Scribd
Upload
31 views

Forgot My Startup Password

This document provides instructions to reset a Windows 7 password using Ubuntu Linux and the command prompt. It involves downloading Ubuntu, mounting the Windows drive in Ubuntu, renaming Windows system files to launch command prompt at login instead of ease of access settings, and using "net user" commands to change the password and make the administrator account active.

Uploaded by

Rajendra
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
31 views

Forgot My Startup Password

This document provides instructions to reset a Windows 7 password using Ubuntu Linux and the command prompt. It involves downloading Ubuntu, mounting the Windows drive in Ubuntu, renaming Windows system files to launch command prompt at login instead of ease of access settings, and using "net user" commands to change the password and make the administrator account active.

Uploaded by

Rajendra
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

1.

Use setup DVD and restart through it or


a. http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop and download Ubuntu. You can use
another Linux operating system, but this tutorial will use Ubuntu.
b. Once your download is completed, Burn the Ubuntu ISO to DVD
c. Make sure the Ubuntu DVD you just created is in your CD drive and restart
your computer. Hit enter if it prompts you to boot from CD. If not, find out how to
get to the Boot Menu on your machine.
d. Click “Try Ubuntu” and wait for the operating system to load.
e. On the taskbar click “Places” and select your hard drive for windows
7. This will automatically mount the windows hard drive to Ubuntu.
f. Click on the folder “Windows” then click the “system32” folder.
2. If you use Setup DVD then
a. Click on load drivers
b. Select C:\
c. Go to folders
3. Click on the folder “Windows” then click the “system32” folder.
4. Find a file called Utilman. exe, right click the file and re-name it Utilman1.exe.
5. Find a file called cmd. xe. Right click the file and select "Save a copy", and then re-
name the copied file Utilman.exe.
6. Restart your computer
7. Once Windows is loaded and you are greeted with the login screen, click the icon
for “ease of access” at the bottom left. Instead of the ease of access program coming
up we now have command prompt.

In the command prompt type in “net user user_name new_password”


where: user_name is your account name you are trying to log into and new_password
is your new password. For example: my account name is Defcon and I want my
password to be passwd123, so I enter: net user Defcon passwd123.
 Warning: messing around in the command prompt can cause system damage!
 Log in with your new password.

Make administrator Active

Net user administrator 123123 /active:yes

You might also like