I forgot my Windows 7 Administrator password

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• I forgot my windows XP administrator password and the returned solutions "access denied."

  I tried all of the following without success.

  Since your account invited > start > run Type "cmd".

  Once command prompt opens type

  NET user comments / add an administrator

  Press enter

  It works on computers pretty much all that I tried, it elevates the guest account to Administrator status, where you are free to edit and change things, that you must change.

  OR

  Since your account invited > start > run Type "cmd".

  Once command prompt opens type

  NET user administrator (or the name of your administrator account) *.

  Press enter

  You will now be able to enter a password for this account. Confirm the password and Voila! You should now be able to log on to your account with the password that you set.

  OR

  System startup and when you see the home screen, press ctrl + alt + delete twice and it'll show a connection box. Now type administrator username and leave empty Pword. Now, press Enter and you should be able to open a session.

  Now you can reset your password from the control panel and user accounts.

  OR

  Enter SafeMode to restart the computer and press f8 repeatedly until a screen somes up which gives you a few options, use the arrow keys to the forts of the 'start windows in safe mode' when you start windows in safe mode, you will see a new account on the login screen, titled administrator , click on it, there is no password (unless you have changed it).

  Hi Carlrhill,

  I suggest you to visit these below provided article.
   
  Microsoft technical support engineers cannot help you recover the passwords of the files and Microsoft who are lost or forgotten product features.
   
  Microsoft's strategy concerning lost or forgotten passwords
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/189126/en-us

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  I. Suuresh Kumar - Microsoft technical support.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.
  

• You need to reset windows 7 Administrator password?

  I use Windows 7 on my son's Dell laptop and forgot the administrator password. I have not created a password reset disk when this laptop was bought four years ago - I am the administrator. After reading that others had the same problem, I tried all the steps listed to restart in network mode, restart in safe mode with command prompt - by the way, who did nothing and took back even me to the login screen where I have problems with in the first place. A never appeared command prompt. Very frustrated and need to access as an administrator to download software and software updates.

  I wrote on how to get it reset here: http://cmdrkeene.com/reset-forgotten-windows-password

• Windows Vista, administrator password, does not

  I had the windows administrator password since I bought my laptop about a week, there is the password no longer works, (no one has changed the password). Finger printer reader, my impression, finger reads me the green check mark, and then displays the incorrect user name or password. Dell has no help nor Microsoft, called the two, both passes the question to the other. I have many family photos and some documents I want to turn off my computer, I can't get them because of the password, I bought a case that Dell said to do, it does not fit my hard drive. Can someone tell me how to bypass my password so that I can get at my photos or what I can do to at least get my photos in the admin account that is displayed in my full name. I tried to type in the command prompt, and nothing works, please any help, I would be so grateful... Dell and Microsoft told me, there's a way to get around, but they cannot help doing it on my own computer.

  Hello

  Donna I don't know how the fingerprint reader interacts with the opening of session if it is an assumption. This method
  works on systems without the reader of fingerprints and perhaps on your system when used in conjunction with
  your fingerprint reader. Hope it's useful.

  If this is not enough you are no worse off as you are now.

  Try this - use the hidden administrator account to lower your user account (to the lowest level) APPLY/OK
  then go back and reset it to the Admin APPLY/OK - this clearly allows corruption. Do this several times.
  Then fix the password in your usual account. Do not forget to leave your account administrator if you
  wish.

  Make another Admin account with your password and use it to fix the others if necessary. (just for
  repair, don't use regular account, not a safety valve) always keep a spare ADMIN account.

  DO NOT LEAVE THE ENABLED LSA OR USE DAILY. If it corrupts you are toast!

  How to enable or disable the real built-in Administrator account in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67567-administrator-account.html

  You can run the Admin account hidden from the prompt by if necessary.

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Reset lost Windows XP administrator password

  My new PC with windows XP Professional service pack 2.  IAM using this machine at home. (no network link) I have 5 limited user accounts and an administrator account. My son lost administrator password. pls tell me how to reset.   Thank you nimal Sri Lanka.

  Thank you for visiting the website of Microsoft Windows Vista Community. Microsoft technical support engineers cannot help you recover the passwords of the files and Microsoft who are lost or forgotten product features
  For more information about the lost passwords, please see the following Knowledge Base Article:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/189126 Ken
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Windows visited - administrator password

  What is the administrator password? You have to create a? Or like, what they are doing one? I need help.  :(
  I want to download something, but he says that I have to type in a pssword...

  This is the password that administrator uses to log into his account. You have created a when you set up your account. If you have no password, leave the space empty and press OK at the password prompt.
  
  How to find if you are the administrator
  The ORB-press start and click the image just above your account name. In the window that opens, if you see "administrate" under your name, you are an administrator.

• Windows 7 Administrator password change problem

  I have Windows 7 Home premium installed. Recently, strange thing happens on the local administrator account. When I change the admin password, it is accepted and when I log off and try to connect again, the new password does not work. He returned to the former.

  Can I use an another user account with administrator right to change the administrator password, it works once with the new password. After I logout of the administrator account and try to connect again, he returned again to the old password.

  Any help please.

