How to remove administrator password in Windows XP using cmd

Part 1. Windows XP Password Reset Free

While installing Windows XP, there is an in-built Administrator account. This account is not password protected. However, if you create another user account, the Administrator account gets automatically hidden from the logon screen. If you are using User account and forgot the password, here is a guide for Window XP password recover.

Option 1. Using Command Prompt

• Step 1: Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
• Step 2: Here, reset forgotten admin password Windows XP, by entering following command: net user username (space) new password
• Step 3: Now you can log into the user account for which you forgot the password with the new password.

Option 2. Enter Safe Mode

• Boot the PC by pressing "F8". You will enter "Advance Boot Options" screen. Here, choose Safe Mode and press Enter. You will now see default Administrator account displayed at the login screen. Now you can reset the password of any user account, including forgotten administrator password Windows XP.
• Boot the computer normally. On the Windows XP welcome screen, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete twice. The traditional logon screen shall appear. Type "Administrator" in the User Name box and press "OK". With this, you have logged on to the Administrator account and reset Windows XP passwords of any other account of which you have missed on the password and need to create a new password.
How To Reset Windows XP Administrator Password 2

Have you forgotten Windows xp Administrator login password or do you want to change the Administrator password of the windows system at your School, College or office, then this Trick is just for you. SolutionExist provides you a tutorial on Recover Windows XP Administrator Password.

• Step To Reset Windows XP Administrator Password – reset administrator password using command prompt
• 2. Reset Windows XP Password Using Safe Mode and Command Prompt
• Reset Windows XP Password using Another Account
• Wrapping Up

Step To Reset Windows XP Administrator Password – reset administrator password using command prompt

1. Restart your computer as we need to boot it in safe mode
2. Press F8 key continuously until you get a black screen where you have many options to start you operating system
3. From the options “Select the Safe mode with Command Prompt”
4. When your computer starts in DOS mode, type the following commands net user
5. This command displays the list of users on this OS in ROWS
6. Now type the following commands to reset the windows Administrator password

net user username password

Note:  Suppose we want to change my account which is Solution to password solution123, I would type in net user solution solution123 and press Enter.

Then it asks the new password without the last password. Type your new password followed by retyping your new password
Note: When you type the password, it will not be display

In this way, you can reset Windows XP password without knowing it or reset administrator password using the cmd.

2. Reset Windows XP Password Using Safe Mode and Command Prompt

In this method to reset administrator password in windows XP you need to boot using Safe mode and then use command prompt. So let’s start the steps to recover lost administrator password.

1. Turn on computer and press F8 continuously while Windows XP is booting.
2. Now three option will be available on the screen
   Safe Mode
   Safe mode with networking
   Safe mode with command prompt.
3. Select safe mode and windows XP will load and make you login.
4. Navigate to Control Panel > User Account > Select the account of whom you want to remove the password.
5. Select remove the password and restart the computer.
6. Now you can see that Windows XP will allow you to login to a user account without a password.

In this way, you can reset Windows XP password using safe mode.

Reset Windows XP Password using Another Account

In this method to reset administrator password windows XP, you need to login with another account. This method is also helpful as you can login with the guest account/ secondary account and can reset windows  XP password without knowing the password. So without wasting more time, let’s jump into the tutorial.

1. From the desktop, right-clicking My Computer and selecting Manage.
2. Now, navigate to  System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users. Find your user account, right-click, and select Set Password.
3. Enter the password that you want to set for the Administrator account.

This is the easiest was to Reset Windows XP Password using Another Account.

Wrapping Up

This was the tutorial on how to reset admin password windows XP using different methods. If you face any problem in the process to Reset Windows XP Password then feel free to use comment section, we will help you to deal with it. In mean time you can read other windows guide and also learn to enable God mode in windows 10.

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Ronak Prajapatit is a Chemical Engineer by profession and a Part-Time blogger. He is a passionate tech blogger who likes to share his knowledge and helped to troubleshoot problems of computers and PC.