How do I changemy administrator password if I forgot my old one

I forgot my administrator password and cannot connect to my Windows account

Hi VickiCollings,

Thanks for posting in the Microsoft community

Microsoft technical support engineers cannot help you recover the passwords files and features for Microsoft who are lost or forgotten products

For more information about the lost passwords, please see the following Knowledge Base Article:

Microsoft's strategy concerning lost or forgotten passwords

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/189126

I suggest you to see link and check.

How to use system restore to log on Windows 7 or Windows Vista when you lose access to an account

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/940765

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