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Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 3:06 am
by fena
Hey SRF,
I was looking for some computer help. Here's my situation:
I picked up a relatively fast machine that my friend used to use, and intend on using it as a secondary computer. The problem is, I don't know the password to it. Is there any way that I can login to the computer to change the password, or reinstall it? I have no CDs, no password reset disks... just a locked computer running Windows Vista.
TIA!
Re: Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 3:12 am
by Squirt
starts the computer in safe mode
log in as admin
Re: Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 3:13 am
by strangelove
Re: Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 4:36 am
by emperor3000
Is there like a password lock that is preventing you from gaining access to the desktop? Or you mean some other kind of password lock(i.e. BIOS)?
Re: Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 4:51 am
by Buddhist
I think she/he means the simple user password.
Re: Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 5:04 am
by emperor3000
If it is the password required just to get into the desktop, then the only way I know of is to Destroy that partition. Meaning you would need to wipe out that drive. Then upload your own OS onto it.
Re: Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 5:37 am
by Goseki
fena wrote:Hey SRF,
I was looking for some computer help. Here's my situation:
I picked up a relatively fast machine that my friend used to use, and intend on using it as a secondary computer. The problem is, I don't know the password to it. Is there any way that I can login to the computer to change the password, or reinstall it? I have no CDs, no password reset disks... just a locked computer running Windows Vista.
TIA!
Ask your friend...
Re: Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:12 am
by [SD]Twysta
Goseki wrote:fena wrote:Hey SRF,
I was looking for some computer help. Here's my situation:
I picked up a relatively fast machine that my friend used to use, and intend on using it as a secondary computer. The problem is, I don't know the password to it. Is there any way that I can login to the computer to change the password, or reinstall it? I have no CDs, no password reset disks... just a locked computer running Windows Vista.
TIA!
Ask your friend...
I lol'd @ troubleshooters. Ask him fena!!
Re: Computer Help - Resetting a Password
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 12:08 pm
by _Equal_
Rumor is that ophtcrack doesn't work on Vista, I've been using this tool for years:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administr ... ssword.htmBasically a linux boot disk that accesses the location where the password is.