Windows 7 - How to SET Administrator Password???

zapp22 · 07-31-2010

why is this such an obscure topic???

amazing what a Google search turns up for this: not much.

I do not need to 'break in' to Windows 7, I'm just wanting to setup/establish and Administrator password. Simple...

I read on one geek forum a Command-Line command that was supposed to do it and it failed and that has me mildly concerned that something got changed without my knowledge.... I ran "net user administrator password"
and what I got back was "command completed". huh? what was the password???
I expected to get two fields, enter a new password, check match, and go.

help

zapp22 · 07-31-2010

Can someone vouch for this answer: Lost administrator password on windows 7 any way around it?

I think what I may have done was changed/set the 'real Administrator' password to "password"

!

theog · 07-31-2010

Take a look here:

Password - Create for a User Account

Password Reset Disk : Windows 7 / Vista

merkat106 · 07-31-2010

did you try this site? In Windows 7, Vista, or XP, how do I set the administrator password? - Knowledge Base

theog · 07-31-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by zapp22

Can someone vouch for this answer: Lost administrator password on windows 7 any way around it?

I think what I may have done was changed/set the 'real Administrator' password to "password"

!

Administrator Account - Vista Forums

zapp22 · 07-31-2010

I don't THINK that is correct.
If the Administrator [root] account is inactive, it will not show, invalidating everything else in the article. I think.... but I could be wrong.

it turns out my hunch was correct. incredibly, one could very easily accidentally set a password and not know it. its that easy/insecure/unverified. If the Administrator is set to "active", then the command Net user administrator _________ [fill in the blank with password of your choosing] is all that is needed to change from password A to B.

awfully dicey and uncharacteristically insecure way to do this, but there it is.

zapp

Quote: Originally Posted by merkat106

did you try this site? In Windows 7, Vista, or XP, how do I set the administrator password? - Knowledge Base

theog · 07-31-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by zapp22

I don't THINK that is correct.
If the Administrator [root] account is inactive, it will not show, invalidating everything else in the article. I think.... but I could be wrong.

it turns out my hunch was correct. incredibly, one could very easily accidentally set a password and not know it. its that easy/insecure/unverified. If the Administrator is set to "active", then the command Net user administrator _________ [fill in the blank with password of your choosing] is all that is needed to change from password A to B.

awfully dicey and uncharacteristically insecure way to do this, but there it is.

zapp

Quote: Originally Posted by merkat106

did you try this site? In Windows 7, Vista, or XP, how do I set the administrator password? - Knowledge Base

You would need the A password first, to change to B.

Jacee · 07-31-2010

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merkat106 · 07-31-2010

THIS IS HOW YOU ENABLE AND SET A PASSWORD FOR ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT!!!!
I just figured this out, I did not see this anywhere that I can remember...
Control Panel
System and Security
Administrative Tools
Local Security Policy
Local Policies
Security Options
right click on "Accounts: Administrator account status"->properties->click enabled
then go to user accounts in control panel
Manage Accounts
Change an Account
administrator will now show up and give the option of setting a password

*** I actually went through these steps on one of my computers, so I know it works.

OR CLICK HERE:
http://sites.google.com/site/bluespr...r-account-in-7

zapp22 · 07-31-2010

Nope.
that's part of my point. no checks or balances or verifications or matches or any of that stuff. Command line just drives it through. Done like dinner.

Quote: Originally Posted by theog

You would need the A password first, to change to B.

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