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Old 02-12-2004, 10:28 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Kids Password lookup in Windows XP?
This is a question which I got from my brother and since I didn't know of a way (off the top of my head) I thought I'd pose the question to you guys.

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A guy at work asked this... If when you installed WIN XP and you gave your system a password and (yes you guessed it) forgot what it was. How can you find it or fix the problem?
Thanks in advance for any help...

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Forgot the Administrator's Password

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THere are certain apps to ... "Retrieve" the password.

If its on NTFS thats your best bet...

I've heard if its on FAT you can delete teh SAM file and it will reset the password.
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Thanks for the link Bill...I'll keep you guys updated on the status.
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