Forgotten password to log on to the computer and have not set a hint.
This is for windows XP
son put password on the machine and don't remember the password that he did not set a hint. I have no idea where to start to log in and access the machine.
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If you use NTpasswd, you ignored the password for the built-in Administrator and would be able to connect, assuming that there is no other weird issue with Windows. You would not certainly use 'administrator' or something for a password. If you still can't, you do not use NTpasswd correctly. Try again and read the instructions carefully.
That said, with second-hand computers, your first step is to do a clean install a factory so connection restore becomes useless.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean install - how-to
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - you will need at hand MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - Don ' t Panic!
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