Restrict access to safe mode by setting administrator password!

 Windows XP  2 Responses »
Apr 252011
 

Safe mode is a special operating mode available in all Windows. In safe mode you can not run audio and video files, if you are affected with Trojans or malware and if you are not able to get rid of them then log on to safe mode.

You can also change and diagnose programs in safe mode. But some times safe mode can be risky for the security reasons because any one can open the computer in safe mode. So it is very important to set a password for safe mode also, to restrict the access to safe mode you can set administrator password for the safe mode.

We will help you to set a password for safe mode in Windows XP, you just have to follow the following steps:

Step1:
The first step is to shut down the system and after some seconds reboot the computer. Now to go to safe mode, you just have to press F8 while it is rebooting. You will see a black screen with a number of options, choose Safe mode and click enter.

Step2:
Select the Windows XP as the operating system and when safe mode will be loaded, you will get the welcome screen. Now click on the administrator to log on as administrator.

Step3:
Now click on the start button on the extreme left of the computer screen and click run. Now in the run dialog box, you have to type “control userpasswords“. Now press enter, you will see a new window pick an account to change, there you just click on the administrator account.


Step4:
Now you will see list of options, just select change my passwords from the options given. You will get two dialogue boxes as current and new password, fill both of the fields. Now you have to click ok to finish the process. Now to see the changes made, reboot the computer and after selecting safe mode; you will ask to enter the passwords.

We recommend you to make a note of the passwords as well as use some other medium to remember the passwords. Because whenever you will need to log on to safe mode, you need to enter the password. We also recommend you to change the passwords at least once in a month to avoid any kind of security breaches. It is also essential to update the Windows once in a month to avoid internet worms.

You can also reset Windows XP forgotten passwords in safe mode whenever you want. To do so, you just need to enter into safe mode, then go to start, click run and type mmc in the dialogue box and press enter. Now you have to expand the local user and groups by clicking a “+” symbol on the left side of the window. Now you just have to click on the users in the local users and groups. After this go to administrator account, on the administrator account right click the mouse and press set password option. After finishing these steps, you successfully reset the password.

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Reset XP Password with Only 4 Steps

 Windows XP  No Responses »
Feb 252011
 

So you lost your Windows XP user password? You can try your best to remember XP account password, such as:

  • * your name?
  • * a loved one’s birthday?
  • * something from your childhood?
  • * a pet’s name?
  • * your home or office address?
  • * the name of a friend or family member?
  • * a frequently dialed telephone number?
  • * a favorite food?
  • * a combination of any of the above?

Forgot Windows XP Password

Still Can’t Find Your Windows XP Password?

If you’ve given it your best shot but that all-important Windows XP password is still hiding somewhere in your mind, then it’s time to try something a bit more technical.

Don’t worry – There is a easy way to recover the password.

Windows password recovery tool is a software program designed to recover or reset/delete your Windows XP password. It can sometimes be difficult to use but if there’s no hope of remembering the password and you can follow some simple directions, Windows password recovery tool is life saver.

Notes: You need a Windows XP Password Reset disk. If you don¡¯t have created it before, you should use the Windows Password Recovery Tool to burn a reset CD/DVD or USB flash drive.

Step 1. Download the Windows Password Recovery Tool

Go to the official site of Windows Password Recovery Tool, and download it for free. Install it with default options.

Step 2. Create a Windows XP Password Reset disk

Run this soft, insert a blank cd/dvd or usb flash drive. Follow the step-by-step guide to burn a Windows XP Password Reset disk. You can burn it to a cd/dvd or USB, it depends on your personal condition. After burning successfully, you get a password reset disk. Now insert this password reset disk into the locked computer which you lost Windows XP Password.

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Step 3. Set the bios config to boot from cd/dvd or usb

  • 1. Start your locked Windows XP Computer, press Del or F2 button while the computer is initalizing. The initial startup screen may be similar as this image. If you do that, you may see the bios config screen.
  • 2. Go to the boot menu and change bios setting to make it boot from cd/dvd or usb firstly.
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  • 3. Press F10 to save your changes, then restart this computer.save bios change
  • 4 . After restart, the computer will automatically load Windows password Recovery Tool and you can start to reset Windows XP Password.
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Step 4. Recover Windows XP Password with the password reset disk.

  • 1. Choose the Windows XP Installation if you have more than one OS in this computer.
  • 2. All Windows XP users will be listed. Select the user name which you forgot its password, click reset button.
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  • 3. A dialog box will be pop-up, click Yes to confirm reset, then this Windows XP user password will be reset to blank.
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  • 4. Eject the password reset disk, and restart you computer, login Windows XP with a blank password.
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How to Remove a Windows XP Login Password

 Windows XP  No Responses »
Mar 162010
 

This is 11PM. You just go home and sat down at the computer Room Mate to Type, the 2000-word homework thats due tomorrow. ‘re Your roommate on your computer, and wait patiently for the Windows XP loading screen disappears. After what seems an eternity, finally you look at the login screen. As their password in hand, the idiot used the birthday of his old friend, she was watching, wondering if you can change it. Press the Enter key, and you are rewarded with a beep. Uh oh. You try to pray again that has not changed his password. No luck. Caps-lock off? Check. Still no good. Shake your stomach, bile salt in your throat, you’re fucked! Actually, not really. Change the Windows password is easier than you think.

First, try the guest account. Simply a "client" in the "User Name" or click on the account of the customer label. Sometimes these accounts are activated without noticing it, and often they are left without a password. If this does not work for you or a little "offers more than the guest account, read on.windows_xp_logo-thumb1

Next, Windows XP built-in Administrator account. " This account is created during the installation of Windows, and is not accessible under normal circumstances. Many computers, especially those from Dell or similar companies, let the administrator account without password protection.

In this account, restart the computer in Safe Mode. You can do this by making the F8 key at startup and select Safe Mode from the Windows Start menu. When the computer starts in Safe Mode, you can access the Administrator account. Things seem a little strange in safe mode, but no worries, the house in order when you start back to normal.

After starting on Windows, try to enter the Administrator account so that the password field blank. If you do not get that way, then there is a password for your account if you can imagine, you have to try something else, and you can skip the next paragraph. If you are, then there is no limit to what you can do.

First things of all, lets get out of the safe mode. Go to Control Panel and open User Accounts. Create a new account for yourself, and be sure to give him administrative access. When you restart in normal mode, you will be able to apply this new account you just created to access. If you do, you have full access to what you need. You can use to reset passwords on other accounts, if you are locked out, or you can use this technique to do things they otherwise would not be able to acquire themselves.

If the administrator account has password, so it has become more difficult. Unless there is another personal account on the computer, you can, in the end only one option, and it is not good. I’m not saying this ever.

Windows XP stores the password in encrypted files, as files Sat A Google search for SAM file editor will return many results, and you’ll be several programs that use to burn a bootable CD and find to edit these files. Personally, I used one of these things, my favorite is Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 . This editor can reset your computer password easily. This is the fastest way. It will never destroy your Windows installation data.