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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Administration / October 2008password
hi,my niece got an gateway mt3423 w/vista home on it.last owner left his/her password.she doesn't have a restore disk so she can't formate it.is there any other way to change password?thanks.  Signatureres1lf13 A user can only gain permission to change global/system files or applications to Vista, such as disk reformat from the administrator. The administrator account and administrator privileges can be obtained by using the administrator's password. Without the original password your only recourse is to reinstall Vista. oscar :) ...Right click is your very good friend... > hi,my niece got an gateway mt3423 w/vista home on it.last owner left > his/her password.she doesn't have a restore disk so she can't formate > it.is there any other way to change password?thanks. Contact Gateway for a restore disc set, or ask the former owner to provide them. I personally would never accept a computer in this condition - how do you know what else has been done to it or has been installed to it? Wipe and restore is the only safe and sane option here. SignatureRichard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ > hi,my niece got an gateway mt3423 w/vista home on it.last owner left > his/her password.she doesn't have a restore disk so she can't formate > it.is there any other way to change password?thanks. thanks for the answers i got,i had the feeling that a wipe out hdd would be the best way to go.i'll tell my niece to try to get one.thanks everyone. Signatureres1lf13 No, I disagree with the other posters. This site allows you to download files needed to create a bootable floppy disk or CD-ROM which contains a program that can be used to reset passwords on a Windows NT-based OS (such as WinXP and Vista): 'Offline NT Password & Registry Editor' (http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/) Offline NT Password & Registry Editor It is a rather "geeky" tool; not a nice Windows graphical user interface. You might want to check this page for a demonstration of its use, with screenshots provided in the article: 'Reset lost Windows passwords with Offline Registry Editor | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com' (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=639) Reset lost Windows passwords with Offline Registry Editor There is also a video about using this tool here: 'Video: Reset Windows passwords with the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor | IT Dojo | TechRepublic.com' (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/itdojo/?p=140&tag=nl.e550) Video: Reset Windows passwords with the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor SignatureLeeTutor thank you,i have one of those programs i bought a few years ago and either i wasn't using it right or it wouldn't work on vista.i got ahead of myself and ordered a newer one.i got as far as step 2 and couldn't get passed that.thanks for your reply and have a good day too.NPR,FL. Signatureres1lf13 I am aware of this tool. Notice the big Disclaimer by the creator and those who supply links to it. I do not know of anyone who has had succes with this tool. If time is of value, I'd go straight to the fix that will work within a known time frame, such as reinstall. Signatureoscar :) ...Right click is your very good friend... > thank you,i have one of those programs i bought a few years ago and > either i wasn't using it right or it wouldn't work on vista.i got ahead > of myself and ordered a newer one.i got as far as step 2 and couldn't > get passed that.thanks for your reply and have a good day too.NPR,FL. http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ Try the above. You have to download an ISO file and make a bootable disk. Read info carefully. SignatureMick Murphy - Qld - Australia > thank you,i have one of those programs i bought a few years ago and > either i wasn't using it right or it wouldn't work on vista.i got ahead > of myself and ordered a newer one.i got as far as step 2 and couldn't > get passed that.thanks for your reply and have a good day too.NPR,FL. You saved me! we had blank passwords and babysitter used pc. Now it asked for password and she swears she didn't do anything. "I turned it on and it asked me for password, so I shut the lid". In minutes I just ran tool and walaa, it's fixed! THANKS! > http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > of myself and ordered a newer one.i got as far as step 2 and couldn't > > get passed that.thanks for your reply and have a good day too.NPR,FL. That is precisely the tool I recommended 18 hours ago. It works... SignatureLeeTutor i had a friend of mine who repairs cp's and he tried about 4times to clear it but the program locked up the laptop.i had him wipe it out and install a copy of vista from him.thanks to all who answered my question.i like this site,and i'll bet i can learn alot more than i know.thumbs up! Signatureres1lf13 >i had a friend of mine who repairs cp's and he tried about 4times to >clear it but the program locked up the laptop.i had him wipe it out and >install a copy of vista from him. If you find that the copy of Vista isn't legal, you know who to go after for help. res1lf13;804889 Wrote: > i had a friend of mine who repairs cp's and he tried about 4times to > clear it but the program locked up the laptop.i had him wipe it out and > install a copy of vista from him.thanks to all who answered my > question.i like this site,and i'll bet i can learn alot more than i > know.thumbs up! He must have made an error offline NT password & registry editor is an isolinux kernel that runs live in ram, it is at globular form what Windows consists out of and therefore cannot be stopped this is a very powerful tool and can do much much more than remove passwords I have to agree with LeeTutor SignatureUltimate User |
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