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I need to know my Windows 7 admin password. I just log in using Guest User. When I click reset password for the admin account, but it doesn't work. I need to know the password that it has right now. How can I get around this?
2012-01-02 08:26:00
Hello, can you explain a little bit more about what do you mean when you say "it doesn't work". If you are the admin for the system you are the one that supposedly set the password. You can read the following to see if it helps you:http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-to-reset-the-forgotten-windows-administrator-password/
2012-01-02 08:25:00
What to do if you forget your Windows passwordhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-to-do-if-you-forget-your-Windows-passwordOffline NT Password & Registry Editorhttp://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/