Reset your Windows XP Security settings such as User Name and Password
1. Insert Windows XP CD into your CD or DVD ROM.
2. Copy the DEPLOY.cab file from cd to your local hard disk. It is located at E:\SUPPORT\TOOLS (The drive latter E can be different depending on your CD ROM drive latter).
3. Extract that DEPLOY.cab file.
4. Open the DEPLOY folder and double-click on sysprep file.
5. A dialog box System Preparation Tool 2.0 appears. Click on OK button.
6. Another dialog box appears, set the shutdown mode to Reboot.
7. Click on Reseal button. It takes several minutes and then system is restarted.
8. After restarting, the system asks for several things such as CD key, user name and password, windows registration, etc.
9. Finally your windows XP security settings are reset.
10. Now delete the DEPLOY folder that you have extracted.
I think this is the great way to reset security settings such as user name and user password, without any software.
Does this work if your account isn’t an Administrative account?
And why excactly is this usefull?
You can reset the password or username easily using the control panel since you are already logged on Windows, way easier than having to find the CD, copy the file, Sysprep the PC, reinput the license key, network settings, computer name, workgroup, username and password.
This post is totally useless
This is especially usefull when you need to clone multiple computers of a network with windows installed. Because when you clone a previously installed pc there will be a clash when you connect it to the same network. Of course you could change those clashing settings of the new pc but it is easier the other way and computer name isn’t the only property clashing…
.. forgot to tell. This is done only once before taking the image of the previously installed pc. I used this method numerous times in my previous job.
Isn’t this like inserting cd and reistaling windows?
@jason
Yes this work on administrator or any other account. But for resseting your password you first need to login in any account. If your account is guest then also it will work.
@nichol
From control panel you are also able to change password but it requires old password. With this method you do not need to know your old password.
@Andrew
It is not like inserting CD and reinstalling windows. It just take 2 to 5 minutes to reset your password.
@ugur
there is no need to take image of your previously installed setup. it just changes your security settings like password, user name, domain name,etc.
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