Thx all. Unfortunately my CD burner on my PC only seems to allow me to burn a
bootable floppy and not a bootable CD. Unfortunately the laptop only has a CD
drive and no floppy drive. Unless i dont know what i am doing (which is very
likely to be honest!) I thought i had managed to create a CD with the
relevant files but the laptop still boots straight to the Welcome screen.
When i try to boot from the |CD Drive it says that there is not a bootable CD
in drive (presumably because of the above problem re bootable CD / floppy
disc).
Any further suggestions appreciated otherwise i think i am going to have to
bite the bullet and take it to a shop and pay for repair.
Thanks again.
Jamie
"Gotde T Shirt" wrote:
> Download the CD image from here and burn a bootable CD.
> Boot from it and clear the password for the account.
> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>
>
> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 06:07:00 -0800, Ganagrant wrote:
>
> > Thx for the advice, unfortunately the admin account seems to want a password
> > also. Getting hacked off with the stupid thing now!
> >
> > "R. McCarty" wrote:
> >
> >> Boot the computer to Windows Safe Mode. Press F8 every 1/2 second
> >> from a cold boot. XP checks for that keypress immediately after the BIOS
> >> POST ( Power on Self-Test ). Done correctly, you'll see a Safe Mode
> >> menu with various optional startup modes. It defaults to "Safe Mode". At
> >> the Welcome screen login to the Administrator account. Once loaded go
> >> to the Control Panel ( Classic View ) and use the Users applet to change
> >> an account and change the password. The Administrator account should
> >> have no password installed so at login just press "Enter".
> >> There are also bootable tools ( CD-R ) that allow you to modify the SAM
> >> hive of the Registry to remove/modify passwords. Below is a link to such
> >> a program:
> >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
> >>
> >> "Ganagrant" <Ganagrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:9D3C400E-8B96-437C-AEE1-3533A1A29002@microsoft.com...
> >>> My son has a laptop with XP home edition installed. He has 1 admin account
> >>> and 1 guest account. He set a password on the admin account and typically
> >>> has
> >>> now forgotten it.
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone advise how i can go about accessing the admin account without
> >>> the
> >>> password? Is there a way to disable it in the BIOS settings? Or do i have
> >>> to
> >>> completely re-instal XP?
> >>>
> >>> TIA for any help you can give me with this.
> >>>
> >>> Jamie
You can download a zipped .Iso of NT Password. Then download
a free Image burner program called Image Burn. With those 2 tools
you can build a reset disk.
NT Password ( .Zip containing an .iso module ): http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/cd070927.zip
"Ganagrant" <Ganagrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4AFB2F6A-FF10-4804-A410-F1FC5926234E@microsoft.com...
> Thx all. Unfortunately my CD burner on my PC only seems to allow me to
> burn a
> bootable floppy and not a bootable CD. Unfortunately the laptop only has a
> CD
> drive and no floppy drive. Unless i dont know what i am doing (which is
> very
> likely to be honest!) I thought i had managed to create a CD with the
> relevant files but the laptop still boots straight to the Welcome screen.
> When i try to boot from the |CD Drive it says that there is not a bootable
> CD
> in drive (presumably because of the above problem re bootable CD / floppy
> disc).
>
> Any further suggestions appreciated otherwise i think i am going to have
> to
> bite the bullet and take it to a shop and pay for repair.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Jamie
>
> "Gotde T Shirt" wrote:
>
>> Download the CD image from here and burn a bootable CD.
>> Boot from it and clear the password for the account.
>> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 06:07:00 -0800, Ganagrant wrote:
>>
>> > Thx for the advice, unfortunately the admin account seems to want a
>> > password
>> > also. Getting hacked off with the stupid thing now!
>> >
>> > "R. McCarty" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Boot the computer to Windows Safe Mode. Press F8 every 1/2 second
>> >> from a cold boot. XP checks for that keypress immediately after the
>> >> BIOS
>> >> POST ( Power on Self-Test ). Done correctly, you'll see a Safe Mode
>> >> menu with various optional startup modes. It defaults to "Safe Mode".
