Has anyone actually successfully done this?

This is becoming quite frustrating.  I have long been able to reset windows XP passwords, 
and I am starting to run into Vista machines where customers need the passwords reset. 
 I have tried probably 3 or 4 times now with different solutions that people have 
explained in detail and none of them have worked.  So far I have always had some 
other way around it, but ultimately I need to figure out how to really do this.

A couple methods I tried require finding the Vista installation.. The example on-line 
will show one installation, where as the computers I have tried it on show at least 
2 if not 3 or 4 installations "available," although there is really only 1.

I hate Vista in just about every way possible and this is just one more thing to 
add to the list of annoyances.  Does anyone know the secret to this password issue? 
 Is the password really stored in the same way XP used it?  (Doesn't appear that 
way)  Most utilities seem to act like it is no different recovering a Vista password 
as an XP password, although, obviously something is different.

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Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but...

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5bf12a40-12b5-4ca8-87c3-7741adbd15841033.mspx







On Monday, February 4, 2008 at 9:38 am, appleoddity wrote:

>


>Has anyone actually successfully done this?

>

>This is becoming quite frustrating.  I have long been able to reset windows XP passwords, 

>and I am starting to run into Vista machines where customers need the passwords 
reset. 

> I have tried probably 3 or 4 times now with different solutions that people have 

>explained in detail and none of them have worked.  So far I have always had some 

>other way around it, but ultimately I need to figure out how to really do this.

>

>A couple methods I tried require finding the Vista installation.. The example on-line 

>will show one installation, where as the computers I have tried it on show at least 

>2 if not 3 or 4 installations "available," although there is really only 1.

>

>I hate Vista in just about every way possible and this is just one more thing to 

>add to the list of annoyances.  Does anyone know the secret to this password issue? 

> Is the password really stored in the same way XP used it?  (Doesn't appear that 

>way)  Most utilities seem to act like it is no different recovering a Vista password 

>as an XP password, although, obviously something is different.

>

>

>
 

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Hi appleoddity,

I have had good reports on these working for people ot reset their password.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/102005-reset-user-account-password.html

Shawn
There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.

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Thanks.. But this is information on how to use a password reset disk.  Unfortunately, 
this wouldn't be an option for me.

All Microsoft will tell you is that it can't be done without reinstalling Windows.. 
Truth is, it can be.

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appleoddity,

METHOD THREE shows you how to use a Tool to reset the password using a boot DVD/CD. 
It's not the password reset disk that one can create in Vista. 

Shawn 
There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.

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This is the way I am trying to do it.  Unfortunately, where this works in XP flawlessly, 
it has yet to work in Vista.  Although, these "tutorials" seem to claim it does again 
and again.  That was why my question was if anyone actually HAS successfully done 
this yet.. Because I assure you that these SAM editors do not work the way they did 
in XP.

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I'm sorry that it does not work for. I do not know what may be causing it not to 
for you, but it I have several people confirm over and over that it worked for them. 
I hope you find a solution soon other than a reinstall.

Sorry,
Shawn
There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.

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If everything else fails try the following. http://itsvista.com/2007/04/itsvista-tip-50-reset-your-lost-vista-password-without-a-reset-disc/

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I actually have a vista password reset cd at the store that works beautifully. It's very quick and easy. I have one for xp as well. It's a bootable disc and works like a champ. Unfortunately, I can't provide a link to where it came from as I can't remember where I actually picked it up.

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I use this utility on XP: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

It says it works on Vista, so I experimented on a friend's PC - it worked.

Good luck.

PS I'm sticking with XP :-)

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