hp dv1000 windows 7 professional os, locked out of admin account

[melissasteele]

I have tried to reset and press f-8 it sends me back to my profile icon, safe mode does the same and im locked out. i dont have internet acess excet my phone. i dont have a disc because it was purchased used. i need help to fina way in so i change my login and get my photos and music off..looking for backdoors... anything would be greatly appreciated.

 

[gregrocker]

How could you get locked out of your account? Don't you use the password regularly?

Use the DVD provided to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 with the licensed version. If under 4gb RAM use 32 bit, otherwise 64 bit.

There is a step there to rescue your files using the DVD or rescue disk.

Stick closely to the steps given and you'll end up with a perfect install, which you can then save as an image so you never have to reinstall again.

 

[VistaKing]

Hi Melissa

Can you restart your computer . Press F8 on the Advanced Boot Options screen choose Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Inside the command prompt type in

   Note

Press ENTER after every command

net user administrator /active:yes
exit

Log in to Administrator and remove the password from your account

 

[melissasteele]

The lighting mechanisim in my screen went out so i havent logged on in 2 years.. lol so i finally bought a new laptop but now im locked out.

 

[VistaKing]

What you mean locked out ? What screen do you stop at ?

 

[gregrocker]

Please explain this much better.

You say you bought another laptop but are locked out of it, yet you need to get your files off so must have been using it already.

What exactly have you done so far with the laptop? Did you set up a password? How are you locked out?

 

[melissasteele]

Ok sorry for confusion. I bought a new laptop because my old ones screen went out. Now that i have my neew one im trying to get my music and pictures off it. However when i turn on the old one it goes to my admin icon amd asks for password to login and since i dont remember it i am locked out of it. So it is stuck at the first login. I have tried to reset and press f-8 and safe mode, and press f-4 i cant get into it. I even took it apart last night to remove cmos battery (someone told me it would reset password) but no avail..... it didnt reset anything

 

[Golden]

I bought a new laptop because my old ones screen went out. Now that i have my neew one im trying to get my music and pictures off it.

You aren't making any sense at all.

Are you trying to copy your files from your old laptop, so you can put it on your new laptop? Yes or no?

 

[melissasteele]

Yes

 

[Golden]

OK. And you can't log into the old laptop? Yes?

 

[melissasteele]

Yes. Trying to take Music and photos off old one to put on new laptop.

 

[melissasteele]

No cant login to old one

 

[Golden]

Have you tried this?

 

[gregrocker]

Try Password Reset - Windows 7 Forums

If that fails then you can use a Win7 DVD or System Repair Disk to rescue your files on the old PC to an external HD or USB flash stick using Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console. You can also download and burn to CD Paragon Rescue Kit Free Edition 11.0 Free to rescue your files.

Then use the booted Win7 DVD on the old laptop to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 with the licensed version of Win7 which is provided in Step 1 to burn to DVD or write to bootable flash stick.