>> >> At
>> >> the Welcome screen login to the Administrator account. Once loaded go
>> >> to the Control Panel ( Classic View ) and use the Users applet to
>> >> change
>> >> an account and change the password. The Administrator account should
>> >> have no password installed so at login just press "Enter".
>> >> There are also bootable tools ( CD-R ) that allow you to modify the
>> >> SAM
>> >> hive of the Registry to remove/modify passwords. Below is a link to
>> >> such
>> >> a program:
>> >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>> >>
>> >> "Ganagrant" <Ganagrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9D3C400E-8B96-437C-AEE1-3533A1A29002@microsoft.com...
>> >>> My son has a laptop with XP home edition installed. He has 1 admin
>> >>> account
>> >>> and 1 guest account. He set a password on the admin account and
>> >>> typically
>> >>> has
>> >>> now forgotten it.
>> >>>
>> >>> Can anyone advise how i can go about accessing the admin account
>> >>> without
>> >>> the
>> >>> password? Is there a way to disable it in the BIOS settings? Or do i
>> >>> have
>> >>> to
>> >>> completely re-instal XP?
>> >>>
>> >>> TIA for any help you can give me with this.
>> >>>
>> >>> Jamie
>
A huge thx to all who contributed their advice on this subject, especially R
McCarty. I have now managed to create the disc and have since cleared the
password and got access to the laptop.
Many thanks to you all
Jamie
"R. McCarty" wrote:
> You can download a zipped .Iso of NT Password. Then download
> a free Image burner program called Image Burn. With those 2 tools
> you can build a reset disk.
> NT Password ( .Zip containing an .iso module ):
> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/cd070927.zip
>
> Image Burn Download sites:
> http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
>
> "Ganagrant" <Ganagrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4AFB2F6A-FF10-4804-A410-F1FC5926234E@microsoft.com...
> > Thx all. Unfortunately my CD burner on my PC only seems to allow me to
> > burn a
> > bootable floppy and not a bootable CD. Unfortunately the laptop only has a
> > CD
> > drive and no floppy drive. Unless i dont know what i am doing (which is
> > very
> > likely to be honest!) I thought i had managed to create a CD with the
> > relevant files but the laptop still boots straight to the Welcome screen.
> > When i try to boot from the |CD Drive it says that there is not a bootable
> > CD
> > in drive (presumably because of the above problem re bootable CD / floppy
> > disc).
> >
> > Any further suggestions appreciated otherwise i think i am going to have
> > to
> > bite the bullet and take it to a shop and pay for repair.
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > Jamie
> >
> > "Gotde T Shirt" wrote:
> >
> >> Download the CD image from here and burn a bootable CD.
> >> Boot from it and clear the password for the account.
> >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 06:07:00 -0800, Ganagrant wrote:
> >>
> >> > Thx for the advice, unfortunately the admin account seems to want a
> >> > password
> >> > also. Getting hacked off with the stupid thing now!
> >> >
> >> > "R. McCarty" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Boot the computer to Windows Safe Mode. Press F8 every 1/2 second
> >> >> from a cold boot. XP checks for that keypress immediately after the
> >> >> BIOS
> >> >> POST ( Power on Self-Test ). Done correctly, you'll see a Safe Mode
> >> >> menu with various optional startup modes. It defaults to "Safe Mode".
> >> >> At
> >> >> the Welcome screen login to the Administrator account. Once loaded go
> >> >> to the Control Panel ( Classic View ) and use the Users applet to
> >> >> change
> >> >> an account and change the password. The Administrator account should
> >> >> have no password installed so at login just press "Enter".
> >> >> There are also bootable tools ( CD-R ) that allow you to modify the
> >> >> SAM
> >> >> hive of the Registry to remove/modify passwords. Below is a link to
> >> >> such
> >> >> a program:
> >> >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
> >> >>
> >> >> "Ganagrant" <Ganagrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:9D3C400E-8B96-437C-AEE1-3533A1A29002@microsoft.com...
