Here are two apps that allow you to see the password that is behind those asterisks in the Windows GUI.
X-Pass: Although it is not developed anymore and the original site has shut down, you can still get this great app here thanks to the Internet Archive. (direct download link here). I have used it successfully on Windows 2000 and XP. It's a real life saver when the user has forgotten a password he entered in an application years ago.
SnadBoy's Revelation: Even tough I did not use it myself, it is supposedly also very good. Get it here. It was recommended as a solution in this ask.metafilter.com question.
Posted by Tin Titan at November 16, 2006 06:11 PM