Solved What is the administrator password?

[Thielen]

I want to change settings on my computer,then it prompts me for an administrator password,I enter my logon password or the wap key for the network that i'm on, but it says "logon failure: unknown username or bad password". I don't know what password it wants.

Please Help.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Is this on the same computer that you posted about here?

 

[Thielen]

Yup.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Have you re-installed the operating system yet?

Are you sure that it is Windows 7 Home Premium since that OS should not be able to join a domain.

 

[Thielen]

Yes it is Home Premium I checked, I tried re installing it but it asks me for the Administrator password, I entered my Logon password (the only one i know of) but it doesn't accept it.

 

[AddRAM]

Sounds like your not an administrator.

 

[DavidE]

I tried re installing it but it asks me for the Administrator password

You are trying to re-install, but can not re-install Win 7, right?

How are you trying to do the re-install?
From within the current Win 7, booting from a DVD, USB drive, etc.

There are several SF tutorials for installing/re-installing.
Tutorials - Windows 7 Forums

 

[Thielen]

From a DVD.

 

[1Bowtie]

If you are the admin try useing admin as the password

 

[Influx]

Hello Thielen,

Do you have another user account which is an administrator and which you have access to? If so login to it, run Local Users and Groups. Go to Users > Administrator > Right Click > Choose Set Password.

 

[mach04]

You can also perform a system restoring to a date where you know there wasn't an admin account.

 

[DavidE]

From a DVD.

Are you saying you are booting from a DVD to re-install windows, and it is asking for an administrator password?

Or, did you start the re-install while you were logged into your current Windows 7 installation?

 

[UsernameIssues]

Yes it is Home Premium I checked, I tried re installing it but it asks me for the Administrator password, I entered my Logon password (the only one i know of) but it doesn't accept it.

If you follow these steps, you will not need to know the old Administrator password.