Administrator password for Win Xp SP2.

Last day my OS got corrupt and i wanted to repair it with the XP installation disk but everytime i pressed R (for repair) it asked for administrator password. my pc never had any admin password, so cudn't proceed with repair work. instead i had to format and re install the whole thing. i wanted to know is there any default admin password for xp sp2.?

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sysfilez said:
Last day my OS got corrupt and i wanted to repair it with the XP installation disk but everytime i pressed R (for repair) it asked for administrator password. my pc never had any admin password, so cudn't proceed with repair work. instead i had to format and re install the whole thing. i wanted to know is there any default admin password for xp sp2.?

Just press "Enter"

When you install Windows XP it asks for the password for a default account name Administrator which it sets up. If it skipped this step (sometimes it does) then you can use the password for the default user account you made. To be sure the Administrator account is there or not -

Go to Start Menu >> Run and type compmgmt.msc

Click on Local Users and Groups and maximise it

Select Users and see if Administrator is listed

If it is listed right click on it and select Set Password

If it is not listed create an account with the name Administrator and description Built-in account for administering the computer/domain. The user should have Administrator as group.

thunderbird.117 said:
Just press "Enter"

i did tat and it didn't work. i also tried the user password but was not lucky.

If u have not set admin password then just press enter it will work .that's all

admin then enter leave da password field empty...

id : administrator
pswd : <enter>

id: admin
pswd: <enter>

do make sure u have the admin pswd of the system... mean the one on the already using admin...else upgrade ur account type to administrator..!

To change Administrator password for Win Xp SP2.

For a win admin password change this is the method to change. But 4 ur prob.. it has to b a no password...

1. The logon.scr trick...
In the Windows/system32 folder, copy the logon.scr & cmd.exe files to another place, say a new folder by the name of temp. Rename the original cmd.exe to logon.scr and restart the rig.
Cmd.exe'll b started instead of the regular logon screen.
Here change administrator password using net user <administratorname> <newpassword>
Copy/replace the original copies of logon.scr & cmd.exe in temp directory to system32.
Everything back to normal... restart & use the new password u gave

2. To start afresh instead of changin the password... goin to Windows/system32 via dos or a live cd... & deleting the password files there... SAM and SECURITY... 'll do.