Windows XP

Ive got windows XP on my computer and am having problems with it. Therefor I want to do a repair install. When I get to the Repair install screen using the CD I get enter administrator password. On the computer I have 2 users " A" and "B". User A has full administrator access whilst user "B" does not.


Thus Ive typed in several passwords for the administrator, They don't seem to be correct.

My question is , is there a way to either go into windows and find out what the administrator password is or change it using user "B"?

thanks

Howdy.

You should be able to use the password that was used during the original installation on windows xp.

Type in that password and all should be good, and also when using the recovery thingy don't choose the first recovery that appears, try using the second recovery option that appears latter on. ;)

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Thats the thing Ive typed in the passwords I think I set the administrator password as but it says its wrong.

Is there a way to go into and find the administrator password ?

When I go into windows and check users listed on system im told use "A" and "B" have profiles. User "A" has full admin priviledges. is there a way to find administrator password using user "A".

thanks

If user A is administrator then you should be able to change any user account on the computer.

But if user's A and B are just regular user account's, then you will need the super user account password, witch is usually set during the installation of windowsXP..

So i'm taking it that you don't have access to that account.. {Super User Account}..

No , sure.

The installation is windows XP Pro and on my own computer at home. Lately Ive been having problems with it ( in that it kept crashing and errors ) s i decided that repair was the best solution.


When I log into windows XP as user "A" and I go to control panel users accounts im provided with two profiles on the system "A and B" Profile "A" has full admin rights and profile "B" does not.

How do I find out what the super user account name and/or password is ?

thanks

howdy..

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How do I find out what the super user account name and/or password is ?

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The super user account is just called Administrator it is setup during windows Xp installation, you will need this password to activate the recovery session..

There is another way to gain access to this account, just simply follow the following to add it to the welcome screen at windows logon.

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To add the administrator's account to the welcome screen in Windows XP:
1.Open Registry Editor.

2.In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

3.Create the following entry:
Administrator: REG_DWORD

4.Assign a value of 1.

5.Close Registry Editor.

6.Reboot.

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Then open up the administrator account that is on the welcome screen with it's password and you should be able to work it out from there.


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Ok this may or may not be working in your case, but it did on my win xp installation..

If you are talking about password it ask in recovery console in command line, then when it asks for password and if you enter password of user A but get incorrect as answer Then simply press enter wihout typing anything, and you will get access.

I don't know reason or any explaination for this. but it surely worked on atleast three windows xp installation where admin passwords were not accepted ...

hope this helps

So what is the password that you use to enter the Administrator account when you go into safe mode?
That is your presented with a list of Administrator accounts AND Administrator..

If you dont know how to get into safe mode .. please ask..

Also.. If your problem is parasite software, malware.. a repair install WONT improve your situation.. the crap will still be there to bite your bum.
Also.. After the repair install ALL of your Win updates, patches and Hotfixes will need reinstalling.. so dont go on line with out a firewall..

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When I go into windows and check users listed on system im told use "A" and "B" have profiles. User "A" has full admin priviledges. is there a way to find administrator password using user "A".

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So you're asking for the password of the Admin User (A)....why not just change the bloody password or am i crazy here. Because you asked if you could find the password using user "A" so basicly that means you know the password or you couldnt log in into that account. I seem lost, ignore this post =)

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I seem lost, ignore this post =)

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I think that makes two of us :D

I am inclined to suspect some sort of corruption here? so even if you "recovered" the password it might be nonsense that you could not use.

If account "A" has administrator rights then just use it to create a new account with administrator rights and try that.

I would certainly support Und3ertak3r with his suggestion that your problem may be spyware/adware related. Because they are not written with eachother in mind, when you get several, you can get all sorts of conflicts and instabilities. I would try to clear them out first and get yourself a level playing field.

SpyBot Search & Destroy
AdAware SE
EWIDO
A-Squared

Download, update and run in safe mode

Then "Housecall" from Trend Micro

I am hoping that you have at least one account with sufficient authority to do that.

