I have some important files saved in a folder on my laptop Windows 7. But I forgot the password for on laptop Windows 7. What steps should I follow to reset the password?
Solution 1:
Step 1: Start up Windows to log screen.
Step 2: Select an account and press Enter.
Step 3: Enter username and password.
Step 4: A message will appear stating that the username and the password are incorrect.
Step 5: Click on Reset Password option.
Step 6: Insert Password reset disk.
Step 7: To reset a new password, follow the instructions.
Solution 2:
Using installation disk, boot your laptop. From the lower left-hand corner select Repair your computer. Select Command prompt and type "copy c:windowssystem32sethc.exe c:" and press Enter. Type this command "copy /y c:windowssystem32cmd.exe c:windowssystem32sethc.exe" and again press Enter. After restarting the laptop, tap Shift key five times. Now you can reset your password.
If you forgot the password in your user account and you cannot log in to your laptop, you can reset or delete the password using the default or built-in “Administrator” account. Unfortunately, this account was hidden automatically after you created your own admin account. To access this user account again, you can go to Safe Mode. Restart your computer then press F8 before the Windows logo appears.
In “Advanced Boot Options” screen, select “Safe Mode” then hit Enter. In the login screen, select the “Administrator” account to log in. Once you are logged in, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Accessories” then “Command Prompt”. In the command prompt window, type without quotes “net user [username] [new password]” then hit Enter.
Replace “[username]” with your username or the user account you want to remove the password and “[new password]” with the new password you want to use or don’t enter a password to delete the existing password. If the target username contains a space, enclose the username with quotes like this:
After this, restart the computer and boot normally. See if you can now log in to your account.
