Ensure you'll never accidentally get locked out of your PC: create a password recovery disk for Windows XP. XP is the most secure of all Windows versions. However, if you have one Administrative ...

a friend of mine forgot his admin password in winxp. is there a way to get it back or change it somehow?? i tried doing a search here at ars and found this, FAQ but this was for an nt and w98 system.

The easiest way to reset a forgotten Windows password is to use a previously created password-reset disk. You can create such a disk (on USB removable media or a floppy) within the Windows User ...