Exit the command shell dialogue, don't type in anything else if you don't know what you're doing, you could really hose down your computer. Log out of the administrative account, then log back in to your account with the new password.
Reboot your computer. As long as you don't press any keys e. F8 during the boot-up the computer will start up normally. I was given a desktop with Windows XP. How do I take off or reset administrator password? You can use a password reset disk or try guessing the password.
Most of the admin passwords are "admin" or "administrator". Yes No. Not Helpful 2 Helpful It's a huge security risk to have a full access administrative account with no password. If you'd like to enable this account, log in as an administrator, go to Start, search cmd, right-click, and select "Run as administrator.
Not Helpful 1 Helpful 2. What if the administrator account is password protected, how do you gain access? The only way to gain access would be to boot from another disk with a utility, like ntpasswd, to reset the password. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 1. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. You can access the Administrator account through the login prompt without logging into safe mode.
Windows XP Home Edition will also allow you to use this method to log on. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Boot from the CD and select the locksmith option to change whatever password you like. There is a way to crack the windows "SAM" and system files. If LC5 is not installed on the computer that you forgot to, you need to install it with a disk through DOS, not Windows, because as soon as the hard drive starts windows it is using the file so you can't copy it.
Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0. A much simpler method is simply to rename or delete the SAM file renaming is safer. For this you need to boot the box using some other operating system on a CD and then mount the drive otherwise Windows locks the SAM file and won't let you touch it. Find the SAM file and change the first character. After you reboot, all the accounts are still there, but they all have null passwords.
However when you boot into safe mode you get the same message, so don't try this method on XP SP2. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 1. The SysInternals ERD Commander product used to change the admin password seems to have been discontinued, however there are many other options out there for resetting the password so long as you are willing to spend a little money.
Some users are smart enough to password protect their Administrator account when they install windows. When we restart our computer after a while, then window checks that offline files first then boot from original files. This directory contains only the files that are frequently used. Delete all the files. Open C Drive then go to Documents and Settings.
In this folder choose your user profile. Delete temp folder. Then in the same location, there will be a folder Temporary Files. Delete all the files from this folder. Long time to make login Windows XP. Go To Solution. Best Answer. Long time to make login Windows XP There is many things may cause this late to login you may installed the kaspersky internet security : this program make the login takes too long than usual You should remove it from windows start go to the configuration of kaspersky and disable it 2.
Restart the pc and check it 3. About isengard. Questions 0. Answers 2. Best Answers 1. Vote Up 0 Vote Down. To run it , click Start, select Run, type msconfig in the box and click OK. About Omarovitch. So if you want a faster computer, you need to disable some of them first. We are having a similar issue with our XP machines on our domain since SP3. What happens is this:. The first time a user logs into a particular machine, the login goes through as is should, then it goes to a blue screen.
Not a blue screen of death, but the blue screen as in desktop background color. The cursor still works and can be moved around. It sits like this anywhere from one two five minutes, then logs in to the desktop. It only does this the first time a user logs into that machine, after their local account is created, they log in normally. Is there any way to speed up initial user account creation? Is it mapping drives or something before it goes to desktop? What is going on? This started after SP3.
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Search Ask Leo! Why is there a long delay after I login to Windows? Do this Subscribe to Confident Computing! I'll see you there! Thanks, andy Reply. Good luck to all! After disconnecting the network drives I was able to get to the desktop immediately. Paul L. Reboot and try to log in again. You can try both, but I believe adding your default gateway will have the most impact. Thanks, Jonathan Reply.
I saw this before, and was the dhcp that wasn t running or dns… Regards Reply. Great article! When i logon to windows, system work slow for some time after it works ok….. I think — it is simple questions.
A lot of applications in Windows startup. Because you have good blog! Now works fine. Hope my fix works for you! Joe Reply. Hi , Actully my problem is when i login to the domain it was taking too much of time and also if login as a local account it was very fast even though i check the Router and Cables and Also Viruses and DNS every thing is working properly how can i solve this problem once i get into the cystem it was logging off Reply.
Hi , Actully my problem is when i login to the domain it was taking too much of time and also if login as a local account it was very fast even though i check the Router and Cables and Also Viruses and DNS every thing is working properly how can i solve this problem Regards, Raza Ali.
Anjum London Reply. Rgds, Reply. Sounds like your acount is maybe on a roaming profile? Very frustration Reply. I am having the same issue on one of the network that I managed. What happens is this: The first time a user logs into a particular machine, the login goes through as is should, then it goes to a blue screen.
Shaun Reply. Hi I have a HP tx notebook with Windows 7 installed. Leave a reply: Before commenting please: Read the article. Comment on the article. No personal information. No spam. Technology with Confidence.
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