I'm quite savy at computers but this is tricky. My mom has me set on
parental controls for Windows Vista. She gave me her password and I
turned them out, logged off and then logged back on to my account. Then,
when I turned off the computer and she turned it back on the next day,
her password didn't work. She's called people and apparently, I changed
the password without knowing I did.

Here's the problem, I don't have a disk to reset the administrator
password and I already tried the CMD way to reset the password but I got
"System Error 5 has occured. Access denied."

The administrator password is a big one since it controls everything I
do. I can't change anything or download anything without that password.



Is there ANYWAY I could change it?


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Hello Tara,

If you havenot NTFS encrypted files on your computer, you can just reset the
administrator password to blank using a Windows Password Reset Disc.

I have used Lazesoft Recover My Password, which is a easy to use. Here is
guides how to use it to reset Windows Administrator password to blank:
http://www.lazesoft.com/forgot-windo...-password.html

Jeffer


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>
> Hello Tara,
>
> Your mother can do a system restore at boot using a restore point dated
> before the password was changed to restore the old password. The
> tutorial below can help show her how to.
>
> System Restore - How to
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> tarathezebra;1193447 Wrote:

>> I'm quite savy at computers but this is tricky. My mom has me set on
>> parental controls for Windows Vista. She gave me her password and I
>> turned them out, logged off and then logged back on to my account.
>> Then,
>> when I turned off the computer and she turned it back on the next day,
>> her password didn't work. She's called people and apparently, I changed
>> the password without knowing I did.
>>
>> Here's the problem, I don't have a disk to reset the administrator
>> password and I already tried the CMD way to reset the password but I
>> got
>> "System Error 5 has occured. Access denied."
>>
>> The administrator password is a big one since it controls everything I
>> do. I can't change anything or download anything without that password.
>>
>> Is there ANYWAY I could change it?
>>
>>
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Originally Posted by Jeffer Larray

Hello Tara,

If you havenot NTFS encrypted files on your computer, you can just reset the
administrator password to blank using a Windows Password Reset Disc.

I have used Lazesoft Recover My Password, which is a easy to use. Here is
guides how to use it to reset Windows Administrator password to blank:
Lazesoft Recover My Password - Forgot Windows admin user password?

Jeffer


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>
> Hello Tara,
>
> Your mother can do a system restore at boot using a restore point dated
> before the password was changed to restore the old password. The
> tutorial below can help show her how to.
>
> System Restore - How to
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> tarathezebra;1193447 Wrote:

>> I'm quite savy at computers but this is tricky. My mom has me set on
>> parental controls for Windows Vista. She gave me her password and I
>> turned them out, logged off and then logged back on to my account.
>> Then,
>> when I turned off the computer and she turned it back on the next day,
>> her password didn't work. She's called people and apparently, I changed
>> the password without knowing I did.
>>
>> Here's the problem, I don't have a disk to reset the administrator
>> password and I already tried the CMD way to reset the password but I
>> got
>> "System Error 5 has occured. Access denied."
>>
>> The administrator password is a big one since it controls everything I
>> do. I can't change anything or download anything without that password.
>>
>> Is there ANYWAY I could change it?
>>
>>
>> --
>> tarathezebra
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> tarathezebra's Profile: 'tarathezebra's profile on TechArena Computer
>> Hardware Support Forums of India'
>> (tarathezebra's profile on TechArena Computer Hardware Support Forums of India)
>> View this thread: 'Windows Vista Administrator lost password - Vista
>> Administration'
>> (Windows Vista Administrator lost password - Vista Administration)
>>
>> 'TechArena Community - Technology and Computer Hardware Support Forums
>> of India' (TechArena Community - Technology and Computer Hardware Support Forums of India)

>
>
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>
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The easiest one to use is the Offlien NT Registry Editor. This will clear the password for you so you can sign in and create a new one. Please use this one, it is trusted and probably one of the more safe ways to go.

This will download as an .iso file. It will need to be burnt as an image. So you will need imgburn or other software that will handle .iso formats.

Links and instructions:

Scroll down towards the bottom and you will see a Download section:
Offline NT pw & reg-editor, bootdisk

Instructions on how to use the Offline NT Password and Regsitry Editor:
Offline NT pw & reg-editor, walkthrough

Imgburn:
The Official ImgBurn Website

Originally Posted by tarathezebra

I'm quite savy at computers but this is tricky. My mom has me set on
parental controls for Windows Vista. She gave me her password and I
turned them out, logged off and then logged back on to my account. Then,
when I turned off the computer and she turned it back on the next day,
her password didn't work. She's called people and apparently, I changed
the password without knowing I did.

Here's the problem, I don't have a disk to reset the administrator
password and I already tried the CMD way to reset the password but I got
"System Error 5 has occured. Access denied."

The administrator password is a big one since it controls everything I
do. I can't change anything or download anything without that password.

Is there ANYWAY I could change it?


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So you have to download & burn any tool to reset password i.e Offline NT Registry Editor (@CrucialHoax post).Alternative you can try enable in WinRE build-in Administrator account What do I do: I can no longer log in or elevate to an administrator account
System Restore (@Brink post) is also solution if both methods are too hard.

All the above are great suggestions, if you actually know the password,
but since the problem is that, the password has been forgotten/hacked or
whatever, my suggestion is this neat program from PasswordSeeker, it
lets you reset/delete user passwords, it is a legal app. and very
useful, i've used it on a few PC's including my own and it works,


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Hi, guy. Don't worry, there are many people forget their admin password/ lost admin password, and there is a popular solution for those who have been locked out by computer. For this solution, what you need id a second computer that can link to Internet and then free downloas Windows Password Recovery Tool at http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com

With Windows Password Recovery, you can create a reset CD which can be multiple used to reset windows admin password without erasing anything.






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