If u forget your password and user name when loggin in to windows xp how do u find out what it is?

Question

i have windows xp and i forgot my user name and password and my guest account is disabled is ther any way i can find what my password and user name are

Answer 1

★★ RESETTING WINDOWS ADMIN PASSWORD ★★

◙ There are several ways to reset a Windows Administrator password. Below are three examples.

◙ First you have to decide whether you have Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition. If you don't know you can easily find that information this way.

1. Open the Start Menu
2. Right-click the My Computer icon and click on Properties.
3. The version will be listed there in that page's System Area.

◙ How to reset the Administration password for Windows XP Home Edition.

1. Restart (click Start Menu > Turn Off Computer > Restart) your computer.
2. Press F8 repetedly until the Boot Mode menu appears.
3. Start Windows XP in the troubleshooting mode by selecting "Safe Mode".
3. When the Widows Logon screen appears, a new user account appears at the top called "Administrator".
4. Logon with that account which rarely needs a password.
5. Once you are in go to the Control Panel and reset your password.

◙ How to reset the Administration password for Windows XP Professional Edition.

1. When the Windows XP Logon screen appears, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE twice very quickly.
2. Type "Administrator", and leave the password box blank and you are usually allowed to enter.

◙ Didn't that work for you? Well there is another way you can try. You can go to the web site below and download a program that will grab your encrypted password file. Get the information from that program and email the info to the web site and in a day or two you'll get your password back.

◙ TIP: You can get you password back in a few minutes if you give them $20.

☞ http://www.loginrecovery.com/

◙ More information at the Microsoft Support Site.

☞ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=site%3Amicrosoft.com+windows+xp+forgot+password

◙ The source of this information was "PCs, The Missing Manual". If you have Windows XP you really need to buy this wonderful book. It is worth every penny they are charging for it. Ipoders will find some helpful information here too.

☞ http://www.missingmanuals.com/

◙ Your computer comes with built-in help files. To get password information click on the START BUTTON > HELP & SUPPORT > SEARCH FOR "PASSWORDS". These help pages used to be a complete waste of time because they were so vague. But now they are very helpful. Back in the old days hard drive space was so small they really couldn't hold the huge cross-referenced help files we have today.

Answer 2

Try this:

↓ Restart your Pc
↓ keep tapping F8 even if it beeps
↓ A new screen will appear
↓ Select run windows in safe mode
↓ When the log in screen appears select Admin
↓ A po-up will appear when it logs in in
↓ Click yes
↓ Now ignore the black screen
↓ Go to Start menu
↓ Control Panel
↓ Users
↓ Select your normal account
↓ Click remove password (sometimes under password option)
↓ Restart your pc
↓ Log in as normal and the password should be removed
↓ Then in normal mode set a new password

Hard to follow but works
Please follow it correctly.

Answer 3

do this restart the computer when the computer is starting up keep tapping on the *F8* key fast then you will come too a option menu from there go too safemode then tap the enter key then your see the windows xp option then tap the enter key again and wait for the pc to load onto the login screen from there just click on the Administrator .Account then the pc will login on safemode then click on the safemode box that comes up just click on ok .. then click on start ... control panel ... user account .. icon then click on the use account id that the password is locked on then click on change password .. then click on the Apply option tab

then just restart the pc then when you come back to the login user account screen just click on the Account that you reset the password on and your intoo the computer..

Answer 4

If you follow above said fixes for password loss your buggered, because you need your old password to create a new one (little security feature that is ;) You need to make a password reset disk on a floppy disk or just try writing it down and keep it VERY safe.

Answer 5

YOU USER NAME SHOULD APPEAR ON THE START UP SCREEN BUT IF YOU CANT LOG IN YOU HAVE TO RESTART WINDOWS AND PRESS F8 GO IN SAFE MODE AND ERASE YOUR PASSWORD AND MAKE A NEW ONE AND MEMORIZE IT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

Answer 6

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Answer 7

try logining in as adminstrator. one way to do this is by booting into safe mode