Guess I didn't read the OP that well.

Boot up into Advanced Boot Options (F8).

Use "Administrator" account and reset clear password on other account.

"Dixonian69" wrote:

> Is this XP Home or Pro?
> Is this computer in a home or work environment?
>
> "LindaQ" wrote:
>
> > one of our computers in the office was turned off by accident. The
> > administrator password has been lost and the xp program has locked us out
> > because we couldn't figure out the password. How do we reset this if we
> > can't log onto the computer? Thanks