Bypass Windows XP Password without Overriding Your Forgotten Password

There are times when you may need to access a computer but you forgot the administrator password. What ever the reason, accessing a computer without knowing the password is fairly simple with the PCUnlocker utility.

The following tutorial will walk you through the procedure to bypass Windows XP password without overriding your forgotten password.

1. Download PCUnlocker ISO image and burn it to a CD using your favorite burning software. If your computer doesn't have optical drive, you can create a bootable USB drive instead using the program ISO2Disc.
   
   
2. Once you've created a boot CD, take it to boot off your locked Windows XP machine. Once you get to the PCUnlocker program, you've see a list of user accounts stored in the Windows SAM database.
   
3. Click on the Options button and select "Bypass Windows Password".
   


4. When you see the confirmation pop-up dialog, click OK to confirm.
   


5. Click OK. Remove the CD and reboot your computer. You can then login to any user account with any password as the Windows password authentication subsystem was disabled temporarily while booting.
   

The next time you start the computer. Everything will come to normal and you need to use the original password to login to Windows.

How to Remove Windows XP Login Password After Forgotten

Forgot your Windows XP password and can't log in to your computer? This is a simple way to remove Windows XP login password easily!

PCUnlocker is an amazing bootdisk that can help you remove Windows XP login password, and unlock a disabled, locked or expired user account. Boot your locked Windows XP system from the PCUnlocker Live CD and you can easily remove forgotten login password in the Security Accounts Manager (SAM). These instructions are written assuming a bootable CD is being used, but are essentially the same for a bootable USB drive.

Part 1: Create A PCUnlocker Live CD

1. Download the PCUnlocker software using an alternative computer. Once downloaded, extract the ISO file (pcunlocker.iso) from the ZIP file.
2. Next download and install ISO2Disc, a freeware for making bootable CD or USB drive. Run the ISO2Disc program, click on Browse button to select the PCUnlocker ISO image.
   
   
3. Choose your CD/DVD recorder and click on Start Burn to make a PCUnlocker Live CD.

Part 2: Change Boot Order in BIOS

1. After you've created a PCUnlocker Live CD, put it in the CD drive of the locked Windows XP computer you want to remove the password for.
2. Power on the computer and quickly press the key indicated in the POST screen (i.e. DELETE key, F2 key, F12 key) to enter BIOS Setup. The exact key depends on your computer – if you don't see the appropriate key displayed on your screen, consult your computer's manual.
3. Once you're in the BIOS Setup, go to the Boot menu. Change the boot sequence and set your computer to boot from CD/DVD first.
   
   
4. Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS.

Part 3: Remove Windows XP Login Password

1. The computer will then restart from PCUnlocker Live CD. After a while, you'll see the PCUnlocker program and it shows you a list of local accounts stored in the Security Accounts Manager (SAM).
   
2. Choose a user and click Reset Password button, the program will unlock / remove your forgotten Windows XP login password immediately.
3. Now take out the Live CD. The next time you boot, Windows XP will load up on its own without asking for a password. If you're on a multi-user computer, the logon screen will still appear after starting Windows XP but when you click on the user that had the password removed, you will not be prompted for a password and will instead enter Windows automatically.

If you don't see your desired user on the Windows XP Welcome screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice to display the classic logon dialog and you will be able to type both user name and password.