Author Topic: Forgotten password on Vista (Read 169 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** February 19, 2008, 08:02:29 AM »

Wifey had admin rights on kids computer (Its Vista OS) She has forgotten the password and Vista requires it anytime the kids load software on the machine (she would type it in) Any way to reset the password without knowing the old password short of formatting it?

TIA!

Thruster · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2008, 08:07:11 AM »

Rip,

I'll try to look up the results of my similar quandary. I needed to reset a folder on an xp drive but in looking around I found tips related to vista. Just not sure where. Google "lost password, Vista".

I'll look around and post if I find the target.

Thruster · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2008, 08:18:39 AM »

Just a couple of links, there's more out there. Apparently this stuff happens all the time.

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bcadoo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2008, 08:30:23 AM »

Search google for password reset in XP or Vista. I do this for people all the time. Basically you'll have to find a downloadable .iso image that you'll burn to a cd. It makes a bootable disk that loads a unix based OS and boots into a script that will walk you through the reset.

I've had better luck setting to blank than typing in a new password.

NOTE: The times I've done this with VISTA afterwards I had to boot off of the VISTA disk into recovery console and run a "chkdsk /r" (was getting BSoD), but having said that....it worked and we were able to take control of the machines.

Good luck, and if you can't find an image pm me and I'll make an ISO for you.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2008, 08:33:46 AM »

THanks Thruster you ROCK!:aok