How to Change the Password in Windows XP

When you create a Windows XP user account, you are given the option to add a password to that account. This password must then be entered each time you log on to that particular Windows XP account. Using a Windows XP password is recommended for security, especially if several people use a particular computer, and you keep personal information saved on your Windows XP user account. Changing your Windows XP password every now and then can help keep your account secure and private.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Sign in to your Windows XP user account.

2. Click "Start" in the taskbar.

3. Highlight and open "Control Panel." The Control Panel window will open.

4. Select "User Accounts." The window on the screen will turn into the User Accounts window.

5. Click the "User Accounts" link at the bottom of the window. A new window will open.

6. Choose the account that you wish to change from the accounts listed at the bottom of the window. Once you do, the window for that particular user account will open.

7. Click "Change my password" to get to the password window for the user account.

8. Type the current password for that Windows XP account in the "Type your current password" box.

9. Enter in the new password in both the "Type a new password" text box and the "Type the new password again to confirm" text box.

10. Type a hint for the new Windows XP password in the "Type a word or phrase to use as a password hint" text box.

11. Click the "Change Password" button to finish.

References

• Microsoft Windows XP - To change your password