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Forgot XP Password - Restore your PasswordForgot XP password can be a scary thing to happen to anyone. You can feel the perspiration on your forehead and coming down your back. You suddenly realize you can lose all your important information you've stored on your computer for however long you've had it. You start to ask yourself if you saved anything anywhere to help you to remember your Windows XP Administrator password. Requirements - floppy disk drive and floppy disk. Most older personal computers have a floppy disk drive and if you do then you don't need to sweat it. If you don't then you need to get a usb external floppy disk drive and plug it in. Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Disk - allows the user to recover a user account when the user forgets his or her Windows XP Administrator password. Create the Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Disk Use a Windows XP Administrator password account. Note - This procedure is for a computer that is part of a workgroup or for home use or in a small business. Screen - Control Panel Icon
Select Start > Control Panel Screen - Control Panel
Select User Accounts Screen - User Accounts
Select User (John) icon (Computer Administrator) account as an example. Note - It's important to select a Windows XP Administrator password account. Screen - John Account
Select under Related Tasks to the left of the window Prevent a Forgotten Password Insert a Blank Formatted Disk into Drive A Screen - Forgotten Password Wizard
Select Next Screen - Forgotten Password Wizard
Select Next when Progress: 100% Complete Screen - Forgotten Password Wizard
Select Finish Take the Floppy Disk out of the disk drive and label it as the Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Disk Log on with a Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Disk If you forgot XP password, you can create a new password when you log in by using the Password Reset Wizard and Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Disk. On the Windows Log On screen, select the user name that you want to use > Enter without entering a password. The following error message shows up:
Select use your Windows XP Administrator password reset disk. The Password Reset Wizard starts to create a new Windows XP Administrator password for your user account > Next. Insert the Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Disk into drive A > Next. Type a new Windows XP Administrator Password in the Type a new password box. Type the same Windows XP Administrator Password in the Type the password again to confirm box. In the Type a new password hint box, type a hint to remind you of your Windows XP Administrator Password in case you forget your new Windows XP Administrator Password.
Select Next > Finish The Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Wizard ends and returns to the Windows XP Logon screen.
Enter your new Windows XP Administrator Password in the Type your password box, and then select the Right Arrow button to log on to the computer. Now you're able to get back in to your computer and access all your information if you forgot xp password. Conclusion As soon as you find out about being able to create a Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Disk, I strongly suggest you complete this Forgot XP Password process. May you never be caught without a Windows XP Administrator Password Reset Disk and wish you ran this Forgot XP Password process.
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