> >> >>> My son has a laptop with XP home edition installed. He has 1 admin
> >> >>> account
> >> >>> and 1 guest account. He set a password on the admin account and
> >> >>> typically
> >> >>> has
> >> >>> now forgotten it.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Can anyone advise how i can go about accessing the admin account
> >> >>> without
> >> >>> the
> >> >>> password? Is there a way to disable it in the BIOS settings? Or do i
> >> >>> have
> >> >>> to
> >> >>> completely re-instal XP?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> TIA for any help you can give me with this.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Jamie
> >
>
>
>
"Ganagrant" <Ganagrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8124A416-E387-4802-A628-CC9E8B2FAB36@microsoft.com...
>A huge thx to all who contributed their advice on this subject, especially
>R
> McCarty. I have now managed to create the disc and have since cleared the
> password and got access to the laptop.
>
> Many thanks to you all
>
> Jamie
>
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
>> You can download a zipped .Iso of NT Password. Then download
>> a free Image burner program called Image Burn. With those 2 tools
>> you can build a reset disk.
>> NT Password ( .Zip containing an .iso module ):
>> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/cd070927.zip
>>
>> Image Burn Download sites:
>> http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
>>
>> "Ganagrant" <Ganagrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4AFB2F6A-FF10-4804-A410-F1FC5926234E@microsoft.com...
>> > Thx all. Unfortunately my CD burner on my PC only seems to allow me to
>> > burn a
>> > bootable floppy and not a bootable CD. Unfortunately the laptop only
>> > has a
>> > CD
>> > drive and no floppy drive. Unless i dont know what i am doing (which is
>> > very
>> > likely to be honest!) I thought i had managed to create a CD with the
>> > relevant files but the laptop still boots straight to the Welcome
>> > screen.
>> > When i try to boot from the |CD Drive it says that there is not a
>> > bootable
>> > CD
>> > in drive (presumably because of the above problem re bootable CD /
>> > floppy
>> > disc).
>> >
>> > Any further suggestions appreciated otherwise i think i am going to
>> > have
>> > to
>> > bite the bullet and take it to a shop and pay for repair.
>> >
>> > Thanks again.
>> >
>> > Jamie
>> >
>> > "Gotde T Shirt" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Download the CD image from here and burn a bootable CD.
>> >> Boot from it and clear the password for the account.
>> >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 06:07:00 -0800, Ganagrant wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Thx for the advice, unfortunately the admin account seems to want a
>> >> > password
>> >> > also. Getting hacked off with the stupid thing now!
>> >> >
>> >> > "R. McCarty" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Boot the computer to Windows Safe Mode. Press F8 every 1/2 second
>> >> >> from a cold boot. XP checks for that keypress immediately after the
>> >> >> BIOS
>> >> >> POST ( Power on Self-Test ). Done correctly, you'll see a Safe Mode
>> >> >> menu with various optional startup modes. It defaults to "Safe
>> >> >> Mode".
>> >> >> At
>> >> >> the Welcome screen login to the Administrator account. Once loaded
>> >> >> go
>> >> >> to the Control Panel ( Classic View ) and use the Users applet to
>> >> >> change
>> >> >> an account and change the password. The Administrator account
>> >> >> should
>> >> >> have no password installed so at login just press "Enter".
>> >> >> There are also bootable tools ( CD-R ) that allow you to modify the
>> >> >> SAM
>> >> >> hive of the Registry to remove/modify passwords. Below is a link to
>> >> >> such
>> >> >> a program:
>> >> >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Ganagrant" <Ganagrant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:9D3C400E-8B96-437C-AEE1-3533A1A29002@microsoft.com...
>> >> >>> My son has a laptop with XP home edition installed. He has 1 admin
>> >> >>> account
>> >> >>> and 1 guest account. He set a password on the admin account and
>> >> >>> typically
>> >> >>> has
>> >> >>> now forgotten it.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Can anyone advise how i can go about accessing the admin account
>> >> >>> without
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> password? Is there a way to disable it in the BIOS settings? Or do
>> >> >>> i
>> >> >>> have
>> >> >>> to
>> >> >>> completely re-instal XP?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> TIA for any help you can give me with this.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Jamie
>> >
>>
>>
>>
Forgotten XP password - posted early 
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