And don't forget to switch off "system restore" first ;)

If what has been suggested (checking for and removing malware) does not turn up any results, and you still want to do a Windows Repair, then you may need to take another approach.

First of all, have you tried what rider_royal said? You may have given admin privileges to another account which you now think is the admin account, but the password you are looking for is the one for the account called 'Administrator' (unless you have changed its name). Attempt a blank password and see if that works - many people forget to password-protect the original admin account.

If it doesn't, and you still can't remember it, then you may need to change the Administrator password. This can be accomplished by using a boot CD like ONTPRE - but please read the instructions and warnings associated with it before you use it. That will help you alter the Administrator password - and then go back into the Windows CD's repair and, if all goes well, you should be able to use the password you just set.

HTH,

-jk :)

how far in are you going before you choose to repair ?

I'm asking because I only get asked for the admin pass when it's about to 'repair' / change the MBR or boot .........

have you allowed the CD to to ask if you wish to repair or install ?

choose install

THEN it will ask if you wish to repair an existing setup OR install a fresh copy

IIRC that is
been a couple of weeks since I used it :p

As mentioned ive used Spybot, adware , cccleaner , avg aswell as defrag.

When i insert the CD room into the computer and it goes to windows repair , I press R (repair) and presented with which installation to repair ( I choose 1. and press enter since i only have 1 installation). Im then presented with a enter administrator password, Ive entered the password used for both profiles on the system , ive tried password ( then when its wrong leaving blank and clicking return as suggested by poster above.) but no luck. Basicly Its either I cant remember the password for administrator or something is corrupt.

I tried to insert new memory ( Bought 1GB or ram and inserted that into the motherboard so was running 1GB ram along with 256 Mb ram stick). With the new ram added I simply get a blue screen saying page fault in non paged error whether i run computer normaly, safe mode or any other way therefor I took out new ram and am using it in safe mode .

The diskette is turned off by windows because of lack of resources so I can't use a boot disk for a chkdsk/f.

Pretty much don't know what to do except take all files off computer and erase/fresh install.

Tried trendmicro but because of lack of resources it shuts down the browser when using trend micro housecall.

I think some people are getting confused in this thread.

He is asking how to reset the Administrator password that is created during the installation of XP - not the paswords for the accounts that are created after the install. 2 different things.
You can reset the password of any user accounts but the Admin account that is made during set up will still have the same password you gave it.

The way to reset this is to log in to a user account that has Administrator privilages, then go to your run prompt and type "control userpasswords2" in to it (without the ") then press enter.
In the window that opens up highlight the Administrator Account - this is the one that is created during set-up, then click "reset password". Enter a new pasword. Done!

Notice in the pop up window all your user accounts you have created will be listed , bute there will also be an account named Administrator. This is the account you are confusing with your user accounts.

You need to be logged into an account that had admin rights to do this however.

//I made a little video to show you this in more detail, see the attachment! View it with Windows Media Player in full screen mode!


//Also, someone may want to move this out of GCC!

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Originally posted here by esi1
Ive got windows XP on my computer and am having problems with it. Therefor I want to do a repair install. When I get to the Repair install screen using the CD I get enter administrator password. On the computer I have 2 users " A" and "B". User A has full administrator access whilst user "B" does not.


Thus Ive typed in several passwords for the administrator, They don't seem to be correct.

My question is , is there a way to either go into windows and find out what the administrator password is or change it using user "B"?

thanks

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I'm reading it as he wants to repair
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he appears to be at the wrong section of the CD

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have you allowed the CD to to ask if you wish to repair or install ?

choose install

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When i insert the CD room into the computer and it goes to windows repair , I press R (repair)

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try starting the repair again, and do NOT choose repair at the first option list
go for an install
THEN it will ask if you wish to repair or install

NOW you choose to repair

as far as i remember, it does not require a password
but you WILL require your license key