... ok.. i have a two part question i guess.. i have done some research (google) -on lost passwords.. and now i'm kinda confused as to what i'm looking for..
ok.. i put a new mother board into my computer.. it just goes into the safemode/normal setting/etc screen.. so.. i boot to windows XP CD.... i try to repair (because i was running this windows xp before i changed the mobo) - it only gives me the option of choosing 1:C/drive - so i choose that.. and then.. it asks for the Administrator password.. i dont know this...

question one.. is this a Bios password or windows password? -

question two.. HELP ME PLEASE!? -- i was assuming that it was bios.. and i cleared the cmos with the jumper and removing battery.. no good... it still asks me for this admin password? when i go into setup..i dont even see a spot for admin password.. and the other user password is already cleared... so.. i'm stuck... how do i clear this admin password and is it a windows thing or a bios thing? thanks for the help .. sorry for the long post...

Hiya kabalevski

If you haven't set a password then it should be a default password. Some times it is as simple as just leaving the password blank and pressing 'Enter'. If that doesn't work you should try some simple codes like 0000 etc etc.

If that fails then i found This Microsoft article that speaks about it. It could ultimately mean a fresh install of XP on your computer.

Hopefully someone else will know a work aroung though