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Thread ID: 115220	2011-01-08 01:59:00	Vista Basic Password Reset	Happy Harry (321)	Press F1

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1168088	2011-01-08 01:59:00	Hi One and all I am trying to restore an Acer Laptop The problem is that the user has no idea what either of the 2 user passwords are and I have tried to reset these using UBCD (Ultimate Boot CD) I have downloaded UBCD 5.03 as my earlier version UBCD did not seem to like Vista. Running the Password Reset utility, completes successfully and tells me that the password has been set to "blank" However, when I boot the O/S, I still am asked to enter a password for both of the 2 users displayed but they will not accept the "blank" password when entered (you don't actually key in "blank" you just press the "enter key.) Any ideas on another step or resolve would be apreciated. Cheers HH	Happy Harry (321)
1168089	2011-01-08 02:43:00	Get another Password changer, never found that one much use.	pctek (84)
1168090	2011-01-08 04:49:00	You may have better success with Offline NT	Agent_24 (57)
1168091	2011-01-08 07:11:00	Running the Password Reset utility, completes successfully and tells me that the password has been set to "blank" Cheers HH The password reseter you are talking about works best if you leave the password set to nothing (i.e. blank). I have found it always works if you do this but not always if you set a password.	johnd (85)
1168092	2011-01-08 23:39:00	You may have better success with Offline NT IIRC the one included in UBCD is offline NT. It may not be the latest version though, which might be causing the issue. HH, try using something like Konboot, which will allow you do bypass the password at login so you can reset the password in windows. www.piotrbania.com Or maybe an alternative password changer, I've always had success with the Active@ one on Hirens BCD.	Blam (54)
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