4 Efficient Windows XP Password Recovery Methods

Oct 18
08:09

2011

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In this article, we gather 4 efficient Windows XP password recovery methods. You can follow these methods to recover your Windows XP password.

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Forgetting Windows XP password is really a big problem. If you forget your Windows password,4 Efficient Windows XP Password Recovery Methods Articles what should you do to regain access to the locked computer? Finding safe method that can unlock your lost Windows password is really hard. In this article, we gather 4 efficient Windows XP password recovery methods.

Method 1: Recover password with built-in account

Windows XP has a built-in administrator account. And usually people do not create password for this account. If your built-in administrator account is available, you can log on Windows XP with the administrator account and then reset your Windows XP password in Control Panel.

1. Turn on your computer and come to the Welcome screen.

2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete twice to pop-up the classic login window.

3. Type "administrator" in the user name field and then click OK.

4. Open User Accounts by clicking Start > "Control Panel" > "User Accounts".

5. Selete the locked account and then click "Change the password".

6. Type the new password, and then click "Change Password".

Method 2: Recover password with password reset disk

Windows XP allows user to create password reset disk in Control Panel. If you have a password reset disk in hand, you can easily recover your forgotten Windows XP password. If you forget the password again, you can use the same disk. You don't need to make a new one. But please note that you must create the password reset disk before you forget the password.

Method 3: Recover password in safe mode

As a special diagnostic operating mode of Windows system, safe mode which starts computer with a limited set of files and drivers helps you to diagnose and repair various computer problems. If you forget or lose Windows XP password, you can do Windows XP password recovery in safe mode. In safe mode, you can recover the password with command prompt.

Method 4: Recover password with software

Windows password recovery software can create a bootable password reset CD or USB flash drive. With the CD/USB flash drive you can easily reset your forgotten XP Windows password. There is plenty of Windows password recovery software. We recommend Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery and take it as an example. You can do Windows XP password recovery with this efficient tool in less than 5 minutes.

1. Download and install Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery.

2. Create a bootable password reset CD or USB flash drive.

3. Boot the locked computer from the CD or USB flash drive.

4. Follow the instructions to reset the forgotten Windows XP password.

It is troublesome when we forget Windows XP password, but you do not need to worry about that from now on. These Windows XP password recovery methods can help you perform Windows XP password reset.