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The first thing you should do is check whether you really forget login password or not. When we install Windows, it automatically creates an account “Administrator” and sets its password to blank. So if you have forget your user account password then try this: Start system and when you See Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press ctrl+alt+del keys Twice and it’ll show Classic Login box. Now type “Administrator” (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Press Enter and you will be able to log in Windows.
Or you can get into the Safe Mode to reset your account password from “Control Panel -> User Accounts”. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.
Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten Password by using “Reset Disk”. If you created a Password Reset Disk in Past, you can use that disk to reset the password. To know more about It, please visit http://funadvice.com/r/bmituo065ce you want to save time and without lose anything,recommend you to use a third party software--Windows Password Rescuer 3.0.It can recover windows 7/vista/xp/2008/2003/2000 password within several minutes. No need to reinstall your operation system.Only four steps to recover the password: Step 1: Download Windows Password Rescuer 3.0 Step 2: Burn bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive Step 3: BIOS setting,setup your computer boot from CD/DVD or USB Step 4: Reset Windows password by a few clicks.
Forgetting Windows password is indeed a common thing, so take it easy! You can firstly check your password hints. If there is another account with administrative privilege, log in through the account and then change your password. When there is a prepered password reset disk, it can also be an pretty easy thing to reset your password. Meanwhile, using some reliable and powerful Windows password reset applications such as Windows Password Killer is also suggested, for it will save you much time and avoid data loss.
If you have a bootable USB drive,some password tools can be burn to it and you can boot your computer from USB to run the software,so that you can recover/remove WIndows system password from USB. Such as Windows Password Rescuer,here I just list the simple steps: Step 1: Download Windows Password Rescuer Step 2: Burn bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive Step 3: BIOS setting Step 4: Reset Windows password
If there is another admin account, use it to reset your password. Using a password reset disk is also an easy way. If you don't have a prepared password reset disk, you can try some powerful Windows password reset tools. A useful tool can save you a lot of headache.
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Four ways you can try: 1. Using an admin password; 2. Resetting with reset disk; 3. Creating a reset disk with Kon-Boot; 4. Reset software, Anmosoft Windows Password Reset.
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