Reference number: CH000628
Prevent a forgotten password in Windows XP.
Question:Prevent a forgotten password in
Windows XP.
Additional information:
Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional includes an option that
enables users to create a floppy diskette that enables them to access
the computer in the event of a forgotten password. Below are the
steps required to create this diskette.
If you do not know your password to enter Windows XP and have not
created this diskette please see document
CH000172 for information about how to access Windows XP when a
password is forgotten.
Answer:Creating the forgotten password diskette
- In Microsoft Windows open Control
Panel.
- In Control Panel open the User Accounts window by
double-clicking the User Accounts icon.
- In the User Accounts Window in the top left Related Tasks
section click Prevent a forgotten password.
- Insert a blank floppy diskette into the computer and click
Next.
- Type the password for the user you are creating the
diskette for and click Next.
- Wait until the diskette has completed the process of being
created and then store the diskette in a place you will
remember.
Using the forgotten password diskette
If you have forgotten your Windows XP password, however have
created a forgotten password diskette earlier to use the diskette
follow the below steps.
- At the Windows XP login prompt when the password is entered
incorrectly click the reset button in the login failed
window.
- Insert the password reset diskette into the computer
and click Next.
- If the correct diskette Windows XP will open a window
prompting for the new password you wish to use.
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