Robert78121 wrote:
The Windows password is one of the easiest to reset. It uses very poor encryption that is very easily cracked. A quick Google search turned up this website with several options:
Windows Password Recovery
BTW, you should really consider upgrading to Windows 7.
Thank you, Robert.I tried downloading and installing one of those free password retrievers and I get a dialogue box that says, "installation files are missing". i'm going to try again, using a different browser (IE instead of Chrome)and see what happens.