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Windows 7: What is the administrator password?
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16 Apr 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit |
What is the administrator password?
I want to change settings on my computer,then it prompts me for an administrator password,I enter my logon password or the wap key for the network that i'm on, but it says "logon failure: unknown username or bad password". I don't know what password it wants.
Please Help.
| My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
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16 Apr 2012
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#2 | |
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Is this on the same computer that you posted about here? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Employer provided Dell E6430
OS W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU i5 3320M @ 2.6GHz
Motherboard 0CPWYR
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 4000
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900
Hard Drives 119GB LITEONIT SSD
Antivirus Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser Firefox, IE9 & IE8 via VM
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16 Apr 2012
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit |
| | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
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16 Apr 2012
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Have you re-installed the operating system yet?
Are you sure that it is Windows 7 Home Premium since that OS should not be able to join a domain. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Employer provided Dell E6430
OS W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU i5 3320M @ 2.6GHz
Motherboard 0CPWYR
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 4000
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900
Hard Drives 119GB LITEONIT SSD
Antivirus Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser Firefox, IE9 & IE8 via VM
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17 Apr 2012
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit |
Yes it is Home Premium I checked, I tried re installing it but it asks me for the Administrator password, I entered my Logon password (the only one i know of) but it doesn't accept it. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
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17 Apr 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 New Jersey |
Sounds like your not an administrator. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built by Me !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.0 GHz
Motherboard MSI Z77A-G45
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 MHz 10-10-10-27
Graphics Card MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr3 OC
Sound Card Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 19" HP 23" Sony Bravia 40"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Fellowes KWD 855
Mouse Microsoft Wireless
PSU Corsair HX750 80+Gold
Case Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gun Metal Black
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper N520, Arctic Alumina Thermal Compound
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 4 119GB SSD
WD Black 500, Blue 500, Caviar SE 320 x2
Internet Speed Download 25.81 Mbps Upload 5.07 Mbps
Antivirus MSE MBAM
Browser Chromium
Other Info Boston BA745 2.1 Speaker System, Lightscribe Dual Layer DVD Burner
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17 Apr 2012
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#7 | |
Win 7 Pro x64 SP1, Win 7 Ult x86 SP1 NC, USA |
Quote: Originally Posted by Thielen  I tried re installing it but it asks me for the Administrator password You are trying to re-install, but can not re-install Win 7, right?
How are you trying to do the re-install?
From within the current Win 7, booting from a DVD, USB drive, etc.
There are several SF tutorials for installing/re-installing. Tutorials - Windows 7 Forums | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number home built
OS Win 7 Pro x64 SP1, Win 7 Ult x86 SP1
CPU AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory 6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050...
Keyboard Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
PSU Corsair 500 W
Case Rosewill mid tower
Cooling CM 90mm Tower
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
Internet Speed Uverse - 12Mbps D / 1.5Mbps U
Antivirus Avast free OR MSE. (+ MBAM Pro).
Browser 1-Firefox, 2-IE. (Chrome and Opera for testing)
Other Info 2 PCs: Primary: dual-boot, Test: triple-boot.
Mainly HTPC/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.
Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.
Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
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17 Apr 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit |
| | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
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17 Apr 2012
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Oklahoma |
If you are the admin try useing admin as the password | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 730
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU Intel Core 2 quad Extreme Q9770 @ 3.2 GHz
Memory 4x2 GB Muskin 1600 MHz ram
Graphics Card NVidia GTX 250
Sound Card Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality Champion
Monitor(s) Displays 2 Dell 2007WFP Ultrascans
Screen Resolution 3360 x 1050
Keyboard MS Natrual Keyboard Pro
Mouse Logitech Wireless Trackball
PSU 1000 Watt
Cooling air
Hard Drives WD Black 1TB sata, 2-WD Black 500 sata, 2-Seagate 500 Go external
Internet Speed DSL Elite
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17 Apr 2012
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#10 | |
Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1 / WCP x64 / Ubuntu 11 x64 Pearl of the Orient Seas |
Hello Thielen,
Do you have another user account which is an administrator and which you have access to? If so login to it, run Local Users and Groups. Go to Users > Administrator > Right Click > Choose Set Password.
| | My System Specs | | OS Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1 / WCP x64 / Ubuntu 11 x64
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