Solved What is the Default Vista Premium Password

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jofnui

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Brand new PC.
Vista Home Premium operating system.
Worked straight out of the box.
There was no setup procedure to enter my details etc; it just worked.
I renamed "admin" under accounts to "my name", but nothing else.
I just presumed this was the way to setup my account, without having multiple account users.
I'm the only one who'll use the PC and I don't need a password, so didn't bother to create a password.

Turned PC off and on again:
It wants a password!!
I never created a password!!
There's nothing in the operating instructions that came with the system about the default password.
Why does this thing want a password.
More importantly, how can I get past the logon screen when I don't know what password it is wanting me to put in.

I can't use the recovery disc because I haven't created one yet.
The PC is only 10 minutes old!!!
I was going to create a recovery disc once I installed all my software.

I can't find any other similiar questions in the FAQ's or Forums, but can't believe I'm the only one this has happened to.
Any help with this request will be much appreciated.

Regards
 

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You may be able to use Safe Mode..... depending on your system it will require continuous pressing of F2 or F8 (other "F") on boot
Boot into safe mode
Go to accounts where you should be able to reset/change/disable name accounts and passwords
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me :P
    CPU
    Core 2 Quad Q6600
    Motherboard
    Abit IN9 32X MAX
    Memory
    8 GB OCZ PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI-Ready Edition (4X2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMP! GeForce GTX 260² 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 (650MHz/2100MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek 7.1 CH HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Fujitsu siemens TFT + 32" LG HD LCD TV
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 + 1360x768
    Hard Drives
    150GB Raptor HDD
    500GB Caviar HDD
    PSU
    Thermaltake W0133RB 1200W PSU
    Case
    Antec 900
    Cooling
    Stock + Antec 900 case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (full layout)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
Hello jofnui, welcome to Vista Forums!




We could be more help if we knew what make / model the PC is.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
Hi,

Because your computer is brand new, I am sure your manufacturer will help you for free, but here is a method to try to remove the password (you will need access to another PC or mac)

Go to: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ and click “Bootdisk” at the top. Scroll down to about half-way to the download page. Download the latest CD release and extract the zip file.

Install the HP tool included with this post, start it, and select a blank memory stick. Make sure ALL data is backed up, as the memory stick will be wiped. Select FAT and type a Voulume name if you wish. Check create a DOS start up disk, and select the downloaded CD image. If this does not work, after the format, just drag the contents of the CD archive onto your memory stick.

Once you have made your memory stick, boot into it (you may have to change your BIOS settings) and then follow the instructions in the walkthrough provided by the site. I have included a copy of this walkthrough as a Word document. I have also listed a summary of which buttons to press. Follow these instructions exactly. This will work from NT to Windows 7, and so many options do not apply to Vista, and you will do much damage in running them.

Here is the summary (and included at the bottom of the document) :

· Enter
· Select Windows partion using numbers then enter
· Enter
· 1 then enter
· 1 then enter again
· Enter account name then enter
· 1 then enter
· ! then enter
· q then enter
· y then enter
· n then enter

I would recommend following the walkthrough, and only using the summary to check you have not missed a step. I would recommend printing off the walkthrough, though you could have it on another computer screen.

Richard
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300)
    Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0

    1 x 1Tb (SATA 600)
    Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms
    Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
Bare Foot Kid said:
Hello jofnui, welcome to Vista Forums!




We could be more help if we knew what make / model the PC is.
Click to expand...

Sorry about that Bare-foot-kid.
I thought the PC make wouldn't matter all that much.

HP Pavillion s3680a
I think it may be 64 bit not 32 bit, but Inever got a chance to check that out.

Any help, much appreciated.
 

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Have you tried just leaving the password field blank?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Jonathan King
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor 4850e overclocked @ 2.92 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock A780 FullDisplayPort
    Memory
    6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 290MHz Crucial Technology
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI 3200 (onboard), nVidia 7200 GS (PCIe)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Cybervison ds69T, 17" Starlogic
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 320GB SATA, Hitachi 1TB SATA
    PSU
    Antec ea-430d 430W
    Case
    Antec 300
    Cooling
    stock cpu, 120mm rear, 140mm top
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 (PS/2)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    9.32 Mb/s download; 0.36 Mb/s upload
    Other Info
    Other OS's:
    Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows Professional x86, Ubuntu x64
Hey,
Yes I tried that, but I've just noticed an interesting thing.

The field has a greyed out "Password", (? the default password).
I can't use backspace or delete to erase it, but if I hit end it disappears.
The really strange thing is when I move the mouse to click the Go arrow, as soon as the cursor moves away from the blank field, "Password" pops back in again.
Obviously then I'm not trying to login with a blank password, because the PC has put text back in the field.

Really strange, and becoming a bit of an annoyance.
 

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Thanks for the tip but the registry shouldn't be corrupted, as the PC hasn't been connected to the internet as yet, so no malware could have gotten in. There wasn't a big crash; it turned off normally after the first and only start.

Further to that, I can't run the vistra registry checker anyway, because I can't get the thing to run windows in the first place !!

I wish I could run the registry checker, because that would mean I am "IN" !!
 

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Ignore my last post.
I saw a registry checker comment last time I looked, but it's not there now.
It was at the bottom of the list, so I presumed it was a reply to my question.
It must have been a pop-up.
 

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The problem has been fixed, but unfortunately I can't report what the cause of the error was.

I took it back to the shop where I purchased it from, and they did a password bypass trick with special software they have.

Thanks for those who tried to help me with this problem.
 

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Hello again jofnui.



We're glad you found a solution that works for you; thanks for the update.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
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