Trying to reinstall XP, being asked for admin password and don't have one. How can I work around this?

I have an old work computer that I purchased from the company I used to work for. Trying to install XP. Once the CD boots, it says I need admin rights to perform the function. Is there any way I can install XP without these admin rights? I don't know how I would be able to get said admin password.Trying to reinstall XP, being asked for admin password and don't have one. How can I work around this?
I know this sounds too simple: but did you try just hitting 'Enter.'? This will usually work for many personally owned computers but since yours is from a company, it may not.





Option 2: remove the hard drive (HDD) and place it in another computer as a slave drive and reformat it using that computer





Option 3: download and burn Ultimate Boot to a CD, place it in your CD/DVD drive, and follow the instructions. Download available at: http://www.ubcd4win.com/ or http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ (use the HDDErase or Boot Nuke option)





These options will erase your data, so you should get your data off first (if you have anything important). You could:


plug in a USB drive or card reader with a flash drive (SD, SDHC, Compact Flash) into the computer,


start up,


keep hitting F8, enter Safe Mode with Command Prompt


type ';CD D:\'; or ';CD E:\'; or ';CD F:\'; (basically trying different drive letters until you run across the drive or flash card you plugged.


Once you find it, use xcopy to bring your files over. So if your files are located in ';documents and settings\JoeBlow\'; then you would type ';xcopy c:\documents and settings\JoeBlow /e'; and, yes, there's a space before the /e.Trying to reinstall XP, being asked for admin password and don't have one. How can I work around this?
If you are reinstalling XP, make sure to delete the partitions (you'll get this option on the XP setup) then you will not be asked for an administrator password when you start up again.





The administrator password is set in the graphical part of the Windows XP installation, and by default it is blank and not required. So if you skipped this without realising, try a blank password.





If you simply cannot format the hard drive and reinstall Windows XP, try downloading the Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD), it will reset any Windows XP passwords through one of the CD functions. You will need to burn this CD with a CD burner and the necessary software.
Since you reinstalling XP anyway you can reformat the drive (completely erases it) then install your OS. I think thats really your only option without the password.


Its possable there is no password. (just hit enter) but its unlikly since you bought the computer from work.
usually they have a default password like ;





password


admin


user


(EMPTY)





so try those. it those dont work...you can use Gparted and erase the partition and reinstall xp if you have the disk.





or you can use Ophcrack to crack the password.





good luck my friend
we can enter into the safe mode state during windows start and from this we can enter into the windows.
Try


User name administrator


password is password or none
Try no password??? =)
go to the boot mode and format the C:\ and then try installing

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