How to Reset Windows XP Password?

If you forget Windows XP password, the most well-known solution is resetting the forgotten password with a password reset disk. You can easily create a password reset disk with Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery. This software is designed to recover the forgotten Windows password. You can use it to create a password reset disk with CD/DVD or USB flash drive, and then you can use the CD/DVD/USB flash drive to reset Windows XP password.

Step 1: Create a password reset disk

1. Download Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery Professional and install it in a computer.

2. Insert a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive into the computer, and then launch the program.

3. Select Burn a Bootable CD/DVD or Burn a Bootable USB flash drive. Now we select USB.

4. Select your USB flash drive and then click Burn to start burning.

When the process completes, you can use the password reset disk to reset Windows XP password.

Step 2: Boot computer from the disk

Before resetting the forgotten Windows XP password, you need to boot the locked computer from the password reset disk. Insert the disk into the locked computer, turn on the computer and then press Delete to enter BIOS menu. You need to change the locked computer's BIOS setting to make it start from the passowrd reset disk.

If you create a password reset CD/DVD, see Boot computer from the CD/DVD.

If you create a password reset USB, see Boot computer from the USB flash drive.

Step 3: Reset Windows XP password

When the locked computer successfully starts from the password reset disk, you will see Rekesoft Windows Password Recovery's interface. Then select the target account and click Reset. The password will be reset instantly.

Now you have successfully reset Windows XP password. You can reboot your computer and enter Windows XP system without password. Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery is a professional Windows password recovery tool. You can also reset Windows 7/Vista/2000 password with this software.

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