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I forgot my password. How I can get my Windows 7 password back without formatting?

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2011-11-26 15:16:00
1. If you have an live CD you can reset it using chntpw application[Broken Link Removed] 2. You can use Bart's PE + Password Renew to reset the passwordhttp://www.kood.org/windows-password-renew 3. You can use Offline NT Password Editor to reset the password.http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ 4. You can use Windows Password Rescuer tool to reset/remove the password http://www.daossoft.com/download.html 5. Detailed instructions on using any of the 3 are available over http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-to-reset-the-forgotten-windows-administrator-password/[Broken Link Removed]
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Cocoshen86
2011-08-31 07:15:00
Hi, you can try Windows Login Recovery Professional. this tool is professional in recovering windows password.
Yozman
2011-08-16 15:33:00
any password reset tool will delete all encrypted data, so if you know the password is something easy for a computer to crack, if might be a safer bet to try Ophcrack first, it can usually get the password within 15 min (from the time you insert the CD/DVD/USB-drive).
Jeffery Fabish
2011-08-13 22:23:00
If there is another administrator available, log into his/her account and go to the terminal (start -> run: cmd.exe)Once the terminal opens, type net user username * Replace "username" with whom's password is "forgotten". Leave the asterisk. Other than that, either use OPHCrack or PCLogMeIn . Both of which require than you burn to a CD/DVD or pen drive and boot from it.
Mike
2011-08-13 21:57:00
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-to-reset-the-forgotten-windows-administrator-password/