Vista - forgot my password in windows vista home premium

dnguyen2007 · 01-22-2008

I bought a laptop sony vaio with Window Vista Home Premium three weeks ago.
I forgot my password (Master account) but I thing that I still remember the Administrator password.
When I turn on laptop I see only my account (Master account). How can I change to Administrator acccount on boot up ?
Please help !

**Brink** · 01-24-2008

Hi dnguyen2007,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

When you say "Master Account", do you mean the built-in Administrator account or some other account?

In the mean time, you can find a solution for resetting the password to gain access here.

Reset User Account Password

Hope this helps you,
Shawn

loadmalz · 02-18-2008

Same problem.

What all these solutions seem to miss is an actual solution. If we can't log in and can't see the Administrator part on the welcome screen, we obviously can't use a command prompt!

**Brink** · 02-18-2008

Hi loadmalz,

Are you able to boot into Safe Mode?

How to Start Vista in Safe Mode

If so, you may be able to METHOD THREE here:

Reset User Account Password

Shawn

Bettyboop · 03-09-2008

Can anyone help me, my son set up his account as an administrator and "forgot" the password, he was the only one with adm priviledges, I tried a recover disk and to enable the administrator when i reboot it shows his account log on and guest, when i try totype in the password my disk claims i reset it doesnt work? and as a guest i cant get onto much i get stuck in "run as admin" rrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!111

**Brink** · 03-09-2008

Hi Bettyboop,

Have you tried Method Three here? If he is completely locked out of his computer, he will need to do this on another computer to use on his. If all else fails, he can boot from the Vista installation DVD and reinstall, but he will lose anything that was not backed up.

Reset User Account Password

Shawn

01-22-2008	#1 (permalink)
dnguyen2007 vista home premium 1 posts	forgot my password in windows vista home premium I bought a laptop sony vaio with Window Vista Home Premium three weeks ago. I forgot my password (Master account) but I thing that I still remember the Administrator password. When I turn on laptop I see only my account (Master account). How can I change to Administrator acccount on boot up ? Please help !
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01-24-2008	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,938 posts	Re: forgot my password in windows vista home premium Hi dnguyen2007, Welcome to Vista Forums. When you say "Master Account", do you mean the built-in Administrator account or some other account? In the mean time, you can find a solution for resetting the password to gain access here. Reset User Account Password Hope this helps you, Shawn
My System Specs

02-18-2008	#3 (permalink)
loadmalz Vista HP 2 posts	Re: forgot my password in windows vista home premium Same problem. What all these solutions seem to miss is an actual solution. If we can't log in and can't see the Administrator part on the welcome screen, we obviously can't use a command prompt!
My System Specs

02-18-2008	#4 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,938 posts	Re: forgot my password in windows vista home premium Hi loadmalz, Are you able to boot into Safe Mode? How to Start Vista in Safe Mode If so, you may be able to METHOD THREE here: Reset User Account Password Shawn
My System Specs

03-09-2008	#5 (permalink)
Bettyboop vista home 1 posts	Re: forgot my password in windows vista home premium Can anyone help me, my son set up his account as an administrator and "forgot" the password, he was the only one with adm priviledges, I tried a recover disk and to enable the administrator when i reboot it shows his account log on and guest, when i try totype in the password my disk claims i reset it doesnt work? and as a guest i cant get onto much i get stuck in "run as admin" rrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!111
My System Specs

03-09-2008	#6 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,938 posts	Re: forgot my password in windows vista home premium Hi Bettyboop, Have you tried Method Three here? If he is completely locked out of his computer, he will need to do this on another computer to use on his. If all else fails, he can boot from the Vista installation DVD and reinstall, but he will lose anything that was not backed up. Reset User Account Password Shawn
My System Specs

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