This is one of the few cases where people are usually happy that Windows has
so many security holes :)

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Brian Weeden
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On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Bobby Heid <[email protected]> wrote:

> There are ways to do it with some of the bootable Linux distros.  I have
> done it once for a friend, but I'll have to see if I can find what I used
> and get back to you.
>
> Thanks,
> Bobby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:25 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [H] Recovering an Admin Password in Vista
>
> Short version:  My last child in the house, my last son, has a Vista
> install that my wife 'wisely' decided to place an admin password on and
> then promptly forgot it.  Now the only account that we know the password
> to, my son's, is locked down and we can't install anything.  Is there
> any way, other than a reinstall, to recover or change the admin password?
>
> Thanks....Steve
>
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