How Do You Retrieve Passwords In Windows XP?
If you are logged on to an account with administrative privileges, you can change user passwords using the following steps • Click on the green Start button and click Run. Then type cmd into the text box and press Enter. • Type net user [Username of the Account] * (e.g. net user Administrator *) then press Enter. Make sure you spell the username correctly, and you have the “*” after the username. • Type in what you would like to reset the password to, then press Enter. Type it in again and press Enter. If you are logged out of the computer and cannot figure out the password at the start up screen, do the following: (this typically only works on Windows XP Home Edition) • Restart the computer and tap the F8 button repeatedly while your computer starts up. • You will get a screen with a list of options. You need to either choose Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Press Enter to confirm your selection. • After waiting a while for all the drivers to load (all the scrolling stuff),
