How to Recover Lost Password for Windows Vista?

 Windows Vista  1 Response »
May 232012
 

It would be more complicated to deal with the problem when lost Windows Vista password.

Many people use passwords to protect access to computers. It is a simple yet effective way to protect sensitive data and equipment. Unfortunately, by their very nature, passwords can be easy to be lost or forgotten. This can be an especially difficult problem when the forgotten password is for Windows Vista. This is because a lot of different functions available on XP are not available on Vista.

 

An administrator password cannot be changed without knowing the original password on Vista.

In Windows XP, one can change an administrator password even without knowing its original password. Do you know how? It’s pretty easy. The first step is to right click “My Computer”. Then in its options, choose “Manage” → “Local Users and Groups” → “Users”. Click the targeted account and “Set Password” for it without tying its original password. However, if you forgot or lost an administrator password on Vista, you cannot solve the problem in this way unless you can remember the original password. Then, any other chances to recover the lost Vista password?

 

Best way to crack Vista password—to use a password recovery software program.

If you do not mind losing data on your Vista machine, then reinstalling your machine could be a solution. But I don’t recommend people using this way to rescue a locked computer sine lots of time and data will be lost. Then, to use a password recovery software program, in my opinion sometimes could be the best or even the only way to recover Vista password. What is the password recovery software program? Here I would suggest Windows Password Recovery Tool Standard.

 

How to use Windows Password Recovery Tool Standard to reset lost Vista password?

Step1: Download and install Windows Password Recovery Tool Standard on a working PC.

Step2: Burn CD/DVD with the program.

Step3: Set the target computer boot from CD/DVD.

Step4: Reset the forgotten Vista password with the burned CD/DVD. Then log on to your Vista pc without a password.

 

Above are the easy steps on how Windows Password Recovery Tool works. If you don’t have an extra CD or DVD, you can also use a USB flash drive to replace it but at this time you need to use another version of this tool—Windows Password Recovery Tool Professional. This version has more functions than the Standard one, if you are in need of Windows Vista password reset for your lost Vista admin password, and interested in this tool, you can get more information by Google search “Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0”.

 

 

Lost Administrator Password in Windows 7 or Vista?

 Windows 7, Windows Password, Windows Vista  No Responses »
Jan 172010
 

Unfortunately, there are a lot of ways you can lose access to your Windows logon account, one being simple forgetting the password. This happens ways more often than you would think!

But in reality, there are several ways you can end up losing access to an administrator account, including

  1. Setting a new password for an Administrator account and then forgetting the password.
  2. Deleting an Administrator account and not being able to log into another one.
  3. Changing an Administrator account to a standard user account and not being able to log into another Administrator account
  4. Windows 7 or Vista becoming corrupted and not accepting a correct password

I previously wrote an article on how to recover a lost Windows password using several third-party tool, but if that doesn’t work, you can try to gain access to the account using System Restore.

Note that in order for this to work, System Restore had to be enabled and there has to be a restore point that was created before you lost access.

To get started, pop in the Windows 7 or Vista DVD into your drive and restart the computer. Press a key when you get the Press any key to boot from CD or DVD.

If you don’t have a Windows 7 or Vista disc, you have to boot into the Advanced Boot Options screen and then choose Repair your computer.

Choose the Language, Time and current format, and keyboard. Then click Next. If you booted from the DVD, you’ll see the Repair your computer link at this step.

Now choose the operating system you want to repair. Then click Next.

Now click the System Restore link and find a restore point that you want to use.

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Make sure to pick a restore point that is sufficiently past the date when you lost access to your Administrator account. Restart your computer and see if you can log in.

If you’ve managed to recover access to your Administrator account, you should think about creating a set of password recovery disks for Windows Vista or 7. So even if you forget the Administrator password, you can regain access using the disks. Enjoy!