Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic

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I forgot this and now I am not able to do some things. Please help me get
back my Admin Password.

I would hate to go thru a re-installation of Vista.

Thanks in advance and anticipation
 
Dear t-4-2 and Brink

I have only this one Admin password, that I have forgotten. I was not even
aware that one could have more than 1 admin passwords!! In any case, I will
try the link that Brink has suggested and see what I can do. But I did not
understand what is meant by Method 3. I will get back to that later, though.

Thanks for not asking me to re-load Vista.

Best regards
Seeking
 
Hello t-4-2

Thanks for your correction. I had meant 2 Admin accounts.

But I have only one admin account, for which I have forgotten the pswd.

I will try this said 'Method Three' when I am back at home on my home
computer.

Thanks a lot for your kind attention
Regards
 
Hello Brink

I have gone thru the "Method Three". Before I attempt it, my questions:

- does it work with Vista Home Basic (32 bit)?
- do I need a blank or any boot disc sort of thing? It seems like that.
Please confirm

Seems more complicated than it had sounded.

I do not have emails associated with the forgotten password, but I remember
whenever I had to download something, I had to provide this password. After I
reset the password, would I still be able to access those programs that I
have downloaded and installed using the existing (but forgotten) password?

Please help before I go completely crazy with this.

Thanks
 
JeffT said:
All,

Is there an easy way to re-set a forgotten password - I set an
administrator account and password on my partner's daughter's PC and
cannot remember the password (clearly I'm not flavour of the month!).
I'm PC illiterate, so laymans terms appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

PS - I have tried accessing via "safe mode". However, it informs me
that the account named "administrator" has been de-actuivated.
Click to expand...

Enable the hidden administrator account, then use that to reset the
password. Remember to disable that account when you are finished.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...idden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/
 
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