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| | Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic I forgot this and now I am not able to do some things. Please help me get back my Admin Password. I would hate to go thru a re-installation of Vista. Thanks in advance and anticipation |
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| Home premium 32 bit, SP1 | Re: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic Is that the only admin account in your system ? It's important for me to know first. |
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic This tutorial will show you how to reset the password to gain access again. If it is your only admin. account as t-4-2 posted, then you may need to do Method Three. Reset User Account Password Hope this helps, Shawn |
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| | Re: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic Dear t-4-2 and Brink I have only this one Admin password, that I have forgotten. I was not even aware that one could have more than 1 admin passwords!! In any case, I will try the link that Brink has suggested and see what I can do. But I did not understand what is meant by Method 3. I will get back to that later, though. Thanks for not asking me to re-load Vista. Best regards Seeking "Brink" wrote: Quote: > > Seeking;702404 Wrote: Quote: > > I forgot this and now I am not able to do some things. Please help me > > get > > back my Admin Password. > > > > I would hate to go thru a re-installation of Vista. > > > > Thanks in advance and anticipation > Hi Seeking, > > This tutorial will show you how to reset the password to gain access > again. If it is your only admin. account as t-4-2 posted, then you may > need to do Method Three. > > Reset User Account Password > > Hope this helps, > Shawn > > > -- > Brink > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask > them.* > '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com) > *Please post feedback to help others.* > |
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| Home premium 32 bit, SP1 | Re: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic Dear t-4-2 and Brink I have only this one Admin password, that I have forgotten. I was not even aware that one could have more than 1 admin passwords!! In any case, I will try the link that Brink has suggested and see what I can do. But I did not understand what is meant by Method 3. I will get back to that later, though. Thanks for not asking me to re-load Vista. Best regards Seeking "Brink" wrote: Quote: > > Seeking;702404 Wrote: > > Hi Seeking, > > This tutorial will show you how to reset the password to gain access > again. If it is your only admin. account as t-4-2 posted, then you may > need to do Method Three. > > Reset User Account Password > > Hope this helps, > Shawn > > > -- > Brink > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask > them.* > '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com) > *Please post feedback to help others.* > |
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| | Re: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic Hello t-4-2 Thanks for your correction. I had meant 2 Admin accounts. But I have only one admin account, for which I have forgotten the pswd. I will try this said 'Method Three' when I am back at home on my home computer. Thanks a lot for your kind attention Regards "Seeking" wrote: Quote: > Dear t-4-2 and Brink > > I have only this one Admin password, that I have forgotten. I was not even > aware that one could have more than 1 admin passwords!! In any case, I will > try the link that Brink has suggested and see what I can do. But I did not > understand what is meant by Method 3. I will get back to that later, though. > > Thanks for not asking me to re-load Vista. > > Best regards > Seeking > > "Brink" wrote: > Quote: > > > > Seeking;702404 Wrote: Quote: > > > I forgot this and now I am not able to do some things. Please help me > > > get > > > back my Admin Password. > > > > > > I would hate to go thru a re-installation of Vista. > > > > > > Thanks in advance and anticipation > > Hi Seeking, > > > > This tutorial will show you how to reset the password to gain access > > again. If it is your only admin. account as t-4-2 posted, then you may > > need to do Method Three. > > > > Reset User Account Password > > > > Hope this helps, > > Shawn > > > > > > -- > > Brink > > > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask > > them.* > > '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com) > > *Please post feedback to help others.* > > |
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| | Re: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic Hello Brink I have gone thru the "Method Three". Before I attempt it, my questions: - does it work with Vista Home Basic (32 bit)? - do I need a blank or any boot disc sort of thing? It seems like that. Please confirm Seems more complicated than it had sounded. I do not have emails associated with the forgotten password, but I remember whenever I had to download something, I had to provide this password. After I reset the password, would I still be able to access those programs that I have downloaded and installed using the existing (but forgotten) password? Please help before I go completely crazy with this. Thanks |
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic Hello Brink I have gone thru the "Method Three". Before I attempt it, my questions: - does it work with Vista Home Basic (32 bit)? - do I need a blank or any boot disc sort of thing? It seems like that. Please confirm Seems more complicated than it had sounded. I do not have emails associated with the forgotten password, but I remember whenever I had to download something, I had to provide this password. After I reset the password, would I still be able to access those programs that I have downloaded and installed using the existing (but forgotten) password? Please help before I go completely crazy with this. Thanks Yes, it will work on all Vista versions. It shows you how to create a boot DVD (or USB flash drive, etc...) to use on your computer to reset the password. If you have no access at all to your computer, then you will need to create the boot DVD on a friend's or another computer and use it on yours. If your email messages have not been encrypted, then they will be fine. It only applies to encrypted files since the encryption certificate is tied to the user account password. Hope this helps, Shawn |
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| | RE: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic I FORGOT MY ADMIN. PASSWORD WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS??? "Seeking" wrote: Quote: > I forgot this and now I am not able to do some things. Please help me get > back my Admin Password. > > I would hate to go thru a re-installation of Vista. > > Thanks in advance and anticipation > |
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic I FORGOT MY ADMIN. PASSWORD WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS??? "Seeking" wrote: Quote: > I forgot this and now I am not able to do some things. Please help me get > back my Admin Password. > > I would hate to go thru a re-installation of Vista. > > Thanks in advance and anticipation > This tutorial will show you how to reset the password to gain access again. If it is your only admin. account, then you may need to do Method Three. Reset User Account Password Hope this helps, Shawn |
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