Recover your windows XP password using command prompt

This short post is about how to change password for windows XP using window command prompt. Why sometimes we need to change a password using command prompt whereas windows XP already provide their User Account tool that can be access at control panel. It is because to change a password using User Account we must remember the current password and for those whom not remember their current password, this trick is made for them.

To change a user's password using command prompt you must log on as an administrator and type command below:

net user yourusername yournewpassord
Example: net user besballbat 123456

If you don’t want others to see your password, apply command below:
net user yourusername *

After that, you are prompted to enter a new password for the user twice. Finally your password is successful changed. Note that you can’t see the password when you’re typing it.


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