XP admin password missing computer kaput

adouglasmhor

Computer keeps going back to XP boot choices will start in safe mode but not in ordinary.

My mates got the comp 2nd hand and do not know the admin password any ideas?

Donnie

Offline NT Password and Registry Editor

Which brand and model of machine?

adouglasmhor

Dell dimension 3000

Browntoa

can recommend the tool mentioned by Donnie , did a password in 5 minutes flat the other night

Laz123

If you want to reset to factory settings so it runs as sweet as a nut press F11 + Crtl on bootup.

JasX

reformat and reinstall everything from scratch?

adouglasmhor

Found the password in the end, Followed by it not really helping - did a fresh install and put the proprietary drivers back on. Good job I had my laptop and flash drives with me. One of the several drivers it did not have was the network adaptor* so the windows box could not connect to the net :eek:

Got rid of MacAfee for Panda Cloud AV. a bit simpler to use and lighter on resources.

*My mate also tried to get me to install his router software to fix this (it wouldn't have) despite the router working fine as it was being used by the laptop.

Bios updated too. Thanks everyone who helped out it's appreciated. They are up and running now.

JasX

Being a Dell all the drivers will be available from the Dell website, including the network adapter

you also never need any software for a router.

adouglasmhor

Oh I know, I got the drivers from the dell website, I just had to get the network adaptor one onto my lappy as an executable, stick it on a flash and plug it in to his computer. Once I had that up and running I could fix, graphics, bios, sound, etc. Only good thing was I put in the Dell serial no and it listed the drivers for me. I can’t understand why he thought I needed to rest the router when I was using it to post here asking for advice, download stuff etc.

hecongyan

You can create a Windows password reset disk to reset your password. Follow this 5 easy steps:

1. Enter a computer that can link to Internet. Google "windows password recovery tool 3.0". Download and install the software on that computer.

2. Run the software and create windows password reset disk by follow the instructions.

3. Eject the created CD/DVD and insert it into the locked computer.

4. Reboot the locked computer (it's necessary for you to change your locked computer's BIOS setting to make it boot from CD drive) and then follow the instructions to reset your password.

5. Now login Windows and set a new password.

Donnie

hecongyan wrote: »

You can create a Windows password reset disk to reset your password. Follow this 5 easy steps:

1. Enter a computer that can link to Internet........

Of course this is SPAM. Ignore.