Forgot Windows 7 password. What to do now?

[saswat23]

Actually i forgot my Windows 7 user password. So, i would like to know how to log into my user account.
I neither have any password reset disc nor want to re-install windows again.

Please help. Its urgent.

[CA50]

Download this image, and boot from it, next follow the steps to reset your password

Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor

download cd image : http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/cd110511.zip

[saswat23]

Then i will have to extract that zip file, burn that into a CD and then boot up with it.
Is it so?

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Yes, Extract the zip and you'll get ISO. Burn that ISO file to CD.

[CA50]

@saswat23, yes, extract and burn it to a cd, alternately you can use YUMI tool to make a pen drive bootable from that image

[saswat23]

Will have to goto my frined's house for burning then.

Any other alternatives?

[CA50]

^ use a pen drive, download YUMI and make the pen drive bootable from it

[saswat23]

I meant, any other alternatives for not going to my friend's house.
I mean i simply have to download it in my phone, save it in memory card, put the memory card in card reader then use it to break the pass.
Is there any such way/trick?

[ArjunKiller]

Unfortunately, no.

[CA50]

@saswat23, sadly mate there is no other alternative, you will have to visit your friends place.

On second thought there is one. Boot your existing system from a linux cd and use it to burn the image

[meetdilip]

Check Wondershare Live Boot 2012. It has same function but easier. Install in any PC (no other go) and create a bootable USB or CD in one click. You can use this as Live CD, Recovery disc and lot more.

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by saswat23

Actually i forgot my Windows 7 user password. So, i would like to know how to log into my user account.
I neither have any password reset disc nor want to re-install windows again.

Please help. Its urgent.

this will help Reset Windows 7 Password - Top 4 Handy Windows 7 Password Recovery Methods For You

http://www.windowsloginrecovery.com/...-recovery.html

henceforth keep a windows password recovery disk handy (which is available in windows)

[saswat23]

^^ all those methods require user to be logged in.
When i have lost my password, how do i log in?

Originally Posted by CA50

@saswat23, sadly mate there is no other alternative, you will have to visit your friends place.

On second thought there is one. Boot your existing system from a linux cd and use it to burn the image

Ok, burnt the image to a CD. Still its not working. I mean i am taken to the password recovery panel, but whenevr i select to unlock admin. account, it unlocks. Even i have tried to reomove password from the option and even tried to change the passsword to a newer one, it displays that its sucessfully done but when i restart my PC again i find that wiered password window.

[CA50]

Ok mate, here are the steps:

1. Boot from the CD
2. Select the proper windows partition
3. At the registry path, just hit ENTER
4. Next hit 1 > ENTER
5. Next hit 1 > ENTER
6. type "Administrator" without the quotes > ENTER
7. hit * > ENTER
8. hit y > ENTER
9. hit ! > ENTER
10. hit q > ENTER
11. hit y > ENTER
12. hit n > ENTER
13. type "reboot" > ENTER

[saswat23]

Hmmm, will try it. Hope this works.
BTW have you ever tried it? What all OS does it support?

[CA50]

^ i had tried it long time back on win xp, vista,7, it works

[saswat23]

Nope, not working.

BTW there is no 'Administrator' user. There is only one i.e 'Saswat'.