Another solution is to use ***Removed warez talk *** (which is a bootable disc of very useful utilities for system administrators) and use the utility named "Active Password Changer". It can clear disabled, locked out users, and also administrator passwords. (No public downloads, because that disc contains non-freeware progs too..., search on known torrent sites if you need it)
Warning! Never clear a user's password with such utilities who are known to have encrypted folders (EFS - see EFS@Wikipedia), because the encrypted data will be unaccessible after password clearing.
I used to clean the Administrator and Users' password with this "bootable password cleaner". :icon_cool:
How can you recover a forgotten admin. password for XP
in Windows XP Tutorials and Tips
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http://rapidshare.com/files/90468775/administrator.rar
But I didn't know about that encrypted folders warning"... :confused02: