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Brink
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      11-22-2009


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.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...store-how.html

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'
> (http://forums.techarena.in/members/157158.htm)
> View this thread: 'Windows Vista Administrator lost password - Vista
> Administration'
> (http://forums.techarena.in/vista-adm...on/1274049.htm)
>
> 'TechArena Community - Technology and Computer Hardware Support Forums
> of India' (http://forums.techarena.in)



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Jeffer Larray
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      11-23-2009
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


"Brink" <>
Wrote:...
>
> 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.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...store-how.html
>
> 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'
>> (http://forums.techarena.in/members/157158.htm)
>> View this thread: 'Windows Vista Administrator lost password - Vista
>> Administration'
>> (http://forums.techarena.in/vista-adm...on/1274049.htm)
>>
>> 'TechArena Community - Technology and Computer Hardware Support Forums
>> of India' (http://forums.techarena.in)

>
>
> --
> Brink
>
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> them.*
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> '*Windows Vista Forums*'
>
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CrucialHoax
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      11-23-2009

Jeffer Larray;1193570 Wrote:
> Hello Tara
>
> If you havenot NTFS encrypted files on your computer, you can jus
> reset th
> administrator password to blank using a Windows Password Reset Disc
>
> I have used Lazesoft Recover My Password, which is a easy to use. Her
> i
> guides how to use it to reset Windows Administrator password to blank
> 'Lazesoft Recover My Password - Forgot Windows admin user password?
> (http://www.lazesoft.com/forgot-windo...-password.html
>
> Jeffe
>
>
> "Brink" <
> Wrote:...> > >
> >
> > > Hello Tara

> >
> > > Your mother can do a system restore at boot using a restore poin

> > date
> > > before the password was changed to restore the old password. Th
> > > tutorial below can help show her how to

> >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...estore-how.htm

> >
> > > Hope this helps
> > > Shaw

> >
> > > tarathezebra;1193447 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > >> I'm quite savy at computers but this is tricky. My mom has me set o
> > > >> parental controls for Windows Vista. She gave me her password and
> > > >> 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 nex
> > > day
> > > >> her password didn't work. She's called people and apparently,
> > > change
> > > >> the password without knowing I did
> > > >
> > > >> Here's the problem, I don't have a disk to reset the administrato
> > > >> password and I already tried the CMD way to reset the password but
> > > >> go
> > > >> "System Error 5 has occured. Access denied.
> > > >
> > > >> The administrator password is a big one since it controls everythin
> > >
> > > >> do. I can't change anything or download anything without tha
> > > password
> > > >
> > > >> Is there ANYWAY I could change it
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> -
> > > >> tarathezebr
> > > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >> tarathezebra's Profile: 'tarathezebra's profile on TechAren
> > > Compute
> > > >> Hardware Support Forums of India
> > > >> ('tarathezebra's profile on TechArena Computer Hardware Suppor
> > > Forums of India' (http://forums.techarena.in/members/157158.htm)
> > > >> View this thread: 'Windows Vista Administrator lost password - Vist
> > > >> Administration
> > > >> ('Windows Vista Administrator lost password - Vista Administration
> > > (http://forums.techarena.in/vista-adm...on/1274049.htm)
> > > >
> > > >> 'TechArena Community - Technology and Computer Hardware Suppor
> > > Forum
> > > >> of India' ('TechArena Community - Technology and Computer Hardwar
> > > Support Forums of India' (http://forums.techarena.in))> > > >

> >
> > > -
> > > Brin

> >
> > > '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*

> >
> > (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not as
> > > them.
> > > '*Windows 7 Forums*' ('Windows 7 Forums

> >
> > > '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/

> >
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.* > >

The easiest one to use is the Offlien NT Registry Editor. This wil
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 saf
ways to go

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

Links and instructions

Scroll down towards the bottom and you will see a Download section
'Offline NT pw & reg-editor, bootdisk
(http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Instructions on how to use the Offline NT Password and Regsitry Editor
'Offline NT pw & reg-editor, walkthrough
(http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/walkthrough.html

Imgburn
'The Official ImgBurn Website
(http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download


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      06-21-2010
As a system administrator,I've tried a couple of these utilities through the years and my favorite is the windows password key 8.0.This utility is used to reset password of any windows versions.
 
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