Thanks for the link, I'll definitely try it out. This system does not have any encrypted folders, so I'm in luck there.
Steve On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Tony Riederer <[email protected]> wrote: > I just got done using this one. http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ It > makes a bootable CD and then you can get into registry and change the > password or zero them out for now. And it is free. It worked for me on a > Vista machine. > > Anthony > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of prs > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Recovering an Admin Password in Vista > > Steve Tomporowski wrote: >> 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 >> >> > Nirsoft makes a password recovery tool..this comes from CPU Mag > "Computer Power Users"...never used it myself, but you can check it out . > Its "free" www.nirsoft.net Password Recovery Tools For Windows > > pauls > > >
