Forgot Windows XP login password.
Original Title: xp loginMy friend tried to login to XP on a password protected but not enabled account. Windows asked him for his password which he has forgotten. XP would not let him log on. Could updates have caused the password request to appear? Also he is concerned that somebody may have tried to access his computer from the outside. I've heard that .net updates can cause this to happen.
October 5th, 2010 11:22am

Hi markahanson2003,· How is your friend trying to login to a “not enabled account”?· Is there any other working administrator account on the computer?If a password has been set to login to a particular user account then Windows will prompt you to enter the password to login to the Windows. Also, as you told that your friend has forgotten password, I would suggest you to have a look at the following link:Keeping Passwords Secure- Microsoft Policy on Getting Around PasswordsHope this helps.Thanks and Regards,Santosh Y – Microsoft SupportVisit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.
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October 19th, 2010 10:58am

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