vista password help!

Scraggly

Scraggly

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my parents just got a new computer with vista pre installed.
first time i booted it up it prompted a screen with guest and admin, well the admin requires a password that i did not set and have no other info that came with it other then the password hint is racing. its driving me nuts trying to figure it out and so far with no success. just wondering if someone can shed some light on this situation, i am a vista newbie.

thanks
 
ger87410

ger87410

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Fort Worth
If you can't figure out the password, and you're convince there's a preset password on there, your only recourse is to contact the distributor, ie. Dell, and ask what the preset password is.

Usually preset admin passwords are blank when you install Windows XP. No experience here with Vista.
 
oxnard111

oxnard111

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there is software that will reset the vista password... you may be able to find a free version, but most are like $10.

usually you put them on a cd and make sure the computer boots to the CD. just follow the on screen instructions from there.

i have one version at my house... i'll see what it is when i get home tonight.
 
BBYamaha

BBYamaha

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San Antonio
I use to have some dumb roommates that would mess with my computer and once a month would have to go in to their account and delete all the random :):):):) that was slowing my computer down. I am unsure if it works with vista but it worked with xp. Restart the computer and press F8 or F2 depending on what the choice is just keep tapping every 2 seconds both and the screen will come up (i just tested it on my vista) then start your computer in safe mode, i did not boot mine in safe mode cuz i dont have a password on here. Anyways continued, reboot in safe mode and see if it bypasses the login window, if it does, delete that password or change the password then restart your computer and see if you can get into it. Hope this helps....
 
ger87410

ger87410

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Fort Worth
Chris, that method you just described won't work if the admin account has a password on it. Even on XP if the admin account has a password on it you'll get prompted in safe mode. I think it's the same for vista.

Using safe mode to bypass the admin password only worked in windows 98/95.
 
MADMAT

MADMAT

Location
Ohio
Do the built in partition restore using the F11 key at boot. Its pretty quick....20 to 30 minutes if that. And then another 30 deleting crap and tweaking.
 
2lick

2lick

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Limerick, PA
can you login with the guest or another account, is so its real easy to get that password.

Let me know, if not and you have another computer on the network, its also not to hard to do.

let me know
 
2lick

2lick

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Limerick, PA
Actually come to think of it the easiest thing might be for you to just download a live CD version of ophcrack: http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

Burn it to a cd, put it in computer and boot from cd... will probably work, its not hard just point and click stuff

Lots of help on the net for it...
 
oxnard111

oxnard111

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so Cali, Ventura/Oxnard area
2lick said:
Actually come to think of it the easiest thing might be for you to just download a live CD version of ophcrack: http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

Burn it to a cd, put it in computer and boot from cd... will probably work, its not hard just point and click stuff

Lots of help on the net for it...
Click to expand...

that is the same program i used to crack my vista password.
 
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