How do you use the Password Reset Disk?

Running Vista Home Prem.
I've created a password reset disk on a thumbdrive.

Vista Help gives the following instructions on the use of the 'disk':
"To use your password reset disk to reset your password:

You will not be able to follow these steps if you have locked your computer.

If you have typed the wrong password, you'll receive a message that says
your user name or password is incorrect. When this message appears, click OK.

Click Reset password, and then follow the instructions."

I wanted to test this procedure, so I created a Standard acct for this
purpose and verified that I could login into it. Then, following the
procedure from Help, I purposely typed the wrong password; clicked OK on the
msg. But....then what? There is no place on the account login screen to
click reset password. Where is it? What have I missed?
Thanks,
JohnDavid

JohnDavid;617014 Wrote:
> Running Vista Home Prem.
> I've created a password reset disk on a thumbdrive.
>
> Vista Help gives the following instructions on the use of the 'disk':
> "To use your password reset disk to reset your password:
>
> You will not be able to follow these steps if you have locked your
> computer.
>
> If you have typed the wrong password, you'll receive a message that
> says
> your user name or password is incorrect. When this message appears,
> click OK.
>
> Click Reset password, and then follow the instructions."
>
> I wanted to test this procedure, so I created a Standard acct for this
> purpose and verified that I could login into it. Then, following the
> procedure from Help, I purposely typed the wrong password; clicked OK
> on the
> msg. But....then what? There is no place on the account login screen to
> click reset password. Where is it? What have I missed?
> Thanks,
> JohnDavid

Hi JohnDavid,

Method Four in this tutorial will show you how to use the password
reset disk if you should need it.

'Reset User Account Password'
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...-password.html)

Shawn


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You haven't missed anything. You should see the password reset box below the
password input box, after the failed password , and OK. If you don't see it,
the system has some broken component.
Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows Vista may stop
responding: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
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Mark L. Ferguson

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"JohnDavid" <> wrote in message
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> Running Vista Home Prem.
> I've created a password reset disk on a thumbdrive.
>
> Vista Help gives the following instructions on the use of the 'disk':
> "To use your password reset disk to reset your password:
>
> You will not be able to follow these steps if you have locked your
> computer.
>
> If you have typed the wrong password, you'll receive a message that says
> your user name or password is incorrect. When this message appears, click
> OK.
>
> Click Reset password, and then follow the instructions."
>
> I wanted to test this procedure, so I created a Standard acct for this
> purpose and verified that I could login into it. Then, following the
> procedure from Help, I purposely typed the wrong password; clicked OK on
> the
> msg. But....then what? There is no place on the account login screen to
> click reset password. Where is it? What have I missed?
> Thanks,
> JohnDavid
>

Thanks for your help,
JohnDavid

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> You haven't missed anything. You should see the password reset box below the
> password input box, after the failed password , and OK. If you don't see it,
> the system has some broken component.
> Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows Vista may stop
> responding: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
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> Was this helpful? Then click the "Yes" Ratings button. Voting helps the web
> interface.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost
>
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> .
> "JohnDavid" <> wrote in message
> news:212F2FA9-BE0C-4B12-8176-...
> > Running Vista Home Prem.
> > I've created a password reset disk on a thumbdrive.
> >
> > Vista Help gives the following instructions on the use of the 'disk':
> > "To use your password reset disk to reset your password:
> >
> > You will not be able to follow these steps if you have locked your
> > computer.
> >
> > If you have typed the wrong password, you'll receive a message that says
> > your user name or password is incorrect. When this message appears, click
> > OK.
> >
> > Click Reset password, and then follow the instructions."
> >
> > I wanted to test this procedure, so I created a Standard acct for this
> > purpose and verified that I could login into it. Then, following the
> > procedure from Help, I purposely typed the wrong password; clicked OK on
> > the
> > msg. But....then what? There is no place on the account login screen to
> > click reset password. Where is it? What have I missed?
> > Thanks,
> > JohnDavid
> >
>