FORGOT MY VISTA PASSWORD....

[W3OODA]

MY P.C IS NOT ACCEPTING MY PASSWORD....
I TRIED THE SAFE MOOD WAY BUT IT DIDN`T WORK..
AND I DON`T HAVE ANOTHER USER....
AM REALLY GOING DOWN ...[/[/font]b][/i]

[Joey]

Oh yes, I am very familiar with this problem. I have helped people hack into their computer after they forgot their Windows password many times. My solution is below. I have successfully performed it with Windows 2000, XP and Vista.

For the fix you will need the following…
1. Use of another computer that has a connection to the Internet and the capability of burning CDs
2. A blank CD

Go to the following link and download the latest version of Hiren’s BootCD:
http://www.hirensbootcd.net/

Once you have downloaded it, extract the file. If you don’t know how to extract it you need to download 7-zip from www.7-zip.org and it will open up the file for you. When it is extracted you will notice a large file out of the bunch. It is an, “iso” file. Open up your CD burning software, whatever you have on the computer. It will burn it to a CD. Then proceed to the following instructions…


1. Put in the CD you just created on the computer that you can’t login to and start it up
2. You should see a screen that is titled, “Hiren’s BootCD”
3. Select, “Start BootCD”
4. Choose option, “9. Next…”
5. Choose option, “4. Password & Registry Tools…”
6. Choose option, “1. Active Password Changer 3.0.420 (NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista)”
7. Select, “Auto” when it asked you something about the CD drive
8. Select option, “2 Search for MS SAM Database(s) on all hard disks and logical drives”. This might take a while to process so be patient.
9. Select the hard drive it gives you, which should be, “0”
10. You will now see a list of all users on your Windows computer, select the Administrative account you want to get into
11. A screen will appear showing that you are about to, “Clear this User’s Password”. Press the, “Y” key on your keyboard to proceed.
12. It should have erased the password. Now click the, SpaceBar on your computer. Press the, “Esc” key on your keyboard a few times to exit
13. Eject the CD from the drive and restart your computer by pressing and holding down the, “Ctrl” and “Alt” keys (either pair) and then tapping the, “Delete” key twice
14. Once Windows has started you can login to the administrative account by entering the username (if it isn’t already there) and leaving the password field blank

Tell me how everything went.  

[W3OODA]

WILL WHAT TIPE OF THE7-zip SHOULD I DOWNLOAD? THE .EXE OR THE .MSI ?

[Joey]

WILL WHAT TIPE OF THE7-zip SHOULD I DOWNLOAD? THE .EXE OR THE .MSI ?

".exe"

[W3OODA]

can u give me adirect link to the hiren boot ?
because the version 9.7 & 9.6 & 9.5 aren`t working....

[Joey]

can u give me adirect link to the hiren boot ?
because the version 9.7 & 9.6 & 9.5 aren`t working....

Here is an alternate page to Hiren's Boot CD download

http://www.adrive.com/public/5cad1cfd2111a5dbb6a14ef707182ac70f120709c45cdd7b11660b6d83f6bd50.html

[W3OODA]

I ASKED FOR A DIRECT LINK BECAUSE NOT A ONE VERSION IS WORKING SO...THAT LINK U GAVE ME WHEN I OPENED THE PAGE IT GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE....
I FIXED MY LAPTOP ..
BUT NOW IT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM...
IF ANY ONE OPENED MY LAPTOP HE/SHE HAVE TO ENTER THE(HDD PASSWORD)THEN THE LOG ON SCREEN WILL SHOW UP..
SO NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME IT IS NOT ACCEPTING MY SECOND PASSWORD THE USER'S....
EVERY BODY TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE FIRST PASSWORD ...
BUT I DON'T THINK IT EFFECT ..
BUT IT'S TRUE THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I PUTED THE (HDD PASSWORD)....
GOD AM IN A TOTAL MESS
THANXX ALOT..

[Joey]

The first password seems to be a BIOS password. The way you alter or remove it completely is by going into the BIOS as soon as the computer starts up (before Windows Starts). I have handled many laptops. The key you press to go into the BIOS on startup varies. The most popular keys you press are, "F1", "F2" and "Delete". Do not press them all at the same time. Test them out individually, when the computer starts continuously tap the, "F1" key and see of that works. If Windows starts it did not work. Shut down and then test the "F2" key and so on. The #1 way of knowing which key it is would be to keep your eye on the screen when the computer starts. It will tell you which key to press.

Once you are in the BIOS look through the menus and options for some sort of, "Password" setting. Change it there or disable it completely.

[W3OODA]

will in my computer it`s f2...
tried it before ...but it only allows my to contron the hhd password...tried alot of times...
at the moment my p.c is fine....
my dad fixed it actullay he have done it by using something called repair windows i don`t know how but it worked...i`ll find out & get back to u

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[Raphael]

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