Joe:
> 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
>
> This requires a lot of time and work, so if you dont have the time
find
> another solution. Also, it is very confusing. If you find another way

> fix your problem, use the other way.
>
> If you cant log on to the computer, you will have to reinstall XP. If

> you want to keep your important data, you can download a LINUX Live CD

> from another computer, burn the ISO to a CD-R, and put the CD in the
> Locked computer. Restart that computer and linux will boot up. On the

> desktop, double click on the partition which has the data you want to

> back up and copy it to another partition or a flash drive. Then
restart
> the computer, take out the CD, put in the XP Cd, and reinstall. Here
is
> a link to download a linux live cd:
>
http://csociety-ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/p...5-05-27-DE.iso
>
> Sorry, that may not be enough information, but I am not a LINUX
expert.
> The partitions will be something like: dev/hda1. hd means hard disk, a

> means your 1st hard disk, b means your 2nd and so on. 1 means your 1st

> partition on that hard disk, 2 means the 2nd.... For example, dev/hdb1

> means your 2 hard disk installed in the computer, and the 1st
partition
> on it.
>
> Anyways, you can back up your data to a flash drive. If you want to
back
> it up to a hard disk partition, DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT, do it to a
NTFS
> drive. You will lose all data on that drive. Only do it to a Fat (or
Fat
> 16 or fat 32 drive). It is okay to copy data from an NTFS drive, just

> not copy data TO the NTFS drive. Right click the FAT drive you want to

> copy data to and unmark read only.
>
> NOTE: while downloading the ISO, it may take 6-7 hours with DSL.


http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

read point 4 and download section below download the bdxxxxx.zip and
follow instructions to make a floppy.
time: appr. 5min. incl. download and removing password
You'll need only a floppy and inet connection

have much fun