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General discussion

administrator password recovery

Mar 21, 2004 6:01PM PST

Can any one tell me if there is a way to recover the administrator password without reloading XP completely? I am using an HP Omni laptop. My problem is that I need to replace my cable for the floppy drive before I can use it. So no recovery disk will work currently.

I think I am out of luck, but I am hopeful that someone can help me recover my system.

Thanks

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Re:administrator password recovery
Mar 21, 2004 7:56PM PST
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For ''next'' time anyway.
Mar 21, 2004 7:56PM PST

Create and Use a Password Reset Disk which is used only to reset the password on a computer for which it was prepared, [Q305478].