Locked yourself out of your Windows Professional system? No problem—this video tutorial will show you the steps required to change the administrator's password in Windows XP. You can actually change this password without knowledge of the original one. To get started, go to Start > Run… and type in mmc to open up the console window. Watch the video to figure out where to go from there.
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Hi Shane, My computer will not clear the administrative password. Access is denied.
margie54@clearwire.net Thanks
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Help! I did this and now my computer is a blank slate. Is ther ea way to un-do this process?
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um... i cant find local users and groups in the add section
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