Windows Login Password

mumof2

Pls move if in wrong area...

Can anyone advise, its for a friend, who's computer I set up once upon a time. At the time she must have put in a password to set up windows and I warned her to keep the note with the password somewhere safe. Today she got broadband installed, and now she cant log on to windows for some reason, and its asking her for the password.

Is there a way to obtain this password internally within windows?

Thanks.

Eoin087

Would it be easier to just remove the password and create a new one?
Boot windows in safe mode and chose the administrator account, from there go into the control panel and double click the users icon (think thats the name of it)

From here you'll be able to remove the old password and create a new one.

brianwalshcork

The Emergency Boot CD includes a utility to blank the local administrator password.

You can download it from here:
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/04/ebcd-system-recovery-boot-cd.html

Usage info here:
http://www.linglom.com/2007/08/16/how-to-reset-administrator-password-on-windows-using-ebcd/

Brian

mumof2

thanks so much. Must ring her shortly to see how she got on if at all.....and will try the tips below otherwise..
Cheers.

Capt'n Midnight

brianwalshcork wrote: »

The Emergency Boot CD includes a utility to blank the local administrator password.

You can download it from here:

Brian

Unless I'm mistaken that's warez :mad:

on a home system you can boot up in safe mode and logon as the administraor with no password, unless one was set , and change the user's there

or http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
free password reset disk - seems offline at the moment

cartman

just have a look for a app called phpcrack.,. u just burn it to cd and boot from it.. itll have it in 5mins

PogMoThoin

Download this, I've used it before, it works great

Mac daddy

or else use systernal just fire up locksmith and select your account and enter the new password for the account.