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Posted 18 November - PM. The password it's asking for at the bottom of your post is not your account password -- it's asking for the password belonging to the default 'Administrator' account the account which Windows creates automatically during setup. Even when no password has been set for this account, Windows still prompts for it. If no password has been set to your knowledge , just leave it blank and press Enter or whatever it is you do to continue.

Thank you for replying! When I click enter, it says invalid password! How to recover or reset Windows XP password so you can then get back into your system? There are lots of options to recover it nowadays but almost all of them require a set of special skills to get it work.

In this article I'll show you 2 simple ways to help you recover Windows XP password in the event that you forgot the administrator password or Windows account was locked out. On Windows XP, there is a hidden account named Administrator. Most of the time, this account has no password set. That means that you can start your computer with this account, open the Control Panel to reset your forgotten Windows XP password in Safe Mode.

Boot your computer and immediately press on the F8 key repeatedly until your computer displays the boot menu. However, if you still can't recover Windows XP password in safe mode because the built-in administrator account is disabled or you've changed the password but forgot it later, it's better to use some professional Windows password recovery software to reset your Windows XP password.

PCUnlocker is a powerful utility which can help you reset the administrator and other user passwords for your Windows XP installation, even if you are completely locked out of the computer. Do this by repeatedly tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to the right menu where you can use your arrow key to select Safe Mode [enter]. The built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in Windows 7.

However, if no other administrative accounts exist on the system it may be enabled. Log into Administrator. If If you don't see the icon for the Administrator account in Safe Mode, then the built-in Administrator account is still disabled and you'll need to do some more work.

Select the default language, then choose "Repair your computer". Then select "Command Prompt". This diagnostic menu is the same one where you can choose Safe Mode. There is a good explanation of torrent files at the Neosmart website.

You will need a torrent client such as muTorrent to get the files. The torrent client will download the. If you are creating the bootable DVD in an older operating system, you will need third-party burning software such as Nero, Roxio, or the free ImgBurn to burn the.

Windows 7 can burn. Now remove the rescue DVD you made, reboot the system into Windows, and log into the built-in Administrator account you enabled.

After you fix your errors and create an emergency administrative account as described below, log into it and disable the built-in Administrator again for security purposes.

Now you will get the command prompt. Like XP, Vista and all other modern operating systems, Windows 7 is a multi-user operating system with built-in system accounts such as Administrator, Default, and Guest. These accounts should be left alone as they are part of the operating system structure.

You particularly don't want only one user account with administrative privileges in Windows 7 because the built-in Administrator account normally only used in emergencies is disabled by default.

If you're running as Administrator for your daily work and that account gets corrupted, things will be Difficult. It isn't impossible to activate the built-in Administrator to rescue things, but it may be more work than you want to do. Better not to put yourself into a bad situation to begin with. The user account that is for your daily work should be a Standard user, with the extra administrative user call it something like "CompAdmin" or "Tech" or the like only there for elevation purposes.

Running as a Standard user is best practice for security purposes and will help protect your computer from infection. After you create "CompAdmin", log into it and change your regular user account to Standard. Then log back into your regular account.