How to Remove an Administrator Password in Win 2000 With a Domain

The Windows 2000 operating system is an older network system that lets you join a domain. A domain is a Windows network platform that interconnects other computers, so you can share folders, printers and other resources. To remove an administrator password on a Windows 2000 domain computer, you must log in to the computer with a domain administrator account and reset the password on the local computer.

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  Log in to the Windows 2000 computer with your domain administrator account. This account gives you full control over all aspects of the Windows 2000 computer, including the local administrator account.

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  Click the Windows 2000 "Start" button and select "Run." Type "cmd" into the text box and press "Enter." This opens the Windows command line.

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  Type "net user" and press "Enter." This lists all the user accounts on the computer, including the administrator account. This is useful if you change the administrator account name and can't remember what you named the account.

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  Type "net user username password" where "username" is the administrator account name and "password" is the new password. If you want to leave the password blank, leave this value blank. Press "Enter" to complete the changes.