How can I find my password on XP?

Someone gave me their old laptop but they forgot their password to connect to Windows.

The first thing you can do with a used machine is to wipe the hard drive and reinstall Windows.

Same as if the machine belonged to a close friend, you STILL have no idea of the history of the machine, if it could be infected etc etc.

They should ALSO have given you all drives recovery/Windows documentation to allow you to do.

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