Forgot my Administrator Password

You should first connect your HD to a different computer and backup all the important information: Here is how to reset your password: 1. Install an alternate copy of Windows NT. 2. Boot up the alternate install. 2. click on Start->Control Panel->System->Startup and change the default boot instance to your original install. 4. In the original Windows folder, go to System32 sub-folder. 5. make a copy of logon.scr, the default logon screen saver script, rename it to logon123.scr 6. Delete logon.scr. 7. make a Copy of CMD.EXE and rename it to logon.scr. 8. Shutdown and restart your original install. 9. Wait until the command prompt appear it might take some time so be patient. 10. Type: net user administrator 1234567 11. Delete the logon.scr from %SystemRoot%\System32. 12. Rename the saved logon123.scr back to logon.scr. Now you should be able to login as administrator with password 1234567. * if you have a different user name for administrator use it instead.

Comment by malcomg, posted on Jun 28, 2007

Just a note: If you wish to remove the alternate install: 1. Delete its' folder. 2. ATTRIB -R -S -H c:\BOOT.INI 3. Edit c:\BOOT.INI and remove the alternate install's entries. * If you've used a different partition to install the alternate install then now you can simply delete or format that partition if you don't need it anymore, plus edit c:\BOOT.INI and remove the alternate installation entries.