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| #1 By 74265 (195.131.139.217) at Tuesday, February 20, 2007 06:11:00 PM |
| Hi, I've lost p@ssword of my Vista admin login account. So I can't byp@ss, is there any way to restore or reset p@ssword? |
| #2 By 655 (24.175.80.205) at Tuesday, February 20, 2007 06:57:28 PM |
| I noted you posted this in the Vista discussing groups over on Microsoft. That's the best place to get an answer. ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 1800 - P4 1.8gz, 1gig RAM, nVidia 5200; SB Live Value; Windows Vista Business, Photoshop CS2, Nikon D200 and D100 |
| #3 By 75874 (60.228.41.100) at Sunday, April 08, 2007 10:50:55 PM |
| I dont know if this will work but in windows XP you can start the up the computer in safe mode and login in as administrator and remove your p@ssword. |
| #4 By 79619 (59.95.16.73) at Sunday, May 27, 2007 11:37:19 AM |
| If u were ever to forget your login p@ssword, Vista offers two tools that help you to deal with it. 1) P@ssword Hint : Your hint appears below the p@ssword entry box, after you make an incorrect entry and then click OK. You can create a hint when you set a p@ssword with User Accounts. 2) P@ssword Reset Disk : A p@ssword reset disk, allows you to change your p@ssword, without needing to know ur old p@ssword. You can make a p@ssword reset disk only for ur local user account. This disk contains a single file named Userkey.psw, which is an encrypted backup version of your p@ssword... I came across this at http://www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html check it out more details there. |
| #5 By 98269 (141.157.249.221) at Wednesday, January 30, 2008 08:01:28 PM |
| [QUOTE]Originally Posted by DaltonLauer: If u were ever to forget your login p@ssword, Vista offers two tools that help you to deal with it. 1) P@ssword Hint : Your hint appears below the p@ssword entry box, after you make an incorrect entry and then click OK. You can create a hint when you set a p@ssword with User Accounts. 2) P@ssword Reset Disk : A p@ssword reset disk, allows you to change your p@ssword, without needing to know ur old p@ssword. You can make a p@ssword reset disk only for ur local user account. This disk contains a single file named Userkey.psw, which is an encrypted backup version of your p@ssword... I came across this at http://www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html check it out more details there. [/QUOTE] yea i have the same dilema as gekkoab however the password reset disk can only be used for Local user accounts, not Admin acc |
| #6 By 98269 (141.157.249.221) at Wednesday, January 30, 2008 08:01:31 PM |
| [QUOTE]Originally Posted by DaltonLauer: If u were ever to forget your login p@ssword, Vista offers two tools that help you to deal with it. 1) P@ssword Hint : Your hint appears below the p@ssword entry box, after you make an incorrect entry and then click OK. You can create a hint when you set a p@ssword with User Accounts. 2) P@ssword Reset Disk : A p@ssword reset disk, allows you to change your p@ssword, without needing to know ur old p@ssword. You can make a p@ssword reset disk only for ur local user account. This disk contains a single file named Userkey.psw, which is an encrypted backup version of your p@ssword... I came across this at http://www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html check it out more details there. [/QUOTE] yea i have the same dilema as gekkoab however the password reset disk can only be used for Local user accounts, not Admin acc |
| #7 By 98269 (141.157.249.221) at Wednesday, January 30, 2008 08:08:08 PM |
| [QUOTE]Originally Posted by JasonNewbie: [QUOTE]Originally Posted by DaltonLauer: If u were ever to forget your login p@ssword, Vista offers two tools that help you to deal with it. 1) P@ssword Hint : Your hint appears below the p@ssword entry box, after you make an incorrect entry and then click OK. You can create a hint when you set a p@ssword with User Accounts. 2) P@ssword Reset Disk : A p@ssword reset disk, allows you to change your p@ssword, without needing to know ur old p@ssword. You can make a p@ssword reset disk only for ur local user account. This disk contains a single file named Userkey.psw, which is an encrypted backup version of your p@ssword... I came across this at http://www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html check it out more details there. [/QUOTE] yea i have the same dilema as gekkoab however the password reset disk can only be used for Local user accounts, not Admin acc [/QUOTE] btw i forgot to mention that the password reset tool can only work if u created the disk BEFORE u lost admin, as for i have made this mistake and didnt do it |
