[Adam]

i have windows xp and was wondering if there is anyway of getting past the windows login screen if you dont know the user password?

also is there a file that stores or some way of finding out the user password in windows xp?

anyone care to help?

[Gigglyboots]

Timb? Apparantly, I don't know...might be rubbish, starting up in safe mode and changing all the settings. http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.p ... adid=13110

Why would you need to do that though? I am administrator in XP at home, you can't find out the others passwords, just edit them.

[David]

i believe Gemma is correct, if you go into safe mode you can change the administrator password.

Windows XP generally piss*s me off.

[Nablo.]

Well year going to have to wait another year at least for longhorn.

[StaticFish]

Spring 2005 they say now

[Mr Dion]

i think XP is fine. not really havin many problem with it. why would you not no your password by the way?

[Adam]

maybe its not my computer that im trying to get into?

[a_girl_from_mars]

Hmmm...I don't know alot about computers but Windows XP is aload of boll.ocks! Give me Windows 98 back!! It's so much easier.

[Mr Dion]

maybe its not my computer that im trying to get into?

i hope you are not attempting to perform an illegal action?

[Sim_Da_Man]

I cant remeber what the file is called offhand, but apparently in safe mode you can search for a certain file which contains information about user profiles. You would have to look it up.

Can you just change the password in the admin account in safe mode?

[Sidders]

From a security point of view, can you not see why allowing users to do that would be an incredibly stupid thing to do.

[David]

this is windows we're talking about.

[timb]

did u get my PM ad?

[Adam]

did u get my PM ad?

i did mr timb - ta very much

im hoping to do what you said its just im worried when they come round to next using the computer the last person to log would have been the administrator.

urrm - im in no rush.

[~JACQUI~]

oh, and now to top it al, they have installed windows XP in school!

[Sidders]

Did I mention I got a new PC today? Well it's come with Windows XP. So far I'm pretty impressed, but for some reason the fecking thing disconnected me and dialed up one of those sex line thingys without giving me any warning whatsoever.

[timb]

thats what happens when you open naked_hot_chick_babes.exe

[Sidders]

I didn't. I'm not that stupid.

[kendra k]

are you sure?

[Sidders]

Yes.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

i'd open it. the computers at work have windows xp i dont really notice any difference.