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Old 12-29-2007   #1 (permalink)
007cg


 
 

Administrator Password Forgotten

my husband changed my admin account password and now has forgotten what it
was. its been about 3 months and he still hasnt remembered. ive read all
sorts of help and support tips but nothing pertaining to my problem. if
somebody could help me i would be so grateful.

-christina

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-29-2007   #2 (permalink)
Sean Bolster


 
 

Re: Administrator Password Forgotten

go to http://soft.softoogle.com/ap/hiren-s...oad-6916.shtml

download Hiren's boot cd
Boot to the cd and run one of the password changers. the programs on the
CD are listed here:

http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd



Hello 007cg,
Quote:

> my husband changed my admin account password and now has forgotten
> what it was. its been about 3 months and he still hasnt remembered.
> ive read all sorts of help and support tips but nothing pertaining to
> my problem. if somebody could help me i would be so grateful.
>
> -christina
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-29-2007   #3 (permalink)
007cg


 
 

Re: Administrator Password Forgotten



"Sean Bolster" wrote:
Quote:

> go to http://soft.softoogle.com/ap/hiren-s...oad-6916.shtml
>
> download Hiren's boot cd
> Boot to the cd and run one of the password changers. the programs on the
> CD are listed here:
>
> http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
>
>
>
> Hello 007cg,
>
Quote:

> > my husband changed my admin account password and now has forgotten
> > what it was. its been about 3 months and he still hasnt remembered.
> > ive read all sorts of help and support tips but nothing pertaining to
> > my problem. right now i can only access a limited account which doesnt allow me to download anything whatsoever. if somebody could help me i would be so grateful.
> >
> > -christina
> >
>
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-29-2007   #4 (permalink)
007cg


 
 

Re: Administrator Password Forgotten

right now i can only access a limited account which doesnt allow me to
download anything whatsoever.

"Sean Bolster" wrote:
Quote:

> go to http://soft.softoogle.com/ap/hiren-s...oad-6916.shtml
>
> download Hiren's boot cd
> Boot to the cd and run one of the password changers. the programs on the
> CD are listed here:
>
> http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
>
>
>
> Hello 007cg,
>
Quote:

> > my husband changed my admin account password and now has forgotten
> > what it was. its been about 3 months and he still hasnt remembered.
> > ive read all sorts of help and support tips but nothing pertaining to
> > my problem. if somebody could help me i would be so grateful.
> >
> > -christina
> >
>
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-30-2007   #5 (permalink)
Sean Bolster


 
 

Re: Administrator Password Forgotten

You would have to get access to another computer that is capable of downloading.
There is no other way I know of to change the admin password without using
a boot cd.


Hello 007cg,
Quote:

> right now i can only access a limited account which doesnt allow me to
> download anything whatsoever.
>
> "Sean Bolster" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> go to http://soft.softoogle.com/ap/hiren-s...oad-6916.shtml
>>
>> download Hiren's boot cd
>> Boot to the cd and run one of the password changers. the programs on
>> the
>> CD are listed here:
>> http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
>>
>> Hello 007cg,
>>
Quote:

>>> my husband changed my admin account password and now has forgotten
>>> what it was. its been about 3 months and he still hasnt remembered.
>>> ive read all sorts of help and support tips but nothing pertaining
>>> to my problem. if somebody could help me i would be so grateful.
>>>
>>> -christina
>>>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-30-2007   #6 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Administrator Password Forgotten

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by 007cg View Post
right now i can only access a limited account which doesnt allow me to
download anything whatsoever.

"Sean Bolster" wrote:
Quote:
> go to Hiren's BootCD 9.3: Download Hiren's BootCD 9.3
>
> download Hiren's boot cd
> Boot to the cd and run one of the password changers. the programs on the
> CD are listed here:
>
> Hiren's BootCD 9.3 - www.hiren.info
>
>
>
> Hello 007cg,
>
>
>
>
Hi 007cg,

Can you boot into Safe Mode? If so this should be able to help you reset your password.

Reset User Account Password

Shawn
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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