Create a Password Reset Disk

Create a Password Reset Disk 

Microsoft has enhanced security features in XP including the ability to create a floppy diskette to recover your password in case it is forgotten.
• Click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts.
• Click on the account which you want to create a password disk.
• Click Prevent a forgotten password which starts the Forgotten Password Wizard .  This is found under Related Tasks.
• Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive A, and click Next.
• Enter the password in the Current user account password box.

To use the recovery disk, at the Welcome screen: 

• Click the user name whose password is on the recovery disk.
• Click the question mark button, this causes the "Did you forget your password message" to appear.
• Click use your password reset disk.  This will start the Password Reset Wizard.

From this point, just follow the wizard's instructions and you will be able to set a new password.