lizzy h Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 My son has a computer but has forgotten his userpassword, we cannot get into it at all, is there any way to reformat itor to get into the computer without using a password, the computer isnearly new and is on windows XP, can you help as we need to use it asours is getting sooo slow thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 See this article.RegardsSimon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Did it come with an XP CD ?I'm not talking about recovery CD's but a genuine copy of Windows XP.PS: You can always reinstall using the recovery CD's but it will wipe out everything that is on there and return it to 'out of the box' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyvais Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 You can download a free utility called NTPasswd (just do a Google to find it). Basically, the download enables you to create a Linux boot CD. You then boot your PC from this and it enables you to change the password of any of the XP users. Generally, its safest just to blank the password and then to set it to something else once you are back into Windows XP proper. Make sure you understand what you are doing before you use it. If you search you should find instructions on the Net.There's also another similar utility called nt_pass. I once had to use NTPasswd and it worked for me.Bonne Chance :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzy h Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 thankyou toall that helped us we managed it with your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Gonna let on how ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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