Is it possible for me to reset my administrators password without having to buy or download anything?

I can still access my administrator accounts.  I don't have access to another computer, or can I buy blank media (cd, floppy, flash drive)  I read on some "hidden administrator account", but the explanation I found was a little vague.  If anyone can help me, I'll take the tips and tricks I can get.

I'd also preffer to solve this problem as soon as possible, if I'll try anything, I prefer something that doesn't have me not wait days to receive something in the mail or by e-mail.

Thanks in advance!

Assuming you have Windows XP, you can access the built-in account named Administrator as follows:

If you have XP Home Edition, you must restart the computer in Mode safe.  To do this, restart the computer and press the F8 key repeatedly to leave immediately after the Power On Self Test is completed.  If you see the Windows logo, you waited for a long time to start tapping and you have to start over.  Once you get in the Advanced Boot Options menu, use the up/down arrows to navigate to "Safe Mode" and press ENTER.  When Windows starts in Mode safe mode, the administrator account is displayed on the Welcome screen.

If you have XP Pro, you can use the technique of Mode without failure, as described above, or press CTRL + ALT + DELETE twice while in the screen of welcome (with no connected account).  The 'classic' logon dialog box is displayed.  Select administrator from the drop-down list or enter it under 'user '.

In both cases, the default password is blank (no password).

Once you are in the administrator account, go to control panel > user accounts to reset the password on any one of the user accounts on the computer, including those with "computer administrator" privileges

The account that you remember the password if the account named Administrator, there are methods to reset this password, but Microsoft's policy does not have information on these methods must be provided in these forums.

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