subject: How to Reset Forgotten Windows 7 / NT / 2008 / XP / Vista Administrator Password? [print this page] How to Reset Forgotten Windows 7 / NT / 2008 / XP / Vista Administrator Password?
If you forgot the admin password and have no other account with admin rights, things can get tricky. But don't despair. Reset Windows Password 1.3 allows you to reset the Windows 7 / NT / 2008 / XP / Vista administrator password if you have forgotten it.
If you are a system administrator, you are usually confronted with this problem if users have laptops where you don't have an admin account. Even if you don't have to reset a password now, you should get acquainted with this issue. Rest assured that sooner or later a user will bug you with this problem. I must admit that I managed to forget my password more than once.
How to Reset Windows Administrator Password:
1. Download Reset Windows Password 1.3 from Top Password Software, Inc. - http://www.top-password.com
2. Unzip the Reset Windows Password 1.3 and note that there is an .ISO image file. Burn the image file onto a blank CD with one of your favorite CD burning programs.
3. Insert the newly created CD into the locked computer and reboot it from the CD drive.
4. After launched the CD, a window pop up with all your Windows accounts(if you have several accounts); Select one of the accounts that you have forgotten its password to reset it.
5. Just click the "Reset" button, you have removed the password. Now you can log into your computer with a blank password.
Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm. It's so easy!
