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01 Jan 2010 | #1 |
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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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01 Jan 2010 | #2 |
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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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01 Jan 2010 | #3 |
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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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01 Jan 2010 | #4 |
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I dont have a taskbar.....im stuck at the login screen.
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01 Jan 2010 | #5 |
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01 Jan 2010 | #6 |
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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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01 Jan 2010 | #7 |
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i still dont get it....sry ^^
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01 Jan 2010 | #8 |
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administrator problem The other solution is to download software to edit NTFS passwords. http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ Cheers! Robert |
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01 Jan 2010 | #9 |
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01 Jan 2010 | #10 |
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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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