dont know the administrator password?

Living4the3nD · 2009/04/04

ok i bought a computer from a friend of a friend and it came with windows xp on it but she's a big bitch and wont tell me the administrator password, and right now its on a limited guest user account and i cant really do anything with it......please help im kind of a novice at computer setups

Admin. · 2009/04/04

This is as far as we go: How to log on to your Windows XP-based computer if you forget your password or if your password expires

But if it was me I format the system & start from scratch.

Living4the3nD · 2009/04/05

how exactly do you do that.....see i've never really done that before

PeteC · 2009/04/05

Have you an installation CD or a Recovery CD for the computer?

Follow these steps for a retail CD ......

Check in your BIOS that the boot order is set CD/Floppy/HD

Boot from the Windows CD "“ follow the on screen prompts "¦..

To set up Windows XP now press ENTER

Accept the Licence Agreement F8

Searching for previous versions of Windows

To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows without repairing press ESC

Ensure that the drive/partition selected is the one on which XP was set up and press D to delete the selected partition.

To delete the partition press ENTER

To delete the partition press L "“ heed the warnings and DOUBLE CHECK before hitting L

To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C

Accept max size and press ENTER

To set up Windows XP on the selected item (Partition (New Raw)) press ENTER
Format the partition using the NTFS file system "“ preferred unless you want an install of Win 98 to access data on the drive/partition, if so choose FAT.

Set up is formatting "¦â€¦

When format is complete XP will install.

When complete install your antivirus and firewall before you even think of connecting to the Internet. Update the virus definitions immediately and then go to Windows Updates and download the Critical updates.
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For a Recovery CD .....

Check in your BIOS that the boot order is set CD/Floppy/HD

Boot from the Recovery CD "“ follow the on screen prompts "¦..
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