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Forgotten Password Wizard Shortcut - Create

How to Create a "Forgotten Password Wizard" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Vista
Published by Brink
02-04-2011
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How to Create a "Forgotten Password Wizard" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Vista

information   Information
This will show you how to create a Forgotten Password Wizard shortcut that can be used to create a Password Reset Disk for Windows 7 and Vista.

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You will have to have a USB flash drive connected to your computer before you will be able to use the Forgotten Password Wizard shortcut.

EXAMPLE: Forgotten Password Wizard
Forgotten Password Wizard Shortcut - Create-example.jpg



OPTION ONE

To Download the "Forgotten Password Wizard" Shortcut
1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Forgotten_Password_Wizard.zip
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2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

3. Open the .zip file and extract the Forgotten Password Wizard shortcut to the desktop.

4. Right click on the Forgotten Password Wizard shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
Forgotten Password Wizard Shortcut - Create-unblock.jpg
5. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.

6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.





OPTION TWO

To Manually Create the "Forgotten Password Wizard" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.

2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click on the Next button. (see screenshot below)
rundll32.exe keymgr.dll,PRShowSaveWizardExW
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3. Type Forgotten Password Wizard for the name, and click on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
Forgotten Password Wizard Shortcut - Create-step2.jpg
4. Right click on the new Forgotten Password Wizard shortcut on the Desktop and click on Properties.

5. Click on the Shortcut tab, then click on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)
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6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste in the location below and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll
Forgotten Password Wizard Shortcut - Create-step4.jpg
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click on OK. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.

8. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)
Forgotten Password Wizard Shortcut - Create-step5.jpg
9. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.

That's it,
Shawn





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