repair XP password

[jayjay182]

Hello i was just wondering if anyone knowes what the administrator password is for XP home when you want to repair the operating system

[classicsoftware]

The answer is, it is whatever password you gave it when XP was installed the first time it asked for an administrator password.

[Sylvander]

If you've forgotten the password you can set a new one [without knowing the old one] by using "NT Password Editor" [Linux based] on the free "Emergency Boot CD" [EBCD] linked below.

1. How to make a free “Smart Boot Manager” floppy
http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=41498
This makes it easier to boot a chosen drive [particularly the one holding the EBCD].

2. How to make a free EBCD bootable CD
http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=41485
This has a number of useful utilities included including "Image" [for DOS, by Terabyte] & "File Manager".