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    chezchat Guest

    Windows Vista Admin Password forgotten

    Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
    password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I have the
    Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still asks for
    the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything else
    asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess everything
    up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had the
    system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without success to
    get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls answered.
    Any help would be gratefully received.



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    Re: Windows Vista Admin Password forgotten

    Hi,

    So you're saying that you tried to wipe the HDD with the Vista DVD, and it asks for a password? Try booting with the DVD---place the DVD in the tray, reboot the system, and wait for the words "Press any key to boot from CD/DVD". Then follow the instructions.

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    CharlesE Guest

    Re: Windows Vista Admin Password forgotten

    Microsoft wrote a KB article that can help.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940765/en-us

    In short, boot from the DVD, choose Repair Option in the lower left corner
    and follow the screens to the Repair Options.
    Choose System Restore and Restore to a date before the administrator
    password was changed.

    CharlesE


    "chezchat" <chezchat@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    > Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
    > password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I have
    > the
    > Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still asks
    > for
    > the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything
    > else
    > asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess
    > everything
    > up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had the
    > system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without success
    > to
    > get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls answered.
    > Any help would be gratefully received.


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    Re: Windows Vista Admin Password forgotten

    Quote Originally Posted by chezchat View Post
    Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
    password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I have the
    Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still asks for
    the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything else
    asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess everything
    up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had the
    system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without success to
    get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls answered.
    Any help would be gratefully received.
    Hi Chezchat,

    In addition to CharlesE's post, this tutorial will show you a few methods to reset the password so you can gain access again. If the System Restore does not help (Method 5), then you may have to do Method 3.

    Reset User Account Password

    Shawn

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    chezchat Guest

    Re: Windows Vista Admin Password forgotten

    Thanks for the help but the system restore date only goes back to the
    beginning of March and this problem has been going on for longer than that.
    I ticked a box for more restore dates but still only got March. I think I am
    going to have to completely reinstall windows but don't know how.

    "CharlesE" wrote:

    > Microsoft wrote a KB article that can help.
    > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940765/en-us
    >
    > In short, boot from the DVD, choose Repair Option in the lower left corner
    > and follow the screens to the Repair Options.
    > Choose System Restore and Restore to a date before the administrator
    > password was changed.
    >
    > CharlesE
    >
    >
    > "chezchat" <chezchat@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > newsF69A3FA-F0A6-446A-9F9B-762A2B2610F4@xxxxxx

    > > Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
    > > password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I have
    > > the
    > > Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still asks
    > > for
    > > the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything
    > > else
    > > asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess
    > > everything
    > > up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had the
    > > system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without success
    > > to
    > > get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls answered.
    > > Any help would be gratefully received.
    >
    >
    >

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    chezchat Guest

    Re: Windows Vista Admin Password forgotten

    Thanks Brink but I don't like the look of using method 3. On the FAQ there
    seem to be so many things that could go wrong and it will be just my luck I
    will have one of them. As my son has done nothing on the PC since he had it
    than use the internet I think the safest to just reinstall Vista. I just
    need directions on how.

    "Brink" wrote:

    >
    > chezchat;657022 Wrote:

    > > Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
    > > password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I
    > > have the
    > > Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still
    > > asks for
    > > the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything
    > > else
    > > asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess
    > > everything
    > > up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had
    > > the
    > > system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without
    > > success to
    > > get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls
    > > answered.
    > > Any help would be gratefully received.
    >
    > Hi Chezchat,
    >
    > In addition to CharlesE's post, this tutorial will show you a few
    > methods to reset the password so you can gain access again. If the
    > System Restore does not help (Method 5), then you may have to do Method
    > 3.
    >
    > Reset User Account Password
    >
    > Shawn
    >
    >
    > --
    > Brink
    >
    > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
    > them.*
    > '*VISTA FORUMS*'
    > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
    > *Please post feedback to help others.*
    >

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    Re: Windows Vista Admin Password forgotten

    Quote Originally Posted by chezchat View Post
    Thanks Brink but I don't like the look of using method 3. On the FAQ there
    seem to be so many things that could go wrong and it will be just my luck I
    will have one of them. As my son has done nothing on the PC since he had it
    than use the internet I think the safest to just reinstall Vista. I just
    need directions on how.

    "Brink" wrote:
    >
    > chezchat;657022 Wrote:
    >
    > Hi Chezchat,
    >
    > In addition to CharlesE's post, this tutorial will show you a few
    > methods to reset the password so you can gain access again. If the
    > System Restore does not help (Method 5), then you may have to do Method
    > 3.
    >
    > Reset User Account Password
    >
    > Shawn
    >
    >
    > --
    > Brink
    >
    > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
    > them.*
    > '*VISTA FORUMS*'
    > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
    > *Please post feedback to help others.*
    >
    Chezchat,

    Many people have used it without problems, but it is your choice and computer.


    It depends on what you have to reinstall Vista with.

    If you have a "full retail" or "OEM Express" Vista installation DVD, you can use the method below in this tutorial. A "OEM Recovery DVD" is almost the same, but a little different on setup. A "OEM Recovery partition" will need to be booted into to run like a OEM Recovery DVD. Usually you press something like F10 or F11 every second until you see the Recovery screen. You will need to look through your computers documents to find out the exact key to press. They vary between brands a bit.

    Clean Install with a Full Version of Vista


    If you have a upgrade retail Vista installation DVD, then this will show you how to do a clean install with it.

    Clean Install From Upgrade Vista

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn

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