
However I don’t think this approach will help you, otherwise you wouldn’t be sitting here reading article, would you?Īnother method is by trying to restore a backed up System State (in Windows 2000/XP/2003) or a ERD (in NT 4.0) in which you do remember the password.

One method of gaining access to the system is by trying hard to remember the forgotten password, or a password of another user which has the same level of administrative rights. How can you get out of this situation without formatting and re-installing the operating system? The fact is that you need to gain access to a computer and you cannot “remember” the administrator’s password. Ok, so you say you forgot your Windows administrator’s password, huh? Oh well, it doesn’t really matter if you did or you just say you did.
