![]() ![]() When preparing this article, I noticed older functions such as the Create password reset disk do not seem to work anymore in Windows 10 or Windows 8x. When setup is complete, you can browse the system’s root and recover your personal files from your Windows.old folder. Click OK and wait while Windows installs. You will be able to access the information in Windows.old, but you won’t be able to use your previous version of Windows. If it does, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will receive the following warning: The partition you selected might contain files from a previous Windows Installation. Select the Primary Partition, then click Next.Accept the license terms and click Next.Select your Language, Time, and Keyboard Method, then click Next.It’s a chore, but it’s the next best option. Proceed to recover your personal files from the Windows.old folder and reinstall your applications and drivers. Well, your next best option would be to perform a custom Windows install, create a new account and a password you can remember. ![]() What if the Above Options Aren’t Available? Once the code arrives, enter it and click Next to recover your account. ![]() Select the preferred method of delivering the code, then click Send Code. Type your email address, then enter the captcha code that appears. Then select I forgot my password, then click Next. So the first thing you will need to do is go to. You’ll need access to your Microsoft Account Settings. Resetting your password is ideal, but what if you don’t have another account set up with Administrator privileges on your PC? If you used a Microsoft Account, try this trick. Enter the new password and confirm it, then click OK.Select the account, then click Reset password.Keep in mind this would require that you know the password or know someone with an account on the system with Administrator privileges. If you have more than one account on the system (which hopefully you do,) log into the other account and reset the password for the user account that you forgot. Log into another Administrator Account on the system and reset the account If this does not work, then move on to the next step. When you first created an account and password, you were also prompted to create a hint, which can jog your memory and help you remember it. Also, consider keeping the disk in a safe location, since anyone can use the disk to reset the password and gain access to your Computer.The first place I would start before trying anything invasive is the hint feature. Once you have created the password reset disk, it can not be used to reset a password for another Computer (only the Computer where the utility was run against). Using a USB drive with the password reset utility, can be run on all editions of Windows Vista. Also type a hint that will remind you of the password if you forget it.ĥ) – Click Next then click Finish to close the wizard.Ħ) – Logon on to Vista with the new password. Now that you created the disk, to use it when you have forgotten your password, follow these steps:ġ) – Plug in the USB drive you used to create the reset disk, and boot Windows Vista normally.Ģ) – At the login prompt click Reset Password and click Next at the Reset Password Wizard.ģ) – On the next screen, select the drive letter next to The password key disk is in the following drive list and click Next.Ĥ) – At the next screen type a new password, and type it again in the confirm field. You may also want to label the USB drive as a reminder that it is the password reset disk for future reference. You can also disconnect the USB drive if it is no longer needed. If the user account does not have a password, leave the password box blank.Ħ) – When the progress bar reaches 100 percent, click Next followed by clicking Finish to close the wizard. In the Programs list, click Control Userpasswords and follow the steps below:ġ) – Plug in the USB drive you want use to create the password reset disk.Ģ) – Click on Create a Password Reset Disk under Tasks.ģ) – In the Forgotten Password Wizard welcome screen, click Next.Ĥ) – On the next screen, select the drive letter for the USB drive you used in Step 1, and click Next.ĥ) – In the Current user account password box, type the password for the user account, and then click Next. To create a USB password reset disk on Windows Vista, click on Start \ Run and type Control Userpasswords in the Start Search box.
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