Password Recovery for Windows XP Pro

I have recently found a Dell computer in my house that is in good working condition. After setting the computer up, I asked the original owner what the administrator password to the login was. Sadly, the owner doesn't remember the password. I have tried logging in through safe mode and pressing ctrl+alt+del twice and trying to log in then. These tries didn't work, and I have been scavenging around for any password recovery tool I could use. On my recent trip to Best Buy, I informed one of the employees about the problem I had. To solve it, he said to restart the computer and while it was loading, continually press the F8 key, which should log me in as Administrator and could reset the password from there. I have tried this, but failed, most likely not sure if I did it right.

I hope this doesn't come off as mean/offensive, but if you don't have a higher level of computer knowledge, doing an account password reset isn't the easiest thing in the world.
Your local Geek Squad, or any repair shop, should be able to remove the password for you for a fee(call around to see what it is, when I was in store it was $29.99).
There are password removal tools out there, but it requires downloading a disk image, burning it, and getting the computer to boot off the disk into a command prompt environment. It's not "hard" but if you don't know what you're getting into, it's easy to mess things up.
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I'm NOT an employee of Best Buy, or Geek Squad, though I did work as an Agent for a year 5 years ago. None of my posts are to be taken as the official stance that Best Buy will take on your situation. My advice is just that, advice.
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