Changing other user passwords can be
a costly and nasty trick to perform. I often have people come in with their
computers because they have simply forgotten their password. However in some
cases they have not forgotten their user password, it has been changed. When
curious minds get hold of this way to change user passwords, they cannot help
themselves, they have to give it a go.
If you actually cannot remember your
password then this trick may help you. But to do this you must log in somehow.
Once you are logged into the computer (even in a guest account) you can start to
change user passwords from the dos run window.
Change user passwords when not logged in as
an administrator in Windows XP
Go to the start menu at the bottom left and choose run
from the menu.You can get to the RUN dialog box by
pressing the Windows key
andR.
Type in cmd to bring up the dos command window.
Type in net user then press enter to see what users are
registered on the computer.
Now choose what user password you want to change. For example choose frank.
Type net user frank *
Then you will be prompted for a password.
Type the password and then retype it to confirm.
Be careful because the cursor will not move but it is recording
what you are typing.
If it has worked it will say that the task is completed.
Now when that person logs in they will not know the password.
Here are some other commands you can type in to
change user passwords, make user administrators, and add new users.
net user Shows the user names on your
computer
net user USERNAME PASSWORD /add
Adds a new user with a password
net user USERNAME *
Changes a users password
net localgroup administrators USERNAME /add Changes a users account to
an administrator
Watch
this video below to see more information on how to change a user password when
you are not a n administrator.
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