lOST win7 PASSWORD

vinylmusic

My son tried to setup a password on his laptop and must have typed it in wrongly on set up because the password he thought he put in is not being accepted.
We triesd loads iof different variations but nothing gets us in.
Does anyone know any tricks to get in and fix this with a new password.
tried to find a way through the BIOS but nothing is working?

melorablack

Hopefully someone more informed on win7 will come along but I know on XP if you set up another user you can change other users passwords through the Control Panel.
Maybe that will work?

Or try going in through Safe Mode?

enigma52

google for reset admin/user password, fairly simple to do. Is number and caps lockoff or on?

Browntoa

You can use Method Three in this tutorial. (works for Windows 7)

Reset User Account Password - Vista Forums

vinylmusic

melorablack wrote: »

Hopefully someone more informed on win7 will come along but I know on XP if you set up another user you can change other users passwords through the Control Panel.
Maybe that will work?

Or try going in through Safe Mode?

Hi
I already tried safe-mode
As far as I can tell theres no way I can set up another user account without first logging in. But thanks anyway

Still seeking a solution

John_Gray

vinylmusic wrote: »

Still seeking a solution

The way I read your initial post is that a BIOS password was set up. Is this the case? Or was it a User Account password?

Makes a very significant difference...

vinylmusic

No not BIOS it ;s the WIN 7 user account password

John_Gray

If you have another Administrator-type account on the laptop, then (as has been suggested) simply log on to this account, go into Control Panel, and reset the password of the failing account.

Otherwise follow Browntoa's suggestion. He can invariably be relied on...

Basil1234

well if hes only just got the laptop why dont you just shove windows back in as hes got nothing to lose? sort of seems obvious to me

marleyboy

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-7/forgot-lost-administrator-password-windows-7/

I would advise you set it up for him

Basil1234

Chippy_Minton wrote: »

vinylmusic you have mail

how many threads are you going to keep bringing back to tell him hes got mail????
perhaps hes left computer on and gone to watch telly or gone for a smoke who cares but please stop doing this its f***ing up the order of the board for the same message!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: