{"id":996,"date":"2012-08-17T06:20:53","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T06:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=996"},"modified":"2012-08-17T06:20:53","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T06:20:53","slug":"how-to-reset-windows-7-admin-password-if-you-forgot-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-windows-7-admin-password-if-you-forgot-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Windows 7 Admin Password If You Forgot It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forgot Windows 7 admin password and how to reset it? This problems happens more often than we would think! It could be for all sorts of reasons, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You reset a new password for your Administrator account but you don&#8217;t remember it.<\/li>\n<li>You don&#8217;t use your computer for a long time and forget the password you had set.<\/li>\n<li>Someone sneaks into your computer and change your administrator password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With Microsoft\u2019s improved security over the last few years, it became more difficult to reset Windows 7 administrator password. However, there are still several ways to get around it and I am bringing you one of the easiest ways to reset Windows 7 admin password if you forgot it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\">Reset Windows Password<\/a> is the powerful password recovery software which could help you reset Windows 7 admin password easily. The program runs from a boot CD or USB drive and allows you to reset forgotten administrator password instantly. Let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Create a Windows Password Reset CD<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To prepare for the password-resetting procedure, you need another computer to connect to the Internet, download the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\">Reset Windows Password<\/a> utility.<\/li>\n<li>Unzip the download file which contains an ISO image file: ResetWindowsPwd.iso.<\/li>\n<li>Next, burn the ISO image to a CD\/DVD with any CD burning software such as BurnCDCC. A Windows password reset disk will be ready in one or two minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Boot Your Locked PC from the Password Reset CD<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Now that you\u2019ve prepared the Windows password reset CD, go to the computer for which you have forgotten the password.<\/li>\n<li>Insert the Windows password reset CD and turn on the computer.<\/li>\n<li>When it is powered on, check the boot-screen for setup key (i.e. DELETE key, F8 key, F2 key) to enter BIOS Setup Utility.<\/li>\n<li>Change its BIOS settings to make it try to boot from the CD first.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Step 3: Reset Windows 7 Admin Password<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Once you have configured the BIOS correctly, your computer will boot from the Windows password reset CD.<\/li>\n<li>After a while, the boot CD will launch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\">Reset Windows Password<\/a> program.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the SAM registry hive from the list, the program will display a list of Windows user accounts on the computer.<\/li>\n<li>Select the administrator account whose password you forgot, then click <strong>Reset Password<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>It will reset your forgotten Windows 7 admin password in no time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now take out the password reset CD and reboot your computer. You can then log on Windows 7 as administrator account without be asking for a password.This method is very useful when you forgot Windows 7 admin password and the operating system is inaccessible.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgot Windows 7 admin password and how to reset it? This problems happens more often than we would think! It could be for all sorts of reasons, including: You reset a new password for your Administrator account but you don&#8217;t remember it. 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