# windows login question **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 17, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040 "2007-06-17T12:02:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![2point4z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2point4z/32/7327_2.png) [@2point4z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2point4z)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/1 "2007-06-17T12:02:12Z")
can anyone get into windows professional login without a password, forgot the one and only password to get into it, not sure what to do ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/2 "2007-06-17T12:24:16Z")
boot into safe mode? and login as administrator, make a new user account? could also try ctrl+alt+del twice and it MAY bring up the old 2000 login screen, there you can type in “Administrator” and login to that account ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/3 "2007-06-17T12:42:01Z")
^^What he said. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/4 "2007-06-17T13:54:08Z")
Thats works if you did not set the administrator password ever… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/5 "2007-06-17T13:56:01Z")
if you get completly stuck, send me your hard drive. or if you can get someone to send me your password hashes thats all i need ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/6 "2007-06-17T14:02:30Z")
:lol: There are bootable utilities to reset your password… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/7 "2007-06-17T14:04:33Z")
[quote=“FormulaLS1,post:6,topic:31040"”] :lol: There are bootable utilities to reset your password… [/quote] so him out then :headbang: my way is much more nerdier ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/8 "2007-06-17T14:05:16Z")
Nah I wanna see you throw that hash against some rainbow tables… ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/9 "2007-06-17T14:07:48Z")
[quote=“FormulaLS1,post:4,topic:31040"”] Thats works if you did not set the administrator password ever… [/quote] Im assuming he didn’t rarely do people ever set an Admin password, which I know is pretty fucking dumb ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/10 "2007-06-17T14:10:25Z")
Yea…I would try the admin password thing first…before we get all huge nerd on you… ---
**Author:** ![2point4z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2point4z/32/7327_2.png) [@2point4z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2point4z)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/11 "2007-06-17T14:32:34Z")
no luck with ideas mentioned ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-login-question/31040/12 "2007-06-17T18:53:09Z")
there are several linux livecd’s that will reset the password on any xp account. I have used the one that comes on ultimate boot disc on several occasions when idiots at my old office would forget the password to their local machine (before we had AD setup)