Forgot Laptop Windows Password

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Gaining access to an account laptop or pc computer that is not yoursor owned by you without permission by using any of the below steps is against the law. This article and document was created for users who've forgot their computers notebook or pcs Windows password. More legal information and policy in relation to this information can be found on legal pageoe eula of software.

There are various utilitiesor software that enable a user to gain access or login to a computerfor whihc they have forgotten the password to, and below is a listing of some of the more popular utilities or software that is availableas a solution.

Log into an alternate account

Often most users will leave the administrator account alone or not not anything to this default role or just create other accounts with administrator rights. If you're not logging into the computer as default administrator or have other accounts created,you can follow the below steps to reset your other accounts password.

Reboot the computer into Safe Mode.
When logging into Safe Mode you will be prompted with an option as to which account you wish ...
... to use. Select the default Administrator account available. If prompted or requested for a password try pressing Enter on the keyboard whihc is a no password. If this does not work for you, try other passwords you may have used and can remember. If you're still unable to log into the Administrator account at this stage skip to the next suggestion.

Once you've logged into the Administrator account open Control Panel and User Accounts. In the User Accounts area select the account you wish to change the password for, and then click change password and then enter the new password or click remove the password to remove the password from that account.

Windows XP Pro and normal users and Prevent a forgotten password option

If you have Windows XP opr Xp pro and have gone through the process of "prevent a forgotten password option" and have already created a diskette, use the diskette created to recover the forgotten password.

How to prevent a forgotten password in Windows XP.
Offline NT Password & Registry editor

The offline NT password & registry editor is a great utility that enables users to overwrite their default Windows NT, 2000, and XP SAM file that comes with most windows, this file contains their passwords, with a new password. This file cannot be viewd and will not allow a user to view their previous password, however, it will allow the user to gain access to their unencrypted files again.This utility is free and can be found online

windows Emergency Boot CD

In addition to several other features that this CD has, the EMCD, or Emergency Boot CD, has teh capability of changing the passwords of any user on the computer or pc , including the admin password in Windows NT, windows 2000, and XP and xp pro without needing to know the previous password.This utility is free and can also be found online.