Hi Simon There's a few ways of doing this and some tools to enable you to do so on this page: http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm Barry H ----- Original Message ----- From: "simon.dowling" <simodowl@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "access" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:32 PM Subject: [access-uk] is there a way oof logging on to xp if you forgot your password? hi list, a friend has forgotten his password to log on to his xp machine. is there a way of getting round the password screen, so he can access his system again? I heard of a program for this but can't find it at the moment. I suggested last known best configuration but I may be wrong as the pw screen will come up again I think. many thanks. Simon owner of the winMX mailing list. to join, send a blank email to: winmxfortheblind-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx msn simodowl@xxxxxxxxxxx skype: slifinger ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq