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How to Recover a Lost Windows Password
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
The terms recover and lost are used to assist those using search engines in finding this article. This procedure will not technically allow you to “recover” your original password, though it will allow you to very quickly remove an existing password or create a new password so that you may regain access to your computer. It is possible to use this procedure for most versions of Windows, which includes Windows NT 3.51, NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista 32-bit (Home and Ultimate) and Windows Vista 64-bit. If you are using pre-NT versions of Windows such as Windows 98, you can try deleting your .PWL (Password List) file.
Their may be exceptions and you shouldn’t rely on having this option to fall back on. From personal experience, I have worked on computers where a user lost a password in Windows Vista and this can be a bit hard resolve. Unless you plan on losing data and starting over with a clean Windows installation, remember your password! You will need to download the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor boot disk from http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/. Near the bottom of the site is a link to a Bootable CD Image. Download the file. » How to Recover a Lost Windows PasswordCHRISGROOMS.net » Blog Archive
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