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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
I have downloaded Windows Password Recovery Tool 2.0. It worked great! -- tommark ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tommark's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/123639.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-adm...ion/961749.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
I have downloaded Windows Password Recovery Tool 2.0. It worked great! -- tommark ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tommark's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/123639.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-adm...ion/961749.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
tommark wrote:
[spam snipped] looks like the spammer "linky1124" has changed nyms. "linky1124" originating IP: 220.112.23.238 "tommark" originating IP: 220.112.23.238 Same thread, different vBulletin gateways. |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
tommark wrote:
[spam snipped] looks like the spammer "linky1124" has changed nyms. "linky1124" originating IP: 220.112.23.238 "tommark" originating IP: 220.112.23.238 Same thread, different vBulletin gateways. |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
I've forgotten my password and tried the method 3 thing I keep reading about and once it goes through to the point that it get to the reset the password option...once I put 1 in it says the SAM hive isn't loaded...but it says it is??? I don't know what i'm doing wrong or what gives??? I really need in to my account to retrieve my papers for school. And on another note i tried the Windows Password Unlocker 4.0 and it loads and gives me the option to click on my username name which is the only admin account and it just says congratulations this version is fully compatible with windows yada yada but it doesn't give the the congratulations your password is reset. -- nickio04 |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
I've forgotten my password and tried the method 3 thing I keep reading about and once it goes through to the point that it get to the reset the password option...once I put 1 in it says the SAM hive isn't loaded...but it says it is??? I don't know what i'm doing wrong or what gives??? I really need in to my account to retrieve my papers for school. And on another note i tried the Windows Password Unlocker 4.0 and it loads and gives me the option to click on my username name which is the only admin account and it just says congratulations this version is fully compatible with windows yada yada but it doesn't give the the congratulations your password is reset. -- nickio04 |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
nickio04;1153962 Wrote: I've forgotten my password and tried the method 3 thing I keep reading about and once it goes through to the point that it get to the reset the password option...once I put 1 in it says the SAM hive isn't loaded...but it says it is??? I don't know what i'm doing wrong or what gives??? I really need in to my account to retrieve my papers for school. And on another note i tried the Windows Password Unlocker 4.0 and it loads and gives me the option to click on my username name which is the only admin account and it just says congratulations this version is fully compatible with windows yada yada but it doesn't give the the congratulations your password is reset. If you referring to the Offline NT registry editor program then read this 'Offline NT Password & Registry Editor' (http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/) -- CrucialHoax |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
nickio04;1153962 Wrote: I've forgotten my password and tried the method 3 thing I keep reading about and once it goes through to the point that it get to the reset the password option...once I put 1 in it says the SAM hive isn't loaded...but it says it is??? I don't know what i'm doing wrong or what gives??? I really need in to my account to retrieve my papers for school. And on another note i tried the Windows Password Unlocker 4.0 and it loads and gives me the option to click on my username name which is the only admin account and it just says congratulations this version is fully compatible with windows yada yada but it doesn't give the the congratulations your password is reset. If you referring to the Offline NT registry editor program then read this 'Offline NT Password & Registry Editor' (http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/) -- CrucialHoax |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
Yes I Am. I get to this point ======== chntpw Main Interactive Menu ======== Loaded hives: 1 - Edit user data and passwords 2 - Syskey status & change 3 - RecoveryConsole settings - - - 9 - Registry editor, now with full write support! q - Quit (you will be asked if there is something to save) What to do? [1] - I Put 1 in and it comes up with the error message that SAM is not loaded or booted BUT in the loaded hives it says SAM??? -- nickio04 |
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Forgot Admin Password: Windows Vista Home Basic
Yes I Am. I get to this point ======== chntpw Main Interactive Menu ======= Loaded hives: 1 - Edit user data and password 2 - Syskey status & chang 3 - RecoveryConsole setting - - 9 - Registry editor, now with full write support q - Quit (you will be asked if there is something to save What to do? [1] - I Put 1 in and it comes up with the error message that SAM is no loaded or booted BUT in the loaded hives it says SAM?? -- nickio04 |