Three Tips for Windows XP Administrator Password Recovery

The default admin account on Windows XP is enabled and not password protected. By this feature, you can easily reset a forgotten password to Windows XP when you are locked out of computer. But if you added a password to this built-in administrator account before and now cannot remember its password, what will you do to reset this forgotten Windows XP default administrator password? Here's some advice on Windows XP administrator password recovery for you.

Tip 1: Use a user account with administrator permission

It is well-known that users can create 2 kinds of admin account in Window XP. One is a user account with administrator privileges while the other is the built-in administrator account. So when you forgot Windows XP password, you can log on computer with an available administrator account and then do as follows:

Step 1. Right-click My Computer icon to select Mange.

Step 2. On the coming up classic computer management window, expand Local Users and Groups folder, and then expand Users folder to display all user accounts on this computer.

Step 3. Right-click Administrator and select Set Password option.

Tip 2: Take advantage of password recovery disk

Provided a password reset disk for the default administrator account is created in advance, Windows XP administrator password recovery can be completed within a few clicks.

Step 1. Go to Windows XP logon screen and enter a wrong password for the administrator account.

Step 2. Press Enter to pop up the "logon failed" dialog box, and click "use your password reset disk".

Step 3. On the Password Reset Wizard screen, click Next to change this administrator password.

Tip 3: Try Windows Password Recovery Software

If you forgot the Windows XP administrator password without a password reset disk, don't feel impressed. Windows password recovery software like Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery can help you. This software allows you to create a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive to reset lost Windows XP admin password.

Step 1. Download and install Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery.

Step 2. Burn a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive with the software.

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

Step 4. Reset Windows XP administrator password.

Among these tips, it's highly suggested you try tip 3 that changing Windows XP password with Windows password recovery software as it is can be applied to every lost Windows password circumstances. And it is simple and fast.