asked on

Recovering or resetting the admin password in XP Pro

I just started work for a company that is mnoving offices and I am setting up there new office. I have a few pc's that are not seeing the network and are not allowing me to log into the server. I am running xp pro on the clients and server 2003. I know that I can reset the admin password locally if I can get onto the network, but I can't get on the network.

They have no idea what the admin passwords are the the pc's or if they are even the same. Is there a way I can get these passwords or reset them al least?

If I do can reset them, are they blank by default?

If I can't get them or reset them is there any other way to get into these pc's and change the network settings so that they can be used without wiping the drives?

thanks,

rgn

rindi

If those PCs have a local user account, you can use the UBCD which has many tools included, one of which is toreset administrator's Passwords on a windows box. You can decide what the password should be, but normally one would select an empty pwd.

http://ultimatebootcd.com

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

stevenlewis

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

tgunduz

this does not function when there are maintenance tools installed by the vendors like DELL boxes

there is no paritition number displayed after

"NT partitions found"

tgunduz

sorry I correct

this does not function when there are maintenance tools installed on private paritions by the vendors like DELL boxes

after booting the CDimage there is no paritition number displayed after

"NT partitions found"