This will not work if the Administrator password was changed.
Don’t type anything into the password field—but you will need to click the cursor in the field for the blank password to be accepted. If your password is not accepted, you’ll need to try another method.
Don’t type anything into the password field—but you will need to click the cursor in the field for the blank password to be accepted. If your password is not accepted, you’ll need to try another method.
Type net user Administrator * and press Enter. Type a new password for the Administrator account. Press Enter to confirm. If you’d like, you can also change the password for other accounts the same way.
If you have access to a more modern operating system like Windows 10 or 11, it’ll be easier to create the bootable media on that computer instead. Some Windows XP PCs might be so old they can’t boot from USB drive. Others don’t have DVD drives, only CD drives. When in doubt, create a CD.
If you’re using Windows XP, choose a location to which you want to extract the files, click Next, then click Finish. If you’re using a more modern version of Windows, select a location to extract the files, then click Extract.
If you’re using Windows XP, choose a location to which you want to extract the files, click Next, then click Finish. If you’re using a more modern version of Windows, select a location to extract the files, then click Extract.
Copy all of the files from the extracted ZIP file directly to the root of the USB flash drive. Make note of the drive letter. Open the Command Prompt. Type X:syslinux. exe -ma X:, replacing X with the letter of your USB flash drive. Press Enter. The drive is now bootable.
Insert a blank bootable CD or DVD into the optical drive. Windows 7 and later: Right-click the file in the extracted folder that ends with . iso and select Burn disc image. [2] X Research source Select your CD/DVD burner and click Burn. Windows XP: Go to http://infrarecorder. org and click the Download link on the right. Click the Installer link for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 to download. Once downloaded, double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install. Open Infrarecorder and click Write Image. Select your CD or DVD drive. Click OK to burn.
Right-click the file in the extracted folder that ends with . iso and select Burn disc image. [2] X Research source Select your CD/DVD burner and click Burn.
Go to http://infrarecorder. org and click the Download link on the right. Click the Installer link for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 to download. Once downloaded, double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install. Open Infrarecorder and click Write Image. Select your CD or DVD drive. Click OK to burn.
To get to the BIOS, reboot your PC, then start pressing the Setup key for your PC as soon your computer turns off and back on—this is usually F2, F10, F12, or Del. You’ll usually see something on the screen at boot time that tells you which key to press to “Enter Setup. " Go to the section called Boot, Boot Order, or Boot Sequence—it may be in a section called Advanced. Change the order so the type of device you’re booting from appears at the top of the list before the hard drive. For example, the CD-ROM or DVD drive (it may be called Optical Drive) should appear first if you’re booting from CD or DVD. Use Removable Devices or USB first if using a flash drive. Save your changes and exit the BIOS. The PC will then restart and boot from the drive.
Any users labeled “ADMIN” have administrator rights. [3] X Research source
The option to edit the password won’t work on XP—you can only make it blank with this tool.
Press ⇧ Shift+! to go back to the main menu. Press q. You’ll be asked if you want to save your changes. Press y. This saves your changes.
If you’re unable to log in with Administrator and a blank password, try again after pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del twice on the Welcome screen. Then, enter Administrator as the username, and click inside the Password field once before logging in.