  I am referring to the 'Local Administrator' or "built-in Administrator" account, deleting, so it is not possible.

  I tried using another admin account to change it, as stated in my previous post, it worked only once. After that, I have to use the old password to connect!

  In Windows 7, all admin level accounts have the same privileges. If the built-in Administrator account is corrupted, then you can use any other admin account.

  Is it was my machine then I ran this test:

  1 log in under an administrator account.
  2. click on the start planet.
  3. type cmd.exe in the search box.
  4. press on Ctrl + Shift + Enter
  5. click on "run as Administrator".
  6. type the following commands and press ENTER after each:
  NET user administrator 123456

  (to change the password)

  NET user Administrator

  (see when the password was changed)

  7 restart, and then run the command net user Administrator again and check the date again.

• lost Windows 7 Administrator password

  How can I access my computer when I lost my administrator password?

  See:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-to-do-if-you-forget-your-Windows-password
  "What to do if you forget your Windows password."

  And:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/189126/en-us
  "Microsoft's strategy concerning lost or forgotten passwords".

  Thank you for understanding, Vincenzo Di Russo
  Microsoft® MVP Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Desktop Experience & security - since 2003.
  Moderator of the site Microsoft Answers Forums Italy
  My MVP profile: https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Vincenzo

• I forgot my Windows Live ID password, and I do not receive the email to reset my password either.

  forgotten my windows live id password and the reset option is not coming on my email account. I can't verify the e-mail address because I can not connect. What to do next?

  original title: forgotten my password.

  What's next is to ask in the right place: http://windowslivehelp.com/

• I forgot my windows, no pswd password don't reset the drive, no admin account, how to reset?

  I try to log on to Windows XP Edition family, but have forgotten my password.  I looked on the site of MS in which States can I reset using a disc, or start as an adiministrator, I have neither a disk or an administrator account.  Can anyone help? Thank you!

  EVERYONE has an administrator account in Windows XP Home Edition. It is accessible by entering Safe Mode:

  http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm#02

  Except if you set a password for this account (this is doubtful, since you didn't even know you had!), it is empty.

  Once you have logged on to the administrator account you can set passwords and guests to your heart's content:

  http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000767.htm#05

  You can select the account that you use normally and reset the password. You can even choose an option to 'change the way users log on or not.' In this window, you can select "Use the Welcome screen" (which seems to be what you had before).

• Windows 7 Administrator password recovery

  My dad forgot the password of the administrator account. Unfortunately, he has the account admin only on our PC. Is there something I can do to recover from a standard account?

  Some tips to circumvent this would be greatly appreciated.

  There is the friendly dealer option I mentioned.

• I forgot the user acct administrative password

  need of yo disable administrator user password controls in windows 8

  Hi Miliie,

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I regret the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you.

  I suggest you go through the answer below Martin Bennet for a same thread and check if it helps.

  Click on, http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-security/how-to-remove-password-for-an-administrator/afdb0144-86ca-47f0-b84b-b11b28aac015

  I hope that assistance from information. If you need further help, feel free to contact us again. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.

• No windows xp administrator password

  I got a computer with Windows xp sp3.  Because I am not the admin I can't do anything.  What can I do to use this computer? I don't know the password.

  Hello
  Microsoft technical support engineers cannot help you recover the passwords of the files and Microsoft who are lost or forgotten product features. For more information about this policy, please refer to the below sticky

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistasecurity/thread/3eba3150-8742-4264-be9f-0daaad2282cd

• I don't remember my Windows Vista administrator password

  I don't remember my Admin Windows password! I'm stuck on the notes page. I'm not really computer literate, and I don't know what to do or where to start! I read a few posts organizing users to reinstall, but this means it that I have to go and buy a new CD of windows vista.

  * original title - PROBLEMS of PASSWORD *.

  I don't remember my Admin Windows password! I'm stuck on the notes page. I'm not really computer literate, and I don't know what to do or where to start! I read a few posts organizing users to reinstall, but this means it that I have to go and buy a new CD of windows vista.

  * original title - PROBLEMS of PASSWORD *.

  We cannot help you.

  This forum no person shall help users to bypass the password protection. Regardless of the reasons.

  Link to policy:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-security/keeping-passwords-secure-Microsoft-policy-on/a5839e41-b80e-48c9-9d46-414bc8a8d9d4

• My Windows 7 Administrator password does not work

  My password worked before and I know the password. But it doesn't work anymore. I was told to remove the connection administrator to display icon making it inactive. Now, I can't login with the administrator account or the second user as an administrator. The imagined two message incorrect password. The two passwords are correct.

  I was not able to save the password initially as he needs to be to save to a floppy disk and I don't have a floppy drive. He could not save on cd or USB, so I never had a copy of it. I have the system repair disk, but I don't want to lose my programs.

  Your help is appreciated.

  Hard to say, but if you normally use an account to admin-level during your daily use, this means that you might have contracted a virus simply by visiting a site with an infected server.  When you solve it, make sure that you only use your admin account if you really need to take as administratively reconfigure your network.  In the course of normal daily use, use a non administrator account so that nothing can cause the admin account get accessible.