Lost Windows 7 Password

[Fairynuff31]

Hi all

My daughter has been pi$$ing about on her laptop and has lost/forgotten her password to log-in to Windows.

Any ideas how to get into the computer without having to going into PC World and shelling out a wad of cash for some spotty geek to do the job?

Cheers
Fairynuff 31

 

[Killer Queen]

Try Pm'ing Codemonkey

 

[CodeMonkey]

Hi all

My daughter has been pi$$ing about on her laptop and has lost/forgotten her password to log-in to Windows.

Any ideas how to get into the computer without having to going into PC World and shelling out a wad of cash for some spotty geek to do the job?

Cheers
Fairynuff 31

Have you tried booting it in safe mode, as you switch on the laptop start tapping the <F8> key, it should allow you to select the administrator account and change the password.

 

[babysitter]

you need an offline password reset program. Hirens boot disc works well.

 

[busby1971]

Worked with XP

Worked with XP

OPening in safe mode used to work with XP, not had to use it with 7 yet.

 

[monobrow]

OPening in safe mode used to work with XP, not had to use it with 7 yet.

XP was easy, press ctrl + alt + del and you get the admin entrance. They removed it from Vista onwards so you have to reboot into safe mode.

 

[Fairynuff31]

Have you tried booting it in safe mode, as you switch on the laptop start tapping the <F8> key, it should allow you to select the administrator account and change the password.

No I haven't, but will try at the weekend - good steer, Thanks very much

 

[Turn it off and on again]

you need an offline password reset program. Hirens boot disc works well.

Babysitters quite correct. Safe mode won't work as it did in XP. Obtain a copy of Hirens Boot disk, takes about 30 secs to do.

 

[CodeMonkey]

Babysitters quite correct. Safe mode won't work as it did in XP. Obtain a copy of Hirens Boot disk, takes about 30 secs to do.

Off Topic
Assuming that the administrator password isn't blank as it generally is on pre-installed copies of XP/Vista/7.

 

[metimmee]

If you reset your password and you have encrypted any of your folders / drives using windows, you may find you no longer have access.

 

[babysitter]

Not if you use an offline password reset. You are still using he same account so the permissions will not change.

 

[Justacabbie]

Try #2 on this page

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/passrecovery.htm