Question:
How can i reset my lost windows vista user password? Please help ?
anonymous
2011-07-11 03:58:41 UTC
How can i reset my lost windows vista user password? Please help ?
Eight answers:
anonymous
2011-07-13 03:23:24 UTC
Hello John.



If you don't have password reset disk than you can't reset the password. There are lots of third party software in the market and you should use them to reset the windows vista password.



I have used Password Resetter Software. You can get the software by visiting www.resetpasswordwindows.com
fatal1ty
2011-07-11 04:31:02 UTC
you can use a program called Ophcrack, a bootable password resetter, or the Sethc method

(i cant tell you where to get the first 2 but i can tell you how to use the Sethc method)



1. reboot your computer and rapidly press F8 untill the Safe mode screen comes up, select "safe mode with command prompt"



2. after safe mode boots and you log into admin (shouldnt have a pass) open my computer and go to C drive



3. open the folder "windows" and then System32



4. find the program "cmd.exe" and copy it to your desktop, then find the program "sethc.exe" right click > properties > security > advanced > Owner > Edit... > then click "administrator" then click ok. then click ok again. Now Click Edit... right under the Group or user names: box, find administrator and click "Full Control" then click OK. copy sethc.exe to your desktop



before i go any further im going to tell what exactly it is that your doing. your replacing your sticky keys program with a command prompt (who uses sticky keys anyway) so when you restart your computer and get stuck at the login screen you push shift 5 times and it brings up an administrator command prompt



5. rename sethc.exe to sethc_backup.exe and place that in your documents for now



6. rename cmd.exe to sethc.exe and move that renamed file back into the system32 folder (dont worry, we made a backup earlier)



7. now reboot your computer so it goes to normal and push shift 5 times



8. if everything went smoothly you should be looking a black box on your screen



9 type this code into cmd

net user reset /add

net localgroup administrators reset /add

if everything went smoothly on that you should see the text "Command completed Successfully" under both of those commands.



now, while still in command prompt type shutdown -r

im a few moments your computer should display a dialog box that says "Computer will shutdown in less then a minuite"

(what you just did there was make a user named reset that is an administrator and has no password. the last command told your computer to restart)



wait for reboot and you should see a new user named reset on your logon screen.

click that user and reset the password through control panel > user accounts and family saftey > user accounts > manage another account

now log out and login to your old account. push shift 5 more times and type

net user reset /delete

(that just removed the temp account we made to reset your password)



FYI - everytime you try to activate sticky keys it will open a command prompt unless you take sethc_backup.exe and replace the modified sethc.exe in your windows\system32 folder



TIP: Make a password reset disk with a flash drive when after you do this. that way if you lock yourself out again you can insert the drive and click reset my password... under your username
schwager
2016-12-07 10:00:39 UTC
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Packy
2011-07-11 04:04:19 UTC
I don't really know on vista but I know on XP.

Restart the PC and type F8 there should be a black screen with white text and move with the arrows to SAFE MODE. Then when the computer starts it won't ask for password because you're logged in as Administrator.

Then go to START->CONTROL PANEL->USER ACCOUNTS and choose your account. Then go to change my password and thats it! Restart and type the new password!
Katherine Hooper
2011-07-11 22:32:16 UTC
Windows password recovery programs are software tools designed to reset/delete your password or recover the old password itself. They're not the easiest programs in the world to use but if you can follow step-by-step directions, a password recovery program is almost certain to get you out of this predicament.
PLAYBIZ
2011-07-11 04:02:54 UTC
Active Directory Change Password



A secure active directory password policy demands users to change their passwords on a periodic basis. This is with a motive to ensure security of user logins and prevent attacks by any intruder. Users are notified on a periodic basis by email to change their own passwords by the administrator. Domain users can change their own password with ADSelfService Plus change password facility, which prevents an account lockout and therefore the need for an account unlock.



Self Service Change Password



ADSelfService Plus web based, self service change password solution provides an easy to use web interface to allow domain users to change their own passwords by login into the self service portal. Any user can click on the change password link on the web portal and change his windows login password. The type of password a user can change and the password policy can be viewed on the display of the ADSelfService Plus change password screen. Users can change their passwords according to policy set by the administrator and further be aware of other policy requirements and complexities.



The need for a change password can occur as a result of one or more of the following instances



If a domain user prefers to change his existing password any time before password expiry.

If an administrator notifies domain user to change his password to a new one.

When an administrator resets a domain user's password to a default value.



ADSelfService Plus Change Password Screen
Lily
2015-09-24 05:21:43 UTC
Windows Password Resetter - http://tinyurl.com/4G89pzr9D7
anonymous
2011-07-11 04:03:32 UTC
download and bun it to a cd then boot via cd

http://www.password-changer.com/


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