Vista Tutorial - Lost admin password

AdriannaHorpxx · 06-14-2009

I seem to have forgotten my admin accounts password, how would I reset it? I'm on a limited account on the same computer and cannot download anything. Please help-- I have a lot of important documents and such saved on said account.

**Brink** · 06-14-2009

Hello Adianna,

You can use METHOD THREE in the tutorial below to reset your password.

Reset User Account Password

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Quote: Originally Posted by AdriannaHorpxx

I seem to have forgotten my admin accounts password, how would I reset it? I'm on a limited account on the same computer and cannot download anything. Please help-- I have a lot of important documents and such saved on said account.

06-14-2009

AdriannaHorpxx <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote:

Quote:

>
>I seem to have forgotten my admin accounts password, how would I reset
>it? I'm on a limited account on the same computer and cannot download
>anything. Please help-- I have a lot of important documents and such
>saved on said account.

To accomplish what Brink has referred you to will require that you
have a CD burner program that will handle .ISO files. If you don't
have one, you most likely will NOT be able to install one without your
password (my sister recently had this exact same problem, and I had to
make the CD for her and mail it to her).

Let us know.

06-14-2009	#1 (permalink)
AdriannaHorpxx Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Vista home premium 32bit 1 posts	Lost admin password I seem to have forgotten my admin accounts password, how would I reset it? I'm on a limited account on the same computer and cannot download anything. Please help-- I have a lot of important documents and such saved on said account.
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06-14-2009	#2 (permalink)
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,817 posts	Re: Lost admin password Hello Adianna, You can use METHOD THREE in the tutorial below to reset your password. Reset User Account Password Hope this helps, Shawn Quote: Originally Posted by AdriannaHorpxx I seem to have forgotten my admin accounts password, how would I reset it? I'm on a limited account on the same computer and cannot download anything. Please help-- I have a lot of important documents and such saved on said account.
My System Specs

06-14-2009	#3 (permalink)
Manny Weisbord Guest n/a posts	Re: Lost admin password AdriannaHorpxx <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote: Quote: > >I seem to have forgotten my admin accounts password, how would I reset >it? I'm on a limited account on the same computer and cannot download >anything. Please help-- I have a lot of important documents and such >saved on said account. To accomplish what Brink has referred you to will require that you have a CD burner program that will handle .ISO files. If you don't have one, you most likely will NOT be able to install one without your password (my sister recently had this exact same problem, and I had to make the CD for her and mail it to her). Let us know.
My System Specs

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