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Locked out of my laptop
Hey guys, new to this forum and Im in a pickle
I have managed to forget my windows 7 password, when I logon it just says my user account name, no admin account option is there.....is there anyway to get the admin account active without having to log on? |
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Quote: Originally Posted by razzle1980
Hey guys, new to this forum and Im in a pickle
I have managed to forget my windows 7 password, when I logon it just says my user account name, no admin account option is there.....is there anyway to get the admin account active without having to log on? it that doesnt., boot from win 7 dvd and use shift f10 to get to a cmd prompt. then type net user administrator /active:yes if that doesnt work let us know Ken J+ |
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Just tried safe mode, but it still asks me to enter the user password. As for the win 7 dvd, my laptop came preloaded with win 7
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I dont have a taskbar.....im stuck at the login screen.
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Quote: Originally Posted by razzle1980
I dont have a taskbar.....im stuck at the login screen.
Reread zigzag3143 post. |
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maybe try some of these i reckon without access to windows the first one is your best bet
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i still dont get it....sry ^^
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Quote: Originally Posted by razzle1980
Hey guys, new to this forum and Im in a pickle
I have managed to forget my windows 7 password, when I logon it just says my user account name, no admin account option is there.....is there anyway to get the admin account active without having to log on? administrator problem The other solution is to download software to edit NTFS passwords. http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ Cheers! Robert |
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Quote: Originally Posted by theog
Quote: Originally Posted by razzle1980
I dont have a taskbar.....im stuck at the login screen.
Reread zigzag3143 post. Shut down, & reboot. |
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Live CD
I always use live boot CD's for this makes it pretty easy to edit or remove passwords
passwords only stop the novice! |
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