How to change Windows admin password from guest user

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Published on 2012-07-04T12:41:42Z Indexed on 2012/07/11 3:18 UTC
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How to gain access of admin account of Windows, I activated a guest user and I want to change the admin password from the command line. When I type:

net user administrator password

the response is

System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied

I am using winxp pro sp2

I am running this command from cdm.exe and I am running this command from guest user. I actually want to change my admin password from guest user.

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