If you’re like most people, you probably have a forgotten password or two. If you’re not too embarrassed to ask your friends and family for help, resetting your password is a good idea. But if you don’t have a computer or if resetting your password is too difficult, there are other ways to reset your forgotten password. One way to reset your forgotten password is to use the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows. This software can help you reset any of your computer’s passwords, including your login name and password. You can also use this software to reset any of the account passwords for online services like Facebook and Google. If you don’t have the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows, another way to reset your forgotten password is to use ResetMyPassword.com. This website can help you find all of the information you need to reset your lost or forgotten passwords, including login names and passwords for different websites.
For you to be able to use this technique, you’ll need to have created your own boot CD first. This isn’t the only way to reset your password, so stay tuned as we cover even more ways to reset your passwords, and then we’ll show you how to prevent somebody else from doing the same thing to you.
Resetting Your Password
Once you’ve started up the Ultimate Boot CD, you’ll want to navigate through Start \ Programs \ Password Tools and find NTPWEdit in the menu.
Once the utility opens, you’ll want to click the (Re)open button to open up the SAM file which contains your Windows password, which should show you the list of usernames.
Note that if it doesn’t or you are using a dual-boot, you might have to browse to find the correct SAM file.
Once you’ve found your username in the list, you can simply use the Change password button. Note that if you are using Vista you probably shouldn’t edit the Administrator password.
At this point you should be able to reboot the computer and login with your new password. It’s just that simple.
Note: If you have previously encrypted files using the built-in Windows encryption features, changing the password will make them inaccessible. Instead you should try and crack the password, which we will cover in an upcoming post. (Thanks jd2066 for pointing this out).
