Mac Keyboard on windows 7 - cant change admin password


  1. Posts : 3
    windows 7 Pro 64
       #1

    Mac Keyboard on windows 7 - cant change admin password


    Greetings to all,
    I have an embarrassing problem and I hope a kind soul can help me out. I am using a mac keyboard with swedish language and during install of windows 7 a picked a password with @ in it.

    This at symbol was done by pressing cmd key and key 2.
    However when I login in and want to change the password I cant use cmd and key 2 (this opens a new window) but I have to use alt + 2 BUT windows does not recognize my old password.


    So what to do?
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  2. Posts : 3,615
    Win 10 x64, Linux Lite, Win 7 x64, BlackArch, & Kali
       #2

    Hi fxchampion,

    Welcome to SevenForums.

    Please update your system specs.
    Peruse: System Info - See Your System Specs

    Do you per chance have a friend that has a non-mac keyboard you could borrow? That would be the easiest solution, or

    Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk - Windows 10 Forums

    Yes, the x64 version works on Win7x64.

    Download the appropriate ISO file, e.g. x64.

    You can't copy and paste an ISO file onto a DVD or USB flash drive, it has to be burned.

    To burn ISO to DVD use ImgBurn
    Video ImgBurn: Burn ISO Images to DVD

    To USB use Rufus 3.3 or Rufus 3.3 Portable
    Video How to easily create bootable USB drive and burn ISO (best way) - Rufus

    Nic
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  3. Posts : 1,849
    Windows 7 pro
       #3

    fxchampion said:
    Greetings to all,
    I have an embarrassing problem and I hope a kind soul can help me out. I am using a mac keyboard with swedish language and during install of windows 7 a picked a password with @ in it.

    This at symbol was done by pressing cmd key and key 2.
    However when I login in and want to change the password I cant use cmd and key 2 (this opens a new window) but I have to use alt + 2 BUT windows does not recognize my old password.


    So what to do?
    Try shift+2.
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  4. Posts : 3
    windows 7 Pro 64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    townsbg said:
    Try shift+2.

    Sorry but it did not work. =(
    So when I log in to windows I use cmd+2, but when I need to retype the password when changing user credentials in controlpanel cmd+2 does not work since it opens a new file window....


    Dont know what to do =(
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  5. Posts : 3,615
    Win 10 x64, Linux Lite, Win 7 x64, BlackArch, & Kali
       #5

    fxchampion said:
    Dont know what to do =(
    Resolution is already provided, please read and follow my post #2
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  6. Posts : 3
    windows 7 Pro 64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    [QUOTE=Snick;3404084]Resolution is already provided, please read and follow my post #2[/QUOT]
    Thanks for help!
    Managed to fix it since I knew there was problems with keystroke. Actually CMD + 2 when log in was an ordinary integer and not "at"
    Now I managed to change the password. And thanks to everyone!
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  7. Posts : 3,615
    Win 10 x64, Linux Lite, Win 7 x64, BlackArch, & Kali
       #7

    Awesome job fxchampion!!
    Glad to hear you resolved you issue!

    Happy Computing!

    Nic
      My Computer


 

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