Locked out by entry password


  1. Bongiorno
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       New #1

    Locked out by entry password


    This morning I typed in my entry password as I've done since I got my computer. This message, "The user name or password is incorrect" came up, thus I wasn't allowed access. I checked my entry by retyping the password a number of times, checking to make sure the caps key wasn't on, etc. etc. When I couldn't get in, I clicked on "Change Password." This didn't work, either, since it seems I need a recovery flash drive containing the information to do so. I know, for sure, I don't have such media. Am I screwed here? I shut down the computer last night doing nothing consciously to corrupt or alter the password that's worked for two years. Thanks for any help you can offer !! (Dell 660s, Windows 7, 64 bit, running Firefox)
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. Ztruker
    Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       New #2

    This should help: User Account Password - Change from WinRE

    I've used this several times and it works great.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
BSOD at startup or password entry
in BSOD Help and Support

Hi all, I am experiencing an intermittent BSOD that seems to happen either on waking the computer from standby or at startup, although I have also had it happen once on switching wireless internet from one port to another. Initially it was just on submitting a password when waking from...
PLEASE HELP ME Every time I open it I have to enter the email PW, even though it is permantly entered in the account info. I cannot have Outlook minimized in desktop without being interrupted with login popup window. Have tried re-entry, repair, & reinstall.
I am trying to help a friend out, he's running W7HP 32bit anyway, recently when he starts his PC, it gets to the blue screen area (Not a BSOD) just before the time when the usual password entry prompt usually appears but instead it simply hangs there forever, with the status cursor (blue animated...
Basically, if you did not understand the thread's title, I am having a recent 'what I'd call "problem"', with my PC. As I boot up my PC, my log-on usually immediately directs me to a screen, where it told me which account I was about to log-in onto, then all I'd have to do is enter the password and...
Hey there guys, its 2 Bunny again. I've got a new question for the community today: On computers with Biometric Fingerprint scanners that are setup to log you in to Windows, I also have a password. In some situations it is easier for me to enter a password, and it will still let you login with...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 17:24.
Find Us