How To Change Your Forgotten Password In XP

Did you forget your password in Windows XP of your various user accounts of your own computer?

Here is how to change or remove the password from the User Account Control Panel applet in XP when you have forgotten your password.

Please take note that this is intended for those that have lost their Windows user login password; it is illegal to perform this task on another person’s computer without their knowledge. Please use the following method wisely.

In your account with administrator privileges go to:

Start->all programs->accessories->command prompt (or) start->run->cmd

In the command prompt type: “net user  <account name > *  “

Note that the ” * ” must be included. It’s an asterisk.

You will be asked to enter a new password and to confirm the password

Hit enter

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~ by dissfunktional on April 11, 2008.