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Cannot log onto Vista -urgent

  • 16-01-2009 8:45pm
    #1
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭


    Hello

    My sister's laptop won't let her log onto her user a/c - windows Vista. It is the only a/c she has on the laptop. She is refused access and prompted to insert a reset password disc or something to that effect

    How would she get this annoyance to stop. And allow her to log on?

    Urgently need this answered as she has course work on the computer due Monday.

    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Press Ctrl+alt+del

    Enter Administrator as the username

    Login

    This should work assuming no one has set the administrator password


  • #3
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    Did she by any chance create a reset password disk??


  • #4
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    feylya wrote: »
    Press Ctrl+alt+del

    Enter Administrator as the username

    Login

    This should work assuming no one has set the administrator password
    Isn't the administrator account disabled on vista by default?


  • #5
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    No she didn't


  • #6
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    tried to do this

    http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html

    wouldn't let her log in as admin or under her own name


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  • #7
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Isn't the administrator account disabled on vista by default?

    Hmm, possibly.

    Could boot up with a linux disk and use the accessibility hack to get access to the desktop but I won't post details here cos it's a security exploit.


  • #8
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    i'm trying to talk her through how to fix it over the phone...

    she's nearly in tears bout this.

    Please help. Is there a way to reset passwords through the advanced boot options?

    PS, i barely know what i'm doing


  • #9
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Isn't the administrator account disabled on vista by default?

    Yep it is, you have to activate it..


  • #10
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    Taken from Microsoft support...
    If you forget the administrator password and don't have a password reset disk or another administrator account, you won't be able to reset the password. If there are no other user accounts on the computer, you won't be able to log on to Windows and will need to re-install Windows.

    Is this definitely a password issue and she definitely had a password on her account?.

    CAPS LOCK button on by any chance??


  • #11
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    feylya wrote: »
    Could boot up with a linux disk and use the accessibility hack to get access to the desktop but I won't post details here cos it's a security exploit.

    If you want to post it then post it. Given the context of the thread I wouldn't have a problem with it.


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  • #12
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    first thing i told her to check...

    the login screeb comes up

    she only has one a/c - it won't let her log in using her normal password


  • #13
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    with xp if there was a password protected account if ya click cancel on the login screen, it should log in to the guest acc, dunno if its the same with vista


  • #14
    TechieEddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 185 ✭✭TechieEddy


    A bootcd would do the job.
    Here or

    Ultimate boot cd for window


  • #15
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    If you want to post it then post it. Given the context of the thread I wouldn't have a problem with it.

    Large video link:

    http://www.offensive-security.com/movies/vistahack/vistahack.html

    Basically, it's to do with renaming command.com to accesibility.exe and loading that from the Login screen with Start+A


  • #16
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    feylya wrote: »
    Large video link:

    http://www.offensive-security.com/movies/vistahack/vistahack.html

    Basically, it's to do with renaming command.com to accesibility.exe and loading that from the Login screen with Start+A

    Top Notch...


  • #17
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    http://4sysops.com/archives/three-ways-to-reset-a-windows-vista-admin-password/

    Actually 5 ways.


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