1st Method:
When you install Windows it automatically creates an account "Administrator" and sets its password blank. So if you have forgotten your user account password then try this:Start system and when you see Windows login screen, press ctrl+alt+Del keys twice and it'll show login box. Now type Administrator in user name and leave password field blank. Then press Enter and you will be able to log in Windows. Now you can reset your account password from Control Panel - > User accounts.
2nd Method:
Windows XP also provides another method to recover lost or forgotten password with the help of "Reset Disk". If you created a password Reset disk in past, you can use that disk to reset the password.3rd Method:
If the above listed methods do not work then try the following trick:- 1. Boot using Windows XP Setup CD and follow the instructions.
- 2. When it will ask to repair your existing Windows installation, accept it and press "R" to run the repair.
- 3. Setup will start repairing your Windows and will start copying files.
- 4. After some times setup will restart your system and when it will restarts don't press any key when it shows "Press any key to continue..." else Setup will be start from the beginning.
- 5. Look carefully at the details and when it shows "installing devices", press + F10 keys.
- 6. Then a command prompt window will be open. Now type nusrmgr.cpl and press .
- 7. It'll open the same "User Accounts" window which you see in Control Panel.
- 8. Now you can remove or reset any account password without any difficulty.
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