how can an administrator see the login password of a user in windows xp ?

even with all the administrator rights in the world, there is no option within windows (or any other operating system i know of) that will display a users password because there is no need for an admin account to know it, they have the run of the system and as such don't need to be logged in as that user to do stuff.

a separate software for retrieving passwords is l0phtcrack, but unless you 100% solely own the machine it will be ran on i wouldn't recommend using it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L0phtCrack

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Both of those answers are wrong. The "user" pass words ARE stored on the HD or the OS would have no way of verifying you when you attempt to log on to Windows. Since you are not the administrator (and I am one) I won't tell you where or how they are stored, but, any "on-line" pass words that you use for email, for example, are secure.

Wrong. The passwords are stored, but they are ENCRYPTED. Mr. Dusty has it just ***-backwards. You can get programs to decrypt all of your "online" passwords that are stored, but they aren't decrypting your windows password.

You can't. It isn't stored anywhere as text.

There are programs that try to guess and then let you know if they succeed what worked, but they are extremely dangerous to use.

well i bet there is a business software you can get for that i would ask a computer store clerk or manager they maybe able to help you. why do you need to see it any way for?

Interogate the other person until they give in. If they dont throw eggs at them

you can't, all you can is reset it

You cant.