Osama Javaid asks:
Recently I was reading an article while stumbling, which was about bypassing Windows password, but someone in the comments mentioned that it only works for Windows XP.
I want to know whether or not there are any solutions for Windows Vista and Windows 7? And are there any other options besides that given in the link for Windows XP? For example using live CD/USB?
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System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Tagged: administrator account, crack password, windows 7, windows tips, windows vista
System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Tagged: administrator account, crack password, windows 7, windows tips, windows vista
20 Answers -
ha14
September 30, 2012PC Login Now
http://www.pcloginnow.com/
it should work on xp, vista and 7
there are also shareware, the benefit will be getting support.
did you try this one before with vista?
October 1, 2012yap few years ago, tried once on vista.
PC Login Now v2.0 review
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/gr/pcloginnow.htm
How To Remove Passwords Using PC Login Now
October 1, 2012http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ss/pcloginnowsbs.htm
Bruce Epper
September 30, 2012Most methods that work for XP work for Vista and 7. The process described in the ehow article depend on a couple of factors: the default Administrator account must be enabled and it does not have a password assigned to it. I have not tried that method with Vista and 7, so it may or may not work.Using a Linux LiveCD will allow access to the drive (just mount it like any other NTFS drive) completely bypassing most Windows security measures (BitLocker will defeat this if it is used on the drive). Or you can simply remove the Windows password by using the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor. Again, if BitLocker is used on that drive, changing this password without using the Windows mechanism will render the data on the drive useless.
Freecycle Me
October 1, 2012All depends what you want to do. If you want to keep the OS, I use a Linux livecd to change the admin password as Bruce says, or I use Linux to access the files and back them up onto a USB hard drive.
Freecycle Me
October 1, 2012PS, I hope it is your own computer you are hacking!
GrrGrrr
October 1, 2012visit the links below:
http://www.passwordunlocker.com/knowledge/bypass-windows-password.html
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/reset-password-windows-7.htm
you can also try ophrack and konboot-check them out in google..
October 1, 2012James Maciel
October 1, 2012Try the ophcrack livecd it works great.
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/download.php?type=livecd
Alex Perkins
October 1, 2012Try orphcrack, its a password recovery live CD.
Areeb Majeed
October 2, 2012Start in Safe mode.
Deekshith Allamaneni
October 2, 2012Try Hiren’s Boot CD. It has a great collection of software to do this. It is a live CD. You need not install it. Just boot into it and get your job done. MakeUseOf has many articles on Hiren’s Boot CD which you ay check out.
I totally agree with Deekshith…Theres nothing out there that beats Hiren’s Boot CD so far..
October 4, 2012Garey Boone
October 2, 2012Start in safe mode by rebooting and hitting the F8 key then go to the control panel, in the control panel find user accounts and change the password for your account then reboot.
Bodi Hemanth
October 5, 2012try WINDOWS PASSWORD RECOVERY 7.0.1 Download From below link
http://180upload.com/jjbh7bncc6yf
password id softguru.ucoz.com
Elrick Browne
October 6, 2012If its yours and only if its yours you can try offline password remover
CD image: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/cd110511.zip
USB image: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/usb110511.zip
and guide on how to use: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ss/ontpre-screenshot-guide.htm
Hanson
October 8, 2012try this article about break windows 7 password from safe mode.
http://www.lostwindowspassword.com/break-windows-7-password-from-safe-mode.html
Jim Chambers
October 11, 2012Do you want to remove the boot password or just have it entered automaticly so Windows goes right to desktop. TweakUI would do later in Windows XP. Not sure for Vista and Windows 7
TechNetGuy
October 11, 2012Try out just quick tip mentions on this blog, i tried it out and it worked for me. See if it helps with your query:
http://www.rangify.com/how-to-change-windows-administrative-login-password-via-command-prompt/
wenzi
October 16, 2012If you don’t have an administrator account password or a password reset disk, the best way for you to reset Windows password is to get a Windows password recovery tool, like Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery. It allows you to create a password reset disk CD/DVD and remove lost password with the CD/DVD in 3 simple steps.Step 1: Burn a bootable CD/DVD with the program.
Step 2: Boot your locked computer from CD/DVD.
Step 3: Reset lost Windows password with the burned CD/DVD.
You can get it from http://www.anypasswordrecovery.com
If don’t way to pay, you can get a free Windows Password Unlocker tool like Ophcrack.
john Catsaros
October 27, 2012Kon-boot works the best, Microsoft also has a program that will do this called DART, but it’s not the easiest thing to get a hold of via legal means. If your computer is 32bit you can use the free version of Kon-boot, if it’s 64bit, you will need to purchase the full version (19 bucks). Also a linux boot disk that was already mentioned works too. Ophcrack isn’t ideal for windows 7, but it works great on xp
Muz RC
November 29, 2012Google And Find Kon-Boot, it will help you.
dao112 feng
January 7, 2013Have a try free software called Ophcrack
Darth Jack
January 12, 2013You might try rebuilding from the recovery disks and see if that puts the password back the way you set it.
If that seems like too much of a hassle, you might want to try the tool here
http://www.ilikemall.com/guide/reset-windows-7-password.html