Change administrator password when the old one has expired

After a year of using Vista on my PC, 3 weeks ago I got a message saying my password expires in 15 days, that was strange that I had never been asked to change it before. I have it has not changed at that time, and then went away for 2 weeks. On my return, my old password no longer works, and I was not given an opportunity to change, because I guess that the expiration date... any ideas on what to do? I'm now effectively locked out of my PC...

If this is the only administrator on the system account (if there is another, just connect as one, go to start / Control Panel / user accounts / manage another account / choose the account with the expired password and change the password).

If there is no other administrator, follow these steps after you create a System Restore Point.

Use the recovery environment, you can open the registry in the target
Windows Setup to apply the fix:

Start with the Vista installation disc in the drive and select the command line
in the repair options. If you do not have a disc, you can make a bootable recovery disk by using http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/ with burning software like: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html and, of course, a blank CD (perhaps with another computer if necessary).

At the R.E. prompt:

-Type: regedit
-Click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-Click file-> load hive
-Navigate to the folder of the installation target \Windows\System32\Config
-Select the file named 'SAM' and click Open
-Give it a name, for example "target SAM" and click OK
-Develop "Target SAM" inside the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-Develop in the following subfolder: SAM\Domains\Account\Users\000001F4
-Double-click on the element on the right called 'F'
-You are presented with a hex editor
-Change the position of th 57' 11 hex spell 10. (It's the)
identify in the data that contains only a 11 hex). To do this, click in the
law of 11 hex to make the insertion point. Back Press and 11
disappears. Type 10.

On my computer, here is what the data looked like, until I have
changed:

From:

02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80, d7, 8 c, b2 e9, 97, c7, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00,.
00, 1f, ea, fd, announcement, e9, 97, c7, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, ad, 60, 9 b, e9, 97, c7, 01,.
F4, 01, 00, 00, 01, 02, 00, 00, 11...

TO:

02,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,80, d7, 8 c, b2 e9, 97, c7, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00,.
00, 1f, ea, fd, announcement, e9, 97, c7, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, ad, 60, 9 b, e9, 97, c7, 01,.
F4, 01, 00, 00, 01, 02, 00, 00, 10...

This should make the active built-in Administrator account, but still need to
display it in the home screen.

* Please NOTE, the following key may not be present on all systems. If this key is
missed, simply exit regedit, leave command prompt it and restart the system
normal extra Vista *.

-Follow the same steps when loading of a hive, but instead of load SAM, load
SOFTWARE
-Give it a name such as "software target.
-Develop target software, then navigate to the following key:

Microsoft-Windows NT------CurrentVersion \ Winlogon------SpecialAccounts.
UserList.

-Remove the entry in it named "Administrator".
-Close regedit
-Reboot

Administrator should now be activated and able to be signed in as.

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Now connect to this account and correct the problem with your password and then the problem should be solved.  Create a second account administrator in an emergency like this.

Use the following procedure to disable the built-in Administrator account:http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

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