Is there any way to change/cancel my current Windows logon password and avoid having to completely reinstall the OS? I've forgotten the most recent password I assigned : ( My DELL Latitude D620 laptop came back from factory repair and I put in a new password which I've now forgotten, and I can't locate any notes where I documented it : ( Am I S.O.L.? THANKS! 1 person needs an answerI do too

If you have forgotten your password, if you have another user account with administrative privileges you can log into that account and change your original user account's password from the User Accounts applet in Control Panel. If you don't have another account like this set up or don't have the password to it, you'll need to log into the built-in Administrator account. In XP Home, boot the computer into Safe Mode. Do this by repeatedly tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get you to the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key; the mouse will not work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the normally hidden Administrator account. The default password is a blank. In XP Pro, you do not need to go into Safe Mode. At the Welcome Screen, do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic Windows logon box. Type in "Administrator" and whatever password you assigned when you set up Windows. If you have XP Pro or Media Center and were using the built-in Administrator account for your regular work and it is therefore the only user account on the system, there are ways to change the password for that account to a blank. Microsoft doesn't permit us to tell you how in these forums. Their house, their rules. Use Google or ask a local computer tech (not a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place). MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

Kindly try this Windows Password Recovery Basic... A CD/DVD, or a bootable Windows PE USB is required (instructions included).There are many password reset tools, but I haven't personally tested them. Windows Password Recovery Basic is a widely spread edition though...Once reboot the computer with CD/DVD/USB, remove the lost or forgotten password and then log in to your computer without any password. Here is its official website, Hope it helpshttp://www.windowspasswordrecovery.net/

I usually used the cheapest and easy to use tools, especialy free trial: like Windows Password Recovery tool 3.0 to reset Windows XP password. Or you can try hacker. O(_)O ~What can you do if you Forgot Windows Account Password?