How to bypass Windows XP login passwords from scratch

Step 6 If you get stuck

If you try this and it says "access denied", you're out of luck. :(
(If its got security, you probably shouldn't be in it anyway.)

Well, that's the end. I hope this was useful, and if you have any questions or suggestions, please leave a comment.

Comments

[jmartin47]

sounds like u no lot bout computers juss gettin in2 them myself but real reason i got expensive computer password all kinds of sercurity need to get in hit me up if no peace

[freedom-1000]

there is another step, if the above steps fail, you can always download a password changer that is based in linux, usually in an iso format , download the ISO and burn it to a cd , then insert the new cd into the cd rom , and restart the computer. when the computer boots up it boot from the cd, the program on the cd will be a linux based program. and will be able to read the current password . when you get the password write it down. then exit the cd, and remove the cd , reboot the computer, ta da you now have the password without having to change anything on the computer, and since you used a linux based cd to boot the computer , windows does not make a record of the login or access to the password file. use the user name and password that the cd has given you and log into the system like it was your's ~!

[tinstructable]

Thank You So Much! I hadn't used my computer for a while and forgot my password. I found this and tryed it and it worked perfectly. Thanks :)

[Atomman]

How did you see this if your PC was broke?...

[tinstructable]

Different computer with internet access.

[tinstructable]

By the way, the administrator password for my computer was just admin.

[soulswerelost]

is there anyway to set the password back to normal because if not the owner of the acount will know.

[nadetagger]

will this damage the stuff and documents and music things i have on my computer?i dont want them to be erased

[jbv6]

No, it won't.

[mistermature]

What I think you mean is if there's a good Systems Administrator then you're out of luck because the true Administrative Account will be password protected and the Guest Account will be disabled.

Now there are ways but I am not responsible for you using and/or trying these techniques and screwing up. If it's not your computer, it is ILLEGAL and not worth the trouble. FYI....Attempt at your own RISK.

Beware!!! Resetting a user's or administrator's password on some systems (like Windows XP) might cause data loss, especially EFS-encrypted files and saved passwords from within Internet Explorer. To protect yourself against EFS-encrypted files loss you should always export your Private and Public key, along with the keys for the Recovery Agent user. Please read more about EFS on my What's EFS? page. Out of the following list, the only tool that will no cause any harm to EFS-encrypted files on your hard disk is the Windows Password recovery system.

There are Linux based programs which will allow you to reset any Administrator on any XP or 2000 machine. There is also a site called http://www.loginrecovery.com/ which will allow you to recover any password on a machine without the need to know any of the passwords on the machine.

One of the Linux based programs can be found at http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Another Linux based password bypass can be downloaded at http://www.openwall.com/john/