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| Thread ID: 121662 | 2011-11-05 02:46:00 | Reset Windows 7 user Password without any Third party Software the Easy Way | wainuitech (129) | PC World Chat |
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| 1241942 | 2011-11-05 02:46:00 | Todays Hint from the "it will come in handy one day file" :p Question: How many times here have we had people come asking how to reset a forgotten User Password in Windows 7 -- Or how many times have Tech's (or people who work on others PC's) go to a persons place/work and no one knows the Password :mad: mumble mumble <insert swearing words under breath> The normal response to people asking here is to download programs, that sometimes wont work, or require expensive third party programs. To quote the article: this is actually a Windows 7 privilege that probably 99% of the Windows 7 users never know about Solution: There is a way, that's easy and fast and FREE - I have never ever seen anyone suggest the following, as its not very well known. All you need is a Windows 7 repair CD for the version you are working on ( x86 or x64) and a couple of DOS commands and you are away, no need to know the previous password. Got This Article (reboot.pro) today, tried it out and its so easy its not funny :banana Note: The only thing I found out was because W7 makes the hidden partition, you may need to replace in C with D if you get an error on the first command 'no such File" Example D:\Windows\system32\ bla bla bla If you are at a place thats always forgetting passwords, leave the copy of cmd prompt where it is :D ( every thing still works perfectly) then on the next visit, hit shift 5 times and you are in ;) |
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| 1241943 | 2011-11-05 02:50:00 | Ha I was just reading that exact same thing (on a different site)! :D | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1241944 | 2011-11-05 02:54:00 | great minds think alike - or is it fools seldom differ :p :lol: | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1241945 | 2011-11-05 04:05:00 | I am not a computer expert, but I was told that if you forgot your password you could use the Clear CMOS Jumper. Just be aware that it clears everything out of the CMOS. I realise that it may not be the easist thing to do but does that do the same thing? | Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1241946 | 2011-11-05 04:13:00 | The Clear CMOS clears out the BIOS Settings. Some people like to password protect the BIOS so others Cant "fiddle" ;) Or some tech's have a habit of password protecting the BIOS as well, personally I think thats so they have to be called if anything needs changing. Setting the BIOS back to default will remove a BIOS password, but not a user Name (OS) password. |
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| 1241947 | 2011-11-05 04:20:00 | Thanks for that, Wainui. I was not sure about that. I bow to your superior knowledge.:thanks | Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1241948 | 2011-11-05 04:46:00 | :lol: Thanks for the compliment :o But I'm far from know it all. Hell theres many things I don't know or have forgotten. Every one knows somethings others don't - and together the whole combined help of many people is great. Just got two customers call me up, one needing their PC back tonight ( and it should be) for a party, and another collecting tomorrow. If only they can see me :lol: Scruffy as hell with beer on the work bench and working -- a real good look :p |
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| 1241949 | 2011-11-10 03:35:00 | Nice try -- strange its got links to paid software. :rolleyes: That method is a load of bull sh1t -- works in XP, but not in Windows 7 -- totally fake. |
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