WINDOWS 7 Starter Edition - ACER netbook

A dear friend (the owner of the Netbook above) died recently.

He had stored a large family history on the Netbook, details of which the surviving members of his family are seeking access.

The Netbook was passed to me to try to recover the data.

The problem: the Netbook has been protected by the deceased and none of the family have no idea of what is the password.

In addition, it seems impossible to start the Netbook as an 'administrator' - not even in safe mode.

Record as 'Administrator' is not an option anywhere.

As a result, it is impossible to access the stored data.

You will understand that it is the cause of concern for his surviving family. They would be very grateful for any information that would permit access to these data.

Thank you

3krs

Focus group there's a strong hierarchy of positions which enabled allows you to see which message someone answered. This hierarchy is lost in the forums. When it comes to a specific respondent, it is best to prefix the answer with "to xxx" to avoid incidents like the one above.

It's a well known fact that you can access files stored on a disk as soon as you have physical access to a computer. This is true for most if not all the Windows operating systems, not only.

You can reset a password of Windows through the steps described below. The process is complex and requires some careful typing. Ask a computer-savvy friend to help you if you lack experience in this field.

1 connect the drive to some other Windows PC.
2. open a command prompt.
3.  .. 5. (not relevant in your case)
6. identify the correct drive letter for the installation of Windows of the netbook. You do this by typing commands
dir E:\Win* {Enter}
dir F:\Win* {Enter}
dir G:\Win* {Enter}
etc.
until you find the Windows folder.
I'll call this "Q:" drive
7 type these commands:
CD /d Q:\windows\System32 {Enter}
move sethc.exe------{Enter}
copy cmd.exe sethc.exe {Enter}
8. replace the drive in the netbook.
9 restart and hold down the SHIFT key at all times.
10 when challenged a password, tap the SHIFT key five times. You will see a small black screen.
11 type these commands:
NET user {Enter}
(To see a list of all accounts that exist on your machine)
NET user Administrator {Enter}
(To see if the administrator account is active)
12 enter these commands:
NET user 'xxx' ppp {Enter}
(Replace xxx by the account for which you want to set a new password and ppp with the new password)
NET user administrator / Active: Yes {Enter}
(To activate the account administrator if you wish)
13 log in with this account, using the new password.
14. reboot the machine Repair Mode by pressing F8 during startup.
15 select the command prompt.
16 type these commands:
CD /d Q:\windows\System32 {Enter}
(The correct drive letter is probably C: but it could be D: or e :)))
copy \sethc.exe {Enter}
17 restart normally.

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