I forgot Windows administrator password

Original title: Sign-in Windows

I have not used this desktop computer in a couple of years, now transformed into home theater use. at startup it asks me to sign in to Windows as an administrator and he needs a password that I don't remember

Hi weighed,

Check out the links below and the mentioned test and verify the results: how to connect to your Windows XP-based computer if you forget your password or if your password expires on: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305

See also: Microsoft's strategy concerning lost or forgotten passwords: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189126

With regard to:

Samhrutha G S - Microsoft technical support.

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