Windows Vista Admin Password forgotten

Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I have the
Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still asks for
the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything else
asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess everything
up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had the
system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without success to
get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls answered.
Any help would be gratefully received.

Microsoft wrote a KB article that can help.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940765/en-us

In short, boot from the DVD, choose Repair Option in the lower left corner
and follow the screens to the Repair Options.
Choose System Restore and Restore to a date before the administrator
password was changed.

CharlesE


"chezchat" <> wrote in message
newsF69A3FA-F0A6-446A-9F9B-...
> Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
> password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I have
> the
> Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still asks
> for
> the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything
> else
> asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess
> everything
> up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had the
> system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without success
> to
> get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls answered.
> Any help would be gratefully received.

chezchat;657022 Wrote:
> Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
> password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I
> have the
> Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still
> asks for
> the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything
> else
> asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess
> everything
> up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had
> the
> system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without
> success to
> get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls
> answered.
> Any help would be gratefully received.

Hi Chezchat,

In addition to CharlesE's post, this tutorial will show you a few
methods to reset the password so you can gain access again. If the
System Restore does not help (Method 5), then you may have to do Method
3.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...-password.html

Shawn


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Thanks for the help but the system restore date only goes back to the
beginning of March and this problem has been going on for longer than that.
I ticked a box for more restore dates but still only got March. I think I am
going to have to completely reinstall windows but don't know how.

"CharlesE" wrote:

> Microsoft wrote a KB article that can help.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940765/en-us
>
> In short, boot from the DVD, choose Repair Option in the lower left corner
> and follow the screens to the Repair Options.
> Choose System Restore and Restore to a date before the administrator
> password was changed.
>
> CharlesE
>
>
> "chezchat" <> wrote in message
> newsF69A3FA-F0A6-446A-9F9B-...
> > Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
> > password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I have
> > the
> > Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still asks
> > for
> > the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything
> > else
> > asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess
> > everything
> > up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had the
> > system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without success
> > to
> > get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls answered.
> > Any help would be gratefully received.
>
>
>

Thanks Brink but I don't like the look of using method 3. On the FAQ there
seem to be so many things that could go wrong and it will be just my luck I
will have one of them. As my son has done nothing on the PC since he had it
than use the internet I think the safest to just reinstall Vista. I just
need directions on how.

"Brink" wrote:

>
> chezchat;657022 Wrote:
> > Can anyone help. My has has for some reason re-set his Administrator
> > password and forgotten what he set it to (don't you just love em) I
> > have the
> > Vista disc but don't know how to reload vista as when I try it still
> > asks for
> > the Admin password. All he can do as work on the internet as everything
> > else
> > asks for this password. I am afraid to experiment in case I mess
> > everything
> > up although he doesn't have anything saved or in files as he only had
> > the
> > system at Christmas. We got it from Mesh but I have tried without
> > success to
> > get help from their helpline, in fact I can't even get my calls
> > answered.
> > Any help would be gratefully received.
>
> Hi Chezchat,
>
> In addition to CharlesE's post, this tutorial will show you a few
> methods to reset the password so you can gain access again. If the
> System Restore does not help (Method 5), then you may have to do Method
> 3.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...-password.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*VISTA FORUMS*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>