Lost Administrator Password

Help - my son has changed the (only) administrator password and forgotten it.
How can I get round this?

You are using Windows Vista, correct?

You should be able to re-boot in safe mode and log in as the built-in
administrator. This account generally doesn't have a password and is only
available in safe mode.

From there, you can get to User Accounts and change passwords.

When your restart your computer, press F8 right before you see the Windows
splash screen. This will bring up the Advanced Boot Options menu, from which
you can select Safe Mode.

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

I have obviously posted this in wrong place - I am using XP. Any help would
be grately appreciated

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> You are using Windows Vista, correct?
>
> You should be able to re-boot in safe mode and log in as the built-in
> administrator. This account generally doesn't have a password and is only
> available in safe mode.
>
> From there, you can get to User Accounts and change passwords.
>
> When your restart your computer, press F8 right before you see the Windows
> splash screen. This will bring up the Advanced Boot Options menu, from which
> you can select Safe Mode.
>
> - JB
>
> Vista Support FAQ
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

Actually, now that I think about it ... these steps should work as well on
XP, unless by "only administrator password" you are talking about the
built-in administrator account.

If that is the case, there are free tools availabe to recover the password.

Just search google for Windows XP password recovery or something similar.

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

LOL - So much for "parental controls" ;-)

"friday" <> wrote in message
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> Help - my son has changed the (only) administrator password and forgotten
> it.
> How can I get round this?

Dear friend,
after following yor instructions onde the discussion forum, i still cannot
recover my passaword taht was in my palm zire that had a crash. Even in the
security safe mode, the vista beta still asks for my administrator passorwd...
Could you please help me?

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> You are using Windows Vista, correct?
>
> You should be able to re-boot in safe mode and log in as the built-in
> administrator. This account generally doesn't have a password and is only
> available in safe mode.
>
> From there, you can get to User Accounts and change passwords.
>
> When your restart your computer, press F8 right before you see the Windows
> splash screen. This will bring up the Advanced Boot Options menu, from which
> you can select Safe Mode.
>
> - JB
>
> Vista Support FAQ
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> You are using Windows Vista, correct?
>
> You should be able to re-boot in safe mode and log in as the built-in
> administrator. This account generally doesn't have a password and is only
> available in safe mode.
>
> From there, you can get to User Accounts and change passwords.
>
> When your restart your computer, press F8 right before you see the Windows
> splash screen. This will bring up the Advanced Boot Options menu, from which
> you can select Safe Mode.
>
> - JB
>
> Vista Support FAQ
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

If you forget the administrator’s password but still can log o
Windows with other user names that have administrative privileges, yo
may follow the instructions below
Right click the computer icon on your desktop, select Manage, fin
Local Users and Groups, unfold Users folder, right click Administrator
click Set password… in the menu comes up. Click Proceed in th
dialog, in the pop-up, enter a New Password and confirm it. You
administrator’s password is successfully reset
Guest account may help to log onto Windows, but it has no privilege fo
you to do the above to reset the administrator’s password
If you forgot all user passwords and failed to log onto Windows, ther
is no other way but to format the OS and reinstall Windows, or resort t
sort of software tools to remove the password and log onto Windows
These programs cost some bucks, but are worthy and better than t
reinstall the OS causing consequences. The most popular programs ar
Windows Password Reset 6.0 etc. Generally, these programs are easy t
use though turn out to be a scary command prompt to newbie. But do rela
and you can fully manipulate. Let’s take Windows Password Rese
6.0 for example. You prepare a blank CD, burn the program onto the CD
boot the locked computer from the CD, come to initiate the program
locate the user name, and proceed to remove its password – all ar
at ease

--
Michael Armstro

=?Utf-8?B?ZnJpZGF5?=;54101 Wrote:
> Help - my son has changed the (only) administrator password an
> forgotten it
> How can I get round this
If you forget the administrator’s password but still can log on Window
with other user names that have administrative privileges, you ma
follow the instructions below
Right click the computer icon on your desktop, select Manage, fin
Local Users and Groups, unfold Users folder, right click Administrator
click Set password… in the menu comes up. Click Proceed in the dialog
in the pop-up, enter a New Password and confirm it. Your administrator’
password is successfully reset
Guest account may help to log onto Windows, but it has no privilege fo
you to do the above to reset the administrator’s password
If you forgot all user passwords and failed to log onto Windows, ther
is no other way but to format the OS and reinstall Windows, or resort t
sort of software tools to remove the password and log onto Windows
These programs cost some bucks, but are worthy and better than t
reinstall the OS causing consequences. The most popular programs ar
Windows Password Reset 6.0 etc. Generally, these programs are easy t
use though turn out to be a scary command prompt to newbie. But do rela
and you can fully manipulate. Let’s take Windows Password Reset 6.0 fo
example. You prepare a blank CD, burn the program onto the CD, boot th
locked computer from the CD, come to initiate the program, locate th
user name, and proceed to remove its password – all are at ease

--
Michael Armstro

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"Michael Armstro" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> If you forget the administrator’s password but still can log on
> Windows with other user names that have administrative privileges, you
> may follow the instructions below:
> Right click the computer icon on your desktop, select Manage, find
> Local Users and Groups, unfold Users folder, right click Administrator,
> click Set password… in the menu comes up. Click Proceed in the
> dialog, in the pop-up, enter a New Password and confirm it. Your
> administrator’s password is successfully reset.
> Guest account may help to log onto Windows, but it has no privilege for
> you to do the above to reset the administrator’s password.
> If you forgot all user passwords and failed to log onto Windows, there
> is no other way but to format the OS and reinstall Windows, or resort to
> sort of software tools to remove the password and log onto Windows.
> These programs cost some bucks, but are worthy and better than to
> reinstall the OS causing consequences. The most popular programs are
> Windows Password Reset 6.0 etc. Generally, these programs are easy to
> use though turn out to be a scary command prompt to newbie. But do relax
> and you can fully manipulate. Let’s take Windows Password Reset
> 6.0 for example. You prepare a blank CD, burn the program onto the CD,
> boot the locked computer from the CD, come to initiate the program,
> locate the user name, and proceed to remove its password – all are
> at ease.
>
>
> --
> Michael Armstro