Make A Windows XP Password Reset Disk

 Windows XP  No Responses »
Mar 122011
 

Did you forget your Windows XP User password? You can click the “?” button to see your password hint. Or you can use your password reset disk. This article describes how to create a password reset disk for a computer that is not a member of a domain in Microsoft Windows XP.(that is part of a workgroup, or that is not connected to a network.)

What is the Windows XP Password Reset Disk?

Do you need to enter a password when booting into Windows XP Pro? Afraid you might forget this password down the road and not be able to run your PC? Make a password reset disk to protect against a lost password.

Note: You may want to know how to create a user login password to protect xp.

To protect user accounts in the event that the user forgets the password, every local user should make a password reset disk and keep it in a safe place. Then, if the user forgets his or her password, the password can be reset using the password reset disk and the user is able to access the local user account again.

The Forgotten Password Wizard lets you create a XP password reset disk that you can use to recover your user account and personalized computer settings if you forget your password.

How to create a XP password reset disk

To create a password reset disk for your local user account, use the following method.

Requirements

The following methods require a floppy disk drive and a blank floppy disk. As we all know, the floppy disk is easily damaged and it is out of date. In this demonstration, I will use a blank USB Fash Disk instead of floppy disk. Firstly make sure it is connected with your computer.

Steps

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
start xp control panel

2. In Control Panel, click User Accounts.
Note: If you’re viewing the Classic View of Control Panel, double-click on the User Accounts icon.
click user account on control panel

3. In the User Accounts pane, click the account that you want to work with. Here I will click my account name “Andy“.click user account icon

4. Under the Related Tasks left side options, click Prevent a forgotten password to start the Forgotten Password Wizard, and then click Next. prevent a forgotten password windows xp forgotten password wizard

5. In the drop-down menu, there are 2 options for us to choose. One is Floppy A, another is WPKEY (It is the name of my USB Flash Drive). Select the WPKEY and then click Next.
choose drive create xp password key disk

6. In the Current User Account Password box, type Andy’s password , and then click Next. The Forgotten Password Wizard will start creating the disk.
Note: If the user account does not have a password, just leave it blank in the Current user account password box.
current user account password windows xp

7. When the progress indicator shows 100% complete, click Next and then click Finish in the next window.
100% complete creating xp password reset disk
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The password reset disk contains only one file called userkey.psw, which is an encrypted version of your password.
userkey

Finally

Label the disk “Windows XP Password Reset” and store it in a safe place. You can use the password reset disk to gain access to your Windows XP-based computer if you forget your password.

Tips:

1. You only need to create a password reset disk for your Windows XP logon password once. No matter how many times you change your password, this disk will always allow you to create a new one.

2. Keep in mind that anyone who possesses this disk will be able to access your account at any time, even if you change your password. You’d better store it in a safe place.

3. Not a Windows XP user? See the guides for other Windows versions.
How to Create a Windows 7 Password Reset Disk?
How to Create a Vista Password Reset Disk?

4. Unfortunately, if you’ve forgotten your Windows XP password and can no longer acceses Windows, you won’t be able to create a password reset disk. Luckily there is a Windows password recovery program which can help you to find lost password. It is popular way of getting your password back, even you don’t have a password reset disk. You can download the free tried Demo on clicking below link.

Windows XP Password Recovery Program [Safe Download]

Article source: http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com/create-xp-password-reset-disk.htm

Steps to Reset Windows 7 Password

 Windows 7  1 Response »
Feb 262011
 

Anyone can forget a password. Okay you may think it will never happen to you, but think again, because it may just happen. Forgetting your user account password is no big deal providing you have taken the necessary precautions to create a Password Reset Disk.

Sadly, if you haven’t created a Password Reset Disk for your Windows operating system then gaining access to your PC will become a nightmare. I’m not saying that it is impossible, because it isn’t. However, this tutorial refers to resetting your user account password with the aid of your Windows 7 Password Reset Disk.

The first you will know about your password being wrong is when you type the password in at boot up and a message appears telling you that The User Name or Password is Incorrect. It is at this stage that you need your Password Reset Disk.

Once you have your Password Reset Disk (you should have created this either on a floppy disk or a USB flash drive. See: Create a Windows 7 Password Reset Disk) you should insert the disk (or USB stick) into the relevant drive and then proceed as follows:

  1. After you have typed in the wrong password a message will appear informing you that the User name or Password is incorrect, you should forgot Windows 7 Password. At this point, Click the OK button to take you back to the log on screen

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    User Name Or Password is incorrect error screen

  2. After you have returned to the Windows Log On screen look just below the Password dialogue box and you will see a Reset Password option, Click on this to start the Reset process.

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    Windows Log On screen showing the Reset Password option

  3. After clicking on the Reset Password option the Password Reset Wizard will open

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    Password Reset Wizard

  4. Click the Next button in the Password Reset Wizard screen
  5. The next screen (see fig 4) requires you to Insert the password reset disk
  6. If you haven’t already done so, Insert the floppy disk or USB Thumb drive that holds the password reset file and then Select the drive from the password key disk is in the following drive dialogue box.

    7. Now press the Next button

    select windows 7 password key disk

    Insert the Password Reset Disk and then choose the drive from the drop down list

  7. You are now presented with the Reset the User Account Password screen

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    The User Account Password Screen

  8. Type in the new password you wish to use and then type it in again to confirm your selection. Next type in a password hint and then click the Next button.
  9. The next screen to appear will be the Completing the password wizard screen. This should tell you that you have successfully reset your password.

    10. Completing the password wizard

    You have successfully reset your password

  10. Finally click the Finish button.
  11. You should now be taken back to the Log on screen where you can type in your new password and gain access to your system.

Tips:

Not a Windows 7 user? Still Using XP or Vista? Don’t know how to reset password on other Windows Versions? See these articles below.

How to Reset Windows XP Password?

How to Reset Vista Password?

Article source: http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com/reset-windows-7-password.htm