Change hashed passwords to clear text

I setup a website to use hashed passwords with the membership provided by Asp.net.  I'm looking for a way to convert all passwords to clear text.   Hashed passwords are overkill for this site and many users can't figure out how to cut and paste the complex temporary password when they request a forgotten password.  I understand that you can't retrieve a hashed password. 
Would it be possible to change the passwordFormat to clear, then run some code to generate a new password for each user, and email it to each user?
Here's the membership part of my web.config:
<membership defaultProvider="CustomizedProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
   <providers>
    <clear/>
    <add name="CustomizedProvider"
    type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider"
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