Solved Can't log in to my computer

FaithfulMC

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I have alot of problems, and i don't know how to solve them.
I messed abit with the cmd, and i think the computer randomly generated a new password for my account "a" So the problem now is that i can't log in anymore.
I don't have a password restore disc.
I can't start the windows in safe mode( the only way to do that is to pull the battery out), but the problem is it still requires a password.
I can go to the boot options( the key for me is f12, usually it's f8 i believe, i don't know why), but there doesn't seem to be anything that would help( Internal HDD, CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive, BIOS Setup, Diagnostics) BIOS Setup is the only one that might really help me i think, but there are only Admin Password, System Password and Internal HDD Password i can change there, not the User password i need. If i could make it so i can see the Administrative account on login it would work, but I don't know how.( tried alt+ctrl+del twice)
So the main question is, How can i log in?

PS: I'm the only user of this computer and there aren't any more accounts
 

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OS
Windows 7 32 bit

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
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Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Logitech wireless K800
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Logitech MX Master 4
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Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
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Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
What about the first two are not going to work?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I believe most of the methods required me to be logged in.
Though i could try the first one now that i have the cd. Im gonna try that when i get home.
The second one is:
Method 1: Reset Password while logged in an Administrator Account (cant log in)
Method 2: Reset Password with your Password Reset Disk (Dont have that)
Method 3: Reset Password with a Editor Tool (Tried that with a USB, didnt work)
Method 4: Reset Password by Doing a System Restore at Boot (Requires to log in)
Method 5: Reset Password in Registry Editor at Boot (Same as link 3-didnt work)
 

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OS
Windows 7 32 bit
I hope the first one will work for you.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Just to clarify, F12 is taking you to your motherboards BIOS boot options, this has nothing to do with Windows, other than selecting the correct drive to load the installed operating system. Also the BIOS options for Admin Password, System Password and Internal HDD Password have absolutely nothing to do with Windows user account passwords. These are passwords to restrict entering or changing BIOS settings and accessing your hard drive. For example, if you were to set a HDD Password in the BIOS you would be prompted for that password every time you booted up the PC. You would have to enter that password just to get windows to load. You would also still have to enter your user account password, if you set one, to log in.
F8, if pressed at the correct time will get you the Windows boot options screen. That screen will have safe mode etc.
 
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OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
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Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
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VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
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22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
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Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Yea, i figured that out a bit later, but i still needed the f12 to make it run CD/DVD first or what ever.
I got to the safe mode, but it still asks for a password, it's abnormal.... I don't know what else to do...
and the link one..(http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/56864-user-account-password-change-winre.html)
after i type: CD Windows\system32 It says the system cannot find the path specified.
I think i'm gonna hand my computer over to someone who knows atleast something, i'm a complete rookie in this stuff

I can open the cmd.exe with the cd i made, but if i type net user, it doesn't show me the account "a" It only has Administrator and Guest. If it would i could probably change the password... I think it might actually be some kind of other error, because it's not really supposed to ask a password anyways.

One more thing: If there is a way to edit the list of users shown in the login menu without being logged in, that would help. Or if there is a way to change it to the old style (where you type in your username and password)
Also, if there is a way to create a new account with cmd.exe (i'm pretty sure there is, but i don't think the account would show up in the login menu without setting it while logged in)
 
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OS
Windows 7 32 bit
If you are running cmd.exe from a CD you would need to switch to the windows partition/drive before you go to Windows\system32. If Windows is on your C: drive you type "cd /d c:\" without the quotes , then cd windows/system32
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
If one keeps tinkering with the computer then I think a time comes when one has to begin ab-initio. This happens with me once a fortnight. Then I restore the latest image and it takes about 12 minutes on the outside to be up and running with almost everything on board.

That time has come to you now. Please re-install Windows 7 from scratch and start all over again. And please use a good back-up program to make a full true image of C Drive so that you don't get into such predicaments again.

There is a geeky friend of mine who however holds an opposite view. He says that it is more fun learning the hard way by repairing a problem by tinkering some more instead of retreating by restoring an image like a coward as I do.
 

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Custom Built
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Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
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2 gigs of RAM
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Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
Hard Drives
1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes

2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
Keyboard
COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
iBall Laser Precise Speedster
Internet Speed
4 mb/sec
I think i just busted in.... I did the things it told me here ( http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/56864-user-account-password-change-winre.html) I did use the cd /d d:\ instead of what he said in the tutorial( C: )
I followed the tutorial to step 6, but after that i just did 'net user', it showed the a account and then i did 'net user a *' which allowed me to change the password, and voila... i'm in:D
Thank you all for the help.
BTW, I'm kinda like the nerdy guy, I liked all of this experience, I learned more about the computer and I was away from the computer for 3 straight days... doesn't happen often:D

I'm creating a password restore disc too, just in case:D
 

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That's great news FaithfulMC. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Good going. You must be feeling on top of the world.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard
Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory
2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
Hard Drives
1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes

2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
Keyboard
COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
iBall Laser Precise Speedster
Internet Speed
4 mb/sec
Hiren CD allows you to reset password...

Thanks

Danny
 

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linux & Windows 7
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