Although many Windows Vista users switched to Windows XP or the hottest Windows 7, there are some users stick to this operating system. So here will lost 5 helpful Windows Vista password recovery tips.
Although many Windows Vista users switched to Windows XP or the hottest Windows 7,
there are some users stick to this operating system. Recently I often come across problems like "How can I reset or recover my forgotten Vista password?" So here will lost 5 helpful Windows Vista password recovery tips.
Tip 1: Use Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery
Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery offers you the easiest and safest way to reset the forgotten Windows login password on Windows Vista. With this effective tool, it's no need to re-install Windows system or resort to others when you forgot Vista password. All you need to do is to reset it in 4 simple steps.
1. Download and install Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery.
2. Create a Windows Vista password reset USB /CD/DVD.
3. Boot the Vista machine from USB/CD/DVD.
4. Reset Windows Vista password in a few clicks.
Tip 2: Use password reset disk
Windows Vista incorporates built-in features to enable you create a password reset disk in case you may forgot the password in future. If you have a password reset disk in hand, please follow the steps listed below.
1. Input an incorrect password on the Vista logon screen, and then press Enter.
2. Click "Reset password" link when it appears.
3. A password reset wizard will come up. Insert your password reset disk in computer.
4. Click Next on the wizard and follow its steps to reset Vista password to a new one.
Tip 3: Use alternate admin account
If you have more than one administrator account in Vista a, you can use it to reset your own account's password.
1. Login to the administrator account.
2. Click on Start, Control Panel and User Accounts.
3. Select your user account and click "Change Password." Enter a new password or select "Remove the Password".
Tip 4: Use Ophcrack
Ophcrack is a free Windows password recovery tool based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method.
1. Load the Ophcrack CD to the computer, install and run it.
2. Click on Load and select the appropriate password LM (LAN Manager) hash to use or choose PWDUMP File if the hash was dumped and saved using pwdump2.
3. Otherwise choose encrypted SAM to allow Ophcrack to dump the hashes from the SAM and SYSTEM files retrieved from a Windows machine while booting on another disk.
4. Click Tables, and select the location or folder to store the rainbow hash tables downloaded or installed by the installer.
5. Select the type of tables you wish to use.
6. Click Launch to start the Windows Vista password recovery process.
Tip 5: Reinstall Windows
This is the last option to use if you can't log in to your computer through any other method. This will delete all information on your computer.
1. Insert the Windows boot disk into the computer's CD-ROM or DVD drive.
2. Restart the computer. Press any key when the computer prompts you to do so.
3. Follow the directions on the screen to reinstall Windows and set up a new administrator account.
