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Old 07-10-2007   #1 (permalink)
jadasmommie
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User Password has been changed

My son changed my password and now I can't get on my computer. Is there a way
to gain access to my account without the password?

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Old 07-10-2007   #2 (permalink)
Spirit
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Re: User Password has been changed

Get your son to change it back,,,,,,,,,

"jadasmommie" <jadasmommie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49579A39-B964-4FB7-94AA-4FC40697F189@microsoft.com...
> My son changed my password and now I can't get on my computer. Is there a
> way
> to gain access to my account without the password?


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Old 07-10-2007   #3 (permalink)
Marcin Domaslawski
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Re: User Password has been changed

Hi,

It depends. If he changed it from his account then you can set your password
by the same way.

Besides I can propose you password reset disk if you have prepared.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930381

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...fd7e51033.mspx


Marcin Domaslawski


"jadasmommie" <jadasmommie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49579A39-B964-4FB7-94AA-4FC40697F189@microsoft.com...
> My son changed my password and now I can't get on my computer. Is there a
> way
> to gain access to my account without the password?


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Old 07-10-2007   #4 (permalink)
jadasmommie
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Re: User Password has been changed

No, he changed it from my account (computer administrator). I didn't know
anything about the password reset disk before now so I don't have one of
those.
Thank you

"Marcin Domaslawski" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It depends. If he changed it from his account then you can set your password
> by the same way.
>
> Besides I can propose you password reset disk if you have prepared.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930381
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...fd7e51033.mspx
>
>
> Marcin Domaslawski
>
>
> "jadasmommie" <jadasmommie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49579A39-B964-4FB7-94AA-4FC40697F189@microsoft.com...
> > My son changed my password and now I can't get on my computer. Is there a
> > way
> > to gain access to my account without the password?

>
>

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Old 07-10-2007   #5 (permalink)
Arjan
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Re: User Password has been changed


>> > My son changed my password and now I can't get on my computer. Is there
>> > a
>> > way
>> > to gain access to my account without the password?


I don't know wheter this will work or not, try restarting your system, press
f8 for a couple of times(or hold it), if you see a menu where you can choose
between your current operating system(s) choose Vista but more likely you
will see a menu in which you can choose to Start windows Vista in Safe Mode.
Choose that option. After a while (it takes a long time to load) everything
must start as usual but you should have another account named Administrator,
choose that one. Then change the password of your account by using the admin
account.


Note: If F8 doesn't work, just shut down your computer by holding the
"power" button and choose "Start Windows Vista in Safe Mode" (The computer
only gives you 30 sec. to push a button so don't get distracted)

I hope that'll work

And by the way, make a Password Reset Disk in the future, very useful!

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Old 07-10-2007   #6 (permalink)
jadasmommie
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Re: User Password has been changed

Thank you, I will try this.

"Arjan" wrote:

>
> >> > My son changed my password and now I can't get on my computer. Is there
> >> > a
> >> > way
> >> > to gain access to my account without the password?

>
> I don't know wheter this will work or not, try restarting your system, press
> f8 for a couple of times(or hold it), if you see a menu where you can choose
> between your current operating system(s) choose Vista but more likely you
> will see a menu in which you can choose to Start windows Vista in Safe Mode.
> Choose that option. After a while (it takes a long time to load) everything
> must start as usual but you should have another account named Administrator,
> choose that one. Then change the password of your account by using the admin
> account.
>
>
> Note: If F8 doesn't work, just shut down your computer by holding the
> "power" button and choose "Start Windows Vista in Safe Mode" (The computer
> only gives you 30 sec. to push a button so don't get distracted)
>
> I hope that'll work
>
> And by the way, make a Password Reset Disk in the future, very useful!
>

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Old 07-18-2007   #7 (permalink)
GreenieLeBrun
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Re: User Password has been changed

jadasmommie wrote:
> My son changed my password and now I can't get on my computer. Is
> there a way to gain access to my account without the password?


Go to http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ . There you will find
zip files that will let you create boot floppy disks or bootable CDs
that will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class
operating system (Win2000, XP and Vista are all NT class operating system).


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