Dont know the password to get into my laptop?

Question

Hi got microsoft xp on my laptop, i havent used it for along time and have forgotten the password. What can i do??

Answer 1

panic.

Answer 2

That´s a big problem my friend....

One method of gaining access to the system is by trying hard to remember the forgotten password, or a password of another user which has the same level of administrative rights. However I don't think this approach will help you, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here reading this, would you?)



Another method is by trying to restore a backed up System State (in Windows 2000/XP/2003) or a ERD (in NT 4.0) in which you do remember the password. The problem with doing so is that you'll probably lose all of the recently add users and groups, and all the changed passwords for all of your users since the last backup was made.



A third method might be to install a parallel operating system on a different partition on the same computer, then use a simple trick to gain access to the old system.



Windows Password recovery



http://www.loginrecovery.com



This site provides a tool to recover lost Windows XP passwords. It works for administrator and user accounts, it doesn't change the password just tells you the old one. It works with encrypted files (EFS) and password hashes. It even works if no passwords at all are known for the machine (as long as you have another computer with internet access to view this website with).

Answer 3

Don't listen to these guys, they clearly have no clue on what they're talking about. I am a developer at Microsoft so I know a thing or two about computers. The only way to reset your windows password 100% safe is to use a software called Reset Password Pro.



The software allows you to create a boot-disk, that can be made on a CD/DVD or USB stick. The boot-disk can then be inserted into any locked machine, and it's a simple case of pressing reset. Here is their official site: http://www.resetwindowspass.com

Answer 4

If it is the Windows password you have forgotten, then restart in Safe Mode and when you get to the Welcome screen, select Administrator. Then go into control panel and change the password for the user account you forgot the password for. This will only work if you did not delete the default administrator account.



If it's the power on password, you will have to contact the laptop manufacturer to find out how to reset the BIOS.



Good luck.

Answer 5

1st Method:



The first thing which you check if you forget login password. When we install Windows, it automatically creates an account “Administrator” and sets its password to blank. So if you have forget your user account password then try this:



Start system and when you see Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press ++ keys twice and it’ll show Classic Login box. Now type “Administrator” (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows.



Now you can reset your account password from “Control Panel -> User Accounts“.



Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.



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2nd Method:



Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten password by using “Reset Disk“. If you created a Password Reset Disk in past, you can use that disk to reset the password. To know more about it, please visit following links:



How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer in a domain in Windows XP



How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires



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3rd Method:



If the above mentioned tricks don’t work, then try following trick which is actually a loophole in Windows XP Setup and a big security hole:



A. Boot using Windows XP Setup CD and follow the instruction like Accepting EULA, etc.



B. When it asks to repair your existing Windows installation, accept it and press “R” to run the repair.



C. Setup will start repairing your Windows and will start copying files, etc.



D. After a few minutes setup will restart your system and when it restarts don’t press any key when it shows “Press any key to continue…” otherwise Setup will start from the beginning. Don’t press any key and setup will resume where it left.



E. Now it’ll start doing other tasks and will show a small progressbar with a few details in left side.



F. Look carefully at the details and when it shows “Installing devices“, press +F10 keys in your keyboard.



G. It’ll open a Command Prompt window. Now type nusrmgr.cpl and press .



H. It’ll open the same “User Accounts” window which you see in Control Panel.



I. Now you can remove or reset any account password without any problem.



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4th Method:



There are many 3rd party utilities which claim to recover forgotten Windows password. Following are 2 such nice utilities:



Emergency Boot CD:



EBCD is a bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of software or hardware faults. It is able to create backup copies of normally working system and restore system to saved state. It contains the best system software ever created, properly compiled and configured for the maximum efficient use.



You may download image builder utility which creates image of bootable CD-ROM (.ISO file), plus basic set of system tools. When the image is ready, write it to CD-R or CD-RW, and then everytime you’ll need convenient and powerful system tools they’ll be just at hand.



It is easy to customize the disk for your needs. You can include to CD any program you like, or remake the structure of CD completely. All you need is to change a few lines in configuration XML files.

Answer 6

Get someone with a working computer to download and install a copy of the Ophcrack LiveCD for you. You boot off of that, and in a few minutes it will recover your passwords.



Note: This should only be used on systems that you own and are authorized to recover passwords from.



http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

Answer 7

buy this program. dont download lowjack or what ever that progam is. the second person is lying its a download where he is using. its a scam. http://www.pcloginnow.com/?gclid=CNSe4sbrlZMCFQv_sgod6ycbAA

Answer 8

This is the best way i found,

have fun.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFKscf1AOXM&feature=related