How to Recover a Lost Password in XP
- 1). Login to the computer with a user account that does not have a lost password.
- 2). Click on "Start." then choose "Run."
- 3). Type the command "control userpasswords2" into the Run box without quotations. Press "Enter."
- 4). Choose the user with the lost password in the "User Accounts" box. Click on the "Reset Password" button.
- 5). Enter a new password and confirm it. Click "OK."
- 6). Click "OK" to close the "User Accounts" window.
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