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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Administration / October 2009HELP! Don't know administrator password
My son got on as administrator and changed my password and now doesn't know what it is. I now of course can't approve changes or downloads, etc. Is there a back way in somehow? Hello, * if you have another administrative account, try logging on through this. * do you mean the so-called Administrator or an account with administrative rights? If he used one of the latter type, then you can try logging on as Administrator, which has as far as I know, no standard password. * if the first two fail, then you'll have to ask your son to change your password back. I hope this helps. I don't know another solution at the moment. Greetings, P. Di Stolfo  Signature//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > My son got on as administrator and changed my password and now doesn't > know > what it is. I now of course can't approve changes or downloads, etc. > > Is there a back way in somehow? Sorry, I have to correct my statement. The in-built Administrator account is normally deactivated under Vista. So do you and your son have both administrative accounts? Greetings, P. Di Stolfo Signature//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > My son got on as administrator and changed my password and now doesn't > know > what it is. I now of course can't approve changes or downloads, etc. > > Is there a back way in somehow? The problem is, we don't what he changed the password to. I have the only administrator account. What I need is a way to change that password without knowing it. The other user accounts (my childrens') have limited access and can't make any changes, downloads, etc. This wouldn't be a problem, but I'm changing internet providers and can't until I can change or find this password. > Sorry, I have to correct my statement. The in-built Administrator account is > normally deactivated under Vista. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > > Is there a back way in somehow? >The problem is, we don't what he changed the password to. I have the only >administrator account. What I need is a way to change that password without [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >This wouldn't be a problem, but I'm changing internet providers and can't >until I can change or find this password. Do a search on Google for hacks. There are plenty of ways to do it to XP and 2k. Hiren's BootCD is one of them. It is a way to run Windows from a stand alone cd that makes you and Admin so you can change all that stuff. I am not sure it is available for Vista yet though. >> Sorry, I have to correct my statement. The in-built Administrator account is >> normally deactivated under Vista. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> > >> > Is there a back way in somehow? iammk7, ttried to go to the safe mode just hit the f8 key repeatedly as soon as u turn on your computer go to safe mode and choose the administrator from that you can recreate your password again. > >The problem is, we don't what he changed the password to. I have the only > >administrator account. What I need is a way to change that password without [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >> > > >> > Is there a back way in somehow? iammk7;3113236 Wrote: > The problem is, we don't what he changed the password to. I have the > only [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > can't > until I can change or find this password. ----------------------------------------------------- Ok heres what you do. Click on the start menu and click run and type cmd and press ok, or if you have vista press and hold shift and right click your desktop and click rune comand prompt. Then type net user, and press enter the type net user (account name that you want to change password) then space and press shift and 8 to make and asterics and press enter. then type the new password and press enter. P.S. when you type the new password it will look like nothing is happening and the cursor wont move but trust me it is typing it. Signaturejoshbobby120 http://forums.techarena.in The easiest way to do this is to open CMD. to do this Click Start>Run>type CMD. this will open the command prompt. Then Type in "net users" without quotes and then enter Then type "net users owner *" and then the new password. It wont show but after you type it and then press enter it will say to confirm it. do this. then after you confirm press enter and Violla! You have a changes password. __________________________________ > My son got on as administrator and changed my password and now doesn't know > what it is. I now of course can't approve changes or downloads, etc. > > Is there a back way in somehow? RSBUTLER94;3148719 Wrote: > The easiest way to do this is to open CMD. to do this Click > Start>Run>type [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Is there a back way in somehow? > How do u confirm that PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REPLY!! SignatureDustpan95 http://forums.techarena.in |
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