New laptop - new password !!!

Senior Paper Monitor · 15th Apr 2012, 21:25

Absolutely bl**dy perfect !!!

Returned hoem with new laptop this afternoon - somehow I have given it a mispelt password which now won't let me back in.

I've tried every version I can think of - the keyboard is a slightly different layout and i suspect i've pressed a wrong key somewhere (obvioulsy twice !!)

Any suggestions please ?

MacBoero · 15th Apr 2012, 21:54

This might give some ideas:
Reset User Account Password - Vista Forums

I am assuming it is Windows 7.

Milo Minderbinder · 15th Apr 2012, 23:34

that Offline NT Password and Registry Editor (linked to from the page referred to in the last post) now works OK with Win7, so as long as you have access to another machine to download and burn the CD image ISO file then you should be able to resolve this quickly

Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor

maliyahsdad2 · 16th Apr 2012, 08:49

If its a brand new laptop will a reset to factory state work? alt + f10 or similar at boot up.
Then just start from scratch.?

Milo Minderbinder · 16th Apr 2012, 09:20

To restore the system to factory state, most Win7 or Vista machines require you to use the F8 key at startup, choose "repair my computer" from the menu, and then get into the recovery routine from there. Problem is, to do that you have to log in using the forgotten password.

Senior Paper Monitor · 16th Apr 2012, 10:32

Thank you all - sorted - excellent utility (one that is now safely tucked away in store for any future similar crisis)

OFSO · 16th Apr 2012, 12:36

Does 24 hours in the freezer do anything ? (No silly answers please, I'm wondering if it's still a way to delete info stored in IC's).

Milo Minderbinder · 16th Apr 2012, 16:29

this is data stored on the hard drive, not a memory chip

Two_dogs · 18th Apr 2012, 02:37

CAPS LOCK on?

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