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Old 01-08-2009   #1 (permalink)
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forgot password for admin of sons pc

My son can log on, but I can't use the parental controls because I set them up under the admin user and then promptly forgot it. Dumb! Anyway, I need help to reset the password.

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Old 01-08-2009   #2 (permalink)
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Re: forgot password for admin of sons pc

Hello Valgal68, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You can use Method Three in this tutorial to reset the password.

Reset User Account Password

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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