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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: sneha on May 22, 2007, 01:01:57 AM

Title: Forgot admin password ,1 user have the admin rights
Post by: sneha on May 22, 2007, 01:01:57 AM

Hi ,
          i forgot the aminstrator Password , but one of the user have the administrator rights, now i need the  administrator password.  i try to reset the password but its giving a Warning mesege" u will lose ur data" ... is there any option to set the administrator password

OS-windowsXP profesional
Service pack-2


sneha

Title: Re: Forgot admin password ,1 user have the admin rights
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 22, 2007, 01:06:43 AM

Welcome to CH!

Try this:

Go to Control Panel (catagory mode)
Click User Accounts
Click User Accounts again
Now highlight the account and there should be an option to change the password.

Title: Re: Forgot admin password ,1 user have the admin rights
Post by: GX1_Man on May 22, 2007, 04:00:52 AM

Quote from: sneha on May 22, 2007, 01:01:57 AM

i try to reset the password but its giving a Warning mesege" u will lose ur data"

And that's exactly what it says?