resetting admin password windows

candygurl

just wondering if somone has an idea how i can reset a forgotten admin password on a pc without having to reload windows.
a friends son set up an admin account and he cant remember the pasword, we hav tried everything. must i reload windows

jolau

what version of windows are you running?
is that the only admin account?

candygurl

hi, yes as far as i know he's the only administrator. dont know how he got to be, but he's forgotten it. it's windows vista

enigma52

windows admin and user passwords can be reset/bypassed it is quite a simple task but you need the software to do it. Try a google for "reset windows admin password" and go through the topics til you find a free one.

debitcardmayhem

Try https://www.ultimatebootcd.com

enigma52

do you mean he set up a user account with admin privileges? The reason I ask is Vista has an admin account that not a lot of people know how to access and if so then you can reset his user account by accessing the admin account (without the need for software), again details can be found in Google by searching for "access admin account in Vista"

candygurl

i will do that now. thank you so much everyone for your input. i knew i could rely on this page. always the most straightforward and fast to reply..!! cheers

seedyh

http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

Works wonders.. has saved me many times. Download the liveCD and boot to it.

John_Gray

The Offline NT Password & Registry Editor bootable CD usually works...