i need to change the admin password on windows xp before windows actually starts up

i've tried using a ms-dos bootdisk with NTFS support to delete the SAM folder, i've tried using numerous password changers, and now i'm at a loss

what next?

11/21/2005 12:48:27 PM

so when the computer starts up and it says "press f2(it may be another key but its f something) for setup" you cant put a password on it then?

11/21/2005 12:55:40 PM

i had a linux boot disk of some sort at one point that let me change it

but i'll be damned if i remember what it was called

11/21/2005 12:56:05 PM

well if you are talking about basically turning on your computer and not even let it load windows before it asks you for a password, then thats how i did it was to go to those settings by pushing like f2

was like 8 years ago though they might changed some shit since then

*interesting side note*

i locked out my relatives from their computer cause i ddi that and forgot the password

11/21/2005 1:03:19 PM

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm#1

11/21/2005 1:30:06 PM

^ THAT'S IT!

11/21/2005 1:39:48 PM

yeah i tried that a day or two before making this thread and it didn't work

i think my SAM file is horribly messed up because when i go to delete it, it says FILE NOT FOUND and when i tried to blank the password using the linux disk it didn't stick

11/22/2005 1:00:05 PM