How to access you vista account without your admin password ~ Random Tech Stuff

Lose your Vista Administrator password? Not to worry. You can easily access Vista and reset your administrator password in a few simple steps.

Step1:

START THE COMPUTER. DO THIS BY PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL WINDOW LOADS TO PERFORM STEP 2.

Step2:

PRESS F8 KEY ***BEFORE*** WINDOWS VISTA BEGINS START UP. THIS WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF OPTIONS FOR HOW TO PROCEED.

Step3:

CHOOSE TO START YOUR COMPUTER IN "SAFE MODE".

Step4:

OPEN THE START MENU.

Step5:

OPEN THE CONTROL PANEL (from within the Start Menu).

Step6:

SELECT "USER ACCOUNTS AND FAMILY SAFETY" IN THE CONTROL PANEL POP-UP WINDOW.

Step7:

CLICK THE "CHANGE YOUR WINDOWS PASSWORD" LINK BENEATH THE "USER ACCOUNTS" SECTION.

Step8:

CLICK "REMOVE PASSWORD". VERIFY AND SUBMIT.

Step9:

RESTART YOUR COMPUTER NORMALLY. DO NOT PRESS F8.

Step10:

TO RESET A PASSWORD, ACCESS THE "USER ACCOUNTS AND FAMILY SAFETY" MENU AGAIN. THIS TIME CLICK "CHANGE YOUR WINDOWS PASSWORD", PROVIDE THE DESIRED PASSWORD, VERIFY AND SUBMIT. THIS TIME, WRITE YOUR PASSWORD DOWN.

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