i had my old comp and gave it to a friend but cannot remember what my password was. is there a way to access it using a new password?. at the moment it is not connected to the internet
2007-03-03 03:06:50 · 6 answers · asked by aladinsane 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
If it is xp you should be able to log in under the admin account and delete the old password....unless you had the admin account password protected. Here is what you do.
At startup start hitting F8. A boot menu should come up. Select boot in Safe mode. Once it boots up you should see the administrator account (it doesn't show up in normal mode) Click on it then you can go into the control panel and change the password or delete it. If you get the start menu that has you type in the user name and password just type Administrator and log in that way. Hope this helps.
2007-03-03 03:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by CuriousOne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once you're in safe mode, go to Start, Run and type in "control userpasswords2." A new window will then come up with all of your passwords, etc. listed. Click to highlight the Administrator account and hit the Reset Password button. Type in a new password in both the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes. Click OK and your passwords will be changed.
2007-03-03 11:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by Elvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. A lot of times, when you want to change and use a new password, you have to sign in with the old password. If your talking about your computer sign-in password, then I don't know. If it's for a web page on the internet, you have to have a connection to get to it. The way I keep track of my passwords is to use this program called Roboform, it keeps track of and remembers all of your passwords. It evens signs in for you, generates new passwords for you, fills out forms. i can't live without it.
2007-03-03 11:19:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Format the hard drive and Re-install Windows (do a Clean Install). That will clear all old passwords and delete all your personal data.
If no Windows CD, try Kubuntu Linux instead. Google /Yahoo search for it.
2007-03-03 11:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all passwords are stored on hard drive 1 st.try the computer's
history 2nd go to settings
2007-03-03 11:26:52 · answer #5 · answered by Soilderblue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try booting up in safe mode - you should be able to log in as admin where you can change the password or delete the user
2007-03-03 11:12:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