Thursday, June 9, 2011

Create a Password Reset Disk

Microsoft has enhanced security features in XP including the ability to Create a Password Reset Disk to recover your Password in case it is forgotten.
• Click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts.
• Click on the account which you want to Create a Password Reset Disk
• Click Prevent a forgotten Password which starts the Forgotten Password Wizard . This is found under Related Tasks.
• Insert a blank, formatted Disk into drive A, and click Next.
• Enter the Password in the Current user account Password box.
To use the Recovery disk, at the Welcome screen:
• Click the user name whose Password is on the Recovery Disk.
• Click the question mark button, this causes the "Did you forget your Password message" to appear.
• Click use your Password Reset Disk. This will start the Password Reset Wizard.

From this point, just follow the wizard's instructions and you will be able to set a new Password.

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