of the window, click Prevent a forgotten password.
3. In the Forgotten Password Wizard, follow the instructions as they appear on the screen
The Instructions which appear on the screen are simple and easy to understand and you just have to fill in the details or navigate through the options according to your choice.
Using Password Reset Disk
In the Welcome Screen dialog Box press Ctrl + Alt + Del. In the log on Windows Box type in a password and click OK. In the login Failed Dialog Box click Reset. This will start your password Reset Wizard and follow the instructions. Insert your password Reset Disk while doing this and you can change your password. After everything is done, Log In with your new password.
Note: You cannot use the password reset disk to reset the password on another computer. You can use it only on the computer where it was created.
Start system and when you See Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press ctrl+alt+del keys Twice and it’ll show Classic Login box.
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There is a way to reset windows password without erasing anything.
Follow the instructions:
1.Free download the iso file of Windows Password Resetter 1.7: http://www.resetlostpassword.com
2.Burn it to a disk to create the boot disk, that simple.
3.Configure your pc or laptop to boot in the cd drive,
4.Insert the CD, reboot from CD drive, and then just follow the process of instruction. A few steps later, admin password would be cleared
Took about 5 minutes for the whole process.
Download the Windows Password Key 8.0 and install it then burn the software to a CD/USB drive,then insert the newly created CD/USB drive to your locked pc and reboot your computer,then press “F2” to enter your BIOS setup,following the instruction to reset your lost windows password.
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Free trail Windows Password Recovery Tool—Windows Password Unlocker is highly recommended
1.Download Windows Password Unlocker from Password Unlocker Official site
2.Decompress the Windows password unlocker and note that there is an .ISO image file. Burn the image file onto an blank CD with the burner freely supported by Password Unlocker.
3.Insert the newly created CD into the locked computer and re-boot it from the CD drive.
4.After launched the CD, a window pop up with all your account names(if you have several accounts) select one of the accounts that you have forgotten its password to reset it. Just one press, you have removed the password
http://wiki.e107.org/?title=Bypass_Windows_XP_Password there is an article about how to reset windows password. It must be helpful for those who have been locked out of computer
here is the methods I know.
The first thing which you check if you forget login password. When we install Windows, it automatically creates an account “Administrator” and sets its password to blank. So if you have forget Your user account password then try this:
Start system and when you See Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press ctrl+alt+del keys Twice and it’ll show Classic Login box. Now type “Administrator” (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows.
Now you can reset your account password from “Control Panel -> User Accounts”.
Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.
Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten Password by using “Reset Disk”. If you created a Password Reset Disk in Past, you can use that disk to reset the password. To know more about It, please visit http://www.resetwindowspassword.com/