You might try this - its free:
-from a July 5 post:
Go to
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ . There you will find
zip files that will let you create boot floppy disks or bootable CDs
that will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class
operating system (Win2000, XP and Vista are all NT class operating system).
-Paul Randall
"Bill D" <billdon_hdnospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:udY5ZWp2HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I had the same problem and wound up spending $20.00 for a program that
>boots up in linux and resets the password to blanks. You then change your
>password and all will be well. A Google search will locate possible
>remedies.
>
>
>
> "AMLien" <AMLien@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FDF330D2-28B1-4F51-A477-231BA67A7090@microsoft.com...
>> It won't let me without the Administrator password (which I don't believe
>> exists). [sigh]
>>
>> "hithere" wrote:
>>
>>> set your account to have admin rights
>>>
>>>
>>> "AMLien" <AMLien@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:AAA966C7-1811-40C3-9366-FAD55ECA2FDB@microsoft.com...
>>> > Hi all! So I apparently royally screwed up yesterday and set my User
>>> > Account
>>> > to be a standard account. Now that I've shut down and restarted,
>>> > everytime
>>> > I
>>> > try to do anything like copy files to certain locations, install
>>> > updates,
>>> > etc. (which I do multiple times a day) it won't let me and asks me for
>>> > the
>>> > Administrator's password. The problem is, I never SET the
>>> > Administrator's
>>> > password. And it won't let me just leave the password field blank. Is
>>> > there
>>> > ANYTHING I can do to resolve this? (Please say yes. LOL!)
>>> >
>>> > I've browsed the other posts here, but haven't found a solution that
>>> > works
>>> > yet (although I could be missing it). Any help would be greatly
>>> > appreciated!
>>>
>>>
>