http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2705 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:52:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2705#post-7983 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:57:14 +0000 rikkor 7983@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>See if this helps, Rikkor.</p> <p> To use your password reset disk to reset your password<br /> You will not be able to follow these steps if you have locked your computer.</p> <p>If you have typed the wrong password, you'll receive a message that says your user name or password is incorrect. When this message appears, click OK. </p> <p>Click Reset password, and then follow the instructions.</p> <p> To use an administrator account to reset your password<br /> Warning<br /> If you use an administrator account to reset the password, you will permanently lose access to any e‑mail messages or encrypted files that are on that account.</p> <p>Note<br /> These steps cannot be completed on Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, and Windows Vista Home Premium.</p> <p>Log on to the administrator account that you will use to reset the forgotten password.</p> <p>Click to open Local Users and Groups. ‌ If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. </p> <p>Double-click Local Users and Groups, and then click Users.</p> <p>Right-click the account that you need to reset the password for, and then click Set Password.</p> <p>Type and confirm the new password. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2705#post-7982 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:53:53 +0000 rikkor 7982@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Do you have a user set up as "administrator"? If so, you can do it then. (This is at home, I presume.) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2705#post-7934 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:07:20 +0000 StoopyDeGunt 7934@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Brilliant! </p>