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get passed administrator lock?

how to get passed the administrator if i forgot my password
jim, February 2009
Depends on what Operating System. I'll assume XP?

If it is truly the administrator account (check by starting in safe mode and choosing administrator).

You can do a repair install (install on top of itself without deleting the existing install), then during the first reboot while it tries to load drivers, hit CTRL-ALT-DEL, clcik file, open, type CMD, change the directory to c:\windows, type "Net User Administrator *" and it will let you change the password (if you just type "Net User" it will list the users

Astrophel, February 2009