I've lost my Windows Password! How can I log in?

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How can I get my password back?

Typically you cannot. You can only have it reset. I assume you read the article above the comments.

Hello all.
My computer profile has dissappeared from the active directory users and computers cpu account and I can no longer log on to my network account. When I try to logon to my local machine I am told that my account and the admin account are both locked out. So i can`t get onto my network OR my local machine.
Can anyone tell me if there is a way I can gain access to my computer without having it rebuilt?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Alex

is there any way that i can RECOVER my windows password when i log in without using any external devices or a software tracker.

or is there any kind of file that can be viewed through the dos mode to retrieve my password

No. The passwords are strongly encrypted.

Go here...

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

Is there any way to recover/remove Windows 98 network administrator login username and domain info as well as remove the password? My Operating system won't start unless I log into my network and I don't have my username, password, or domain info. Is their a default setting to the network username and password or is it my dial up username and password or did I have to make a new network username, password, and domain before it activated this crap that I can't log on? Please Help!!!!!!!!

I have a dell laptop.My os windows98 has been corrupted .I have lost my bios password. my system have no floppy disk drive only cd drive. How can i login to the bios screen. i there is any way to login plz give a solution.
Bye From
Muthu(India)

resetting windows 9x passwords is easy. simply press escape when asked to login. it will show you a desktop and let you access the local machine but will not be logged onto the network. now go to a command prompt and DELETE the *.PWL files for the usernames you want to reset from c:\windows. Then logout. Now you'll be able to login as admin with a blank password.

i have more than one operating system on my computer and i want to clean the computer so that i will only have one operating system. i want to completely reset the hole system so there is nothing else on it
please help, kind regards, peter

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