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

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administrator passwords are easy to get by. i cant recover a password but i can change it to whatever i please. there is a program called erd commander that handles that with ease. you burn the program to a CD(it must be bootable) turn on your pc go into the bios and have it boot from cd. your pc will load the erd commander eviroment it is windows like evironment and you go into the start menu just as in windows and find the locksmith tool. from there you will pick the account you want to change the password to enter the new password and reboot.
just to let you know the program comes in a suite called winternals admin pak and its very pricey. like 1000 dollars a few years ago but worth every penny if you administer tons of equipment and your job could be on the line

Sic13 the method you described is neither free nor easy for people whom aren't computer expierenced i strongly reccomend visiting www.n00btech.irishost.net and posting your questions there or emailing me at joshuau@gawab.com i have the SAME type of programs FREE except MINE delete the admin password soyou can sign on and then you can EASILY reset it to a new one of your choosing

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Josh
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Sir,
I have heard that there are some short cut keys to get a window where I can type ADMINISTRATOR to bypass my forgotten user account. Is it true? But I heard it very positively. What is it(the short cuts)?

I have a very important machine with XP PRo and did some tweaking with system mechanic this am and now it won't let me logon
single user machine and never even assigned names or passwords before....think I know the name that was popping up but actually never even had the logon screen until a week or 2 ago when I made some other change
I've tried the name I think was in there and several passwords....but really don't think there was ever a pw assigned....tried Admin and Administrator and still fully locked out
can anyone help???

Is there any masterkey or pasword to log in in windows ? Can I open anyone's email account and read the emails without using password ? Please tell me the method ?

Goodday leo,

I need your help with my problem, i like to play games but my dad didnt allow me on my account to have the rights to do play on the internet. How can i retrieve these rights for playing on the internet. Please tell me

Pascal

Hi My name is pasindu
If my brother has the administrator password and he lets me use hte administrator password but never ever give me ht password just loggin and give
how can i have the administrator password of windows XP i need it so i can logg into administrator when he is not there

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Pascal: you'll need to speak to your father.

Pasindu: you'll need to speak to your brother.

Leo
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i want to hack my brothers hotmail , can you tell me how to do it ?

well have any of you ever tried to just remove the password from your user? if you go to "run" in your start menu, and then type in "control userpasswords2". this will bring up an interface that lets you do all sorts of fun stuff with the passwords of the users on the computer your on.

course none of this helps if you cant log on, but even in that situation, just log into safe mode. hope this helps...

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