A freeware utility is available for resetting your Administrator password in the event you suddenly can't remember it. Information and the tool can be found by visiting this link - Offline NT Password and Registry Editor.

Alternatively, you can download Ophcrack which can be used to identify all user passwords on an NT based machine.

BBR assumes no liability for use of either of these tools. Download and use at your own risk!

After you've recreated your password and are back in business, you can follow the instructions in the following MSKB articles (XP) for creating a password recovery disk:

• How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer that is not a domain member in Windows XP
• How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer in a domain in Windows XP
  

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last modified: 2006-09-05 17:57:55