Administrator password help needed

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Gabsdad95

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I have a Compac presario running vista home premium. I have an administrator account and an account for my child. I have forgotten the password for the administrator account. This is preventing me from changing the access to certain web sites for my childs acount.

I can not make a password reset disk since I cant get into the administrator account.

I tried the command prompt solution and was given an access denied reply.

I tried the regedit solution and was given an reply saying unable to adjust number.

Are there any other solutions to try?

Thanks for the help!
Peter
 

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Hey,I would shut down the computer then when it boots up press F8 and then select 'Safe Mode with Command Prompt' then let it load the files then log on to any user and type in ;net user administrator /active:yes; that is including the space's and now you can shut down the computer, then log on to the user saying Administrator and make adjustments.To disable that user log on to it then go to start>all programs>accessories then right click Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator And type in 'net user administrator /active:no' And then you're done. Reply if you need any more infomation or I am unclear to you Hope this helps,Josh
 

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I started in safe mode with command prompt. Could not access admin.- it still wanted password. Opened my childs user account and tried the following;
I tried typing ;net user... as shadow described and got access is denied.
I tried following the tutorial link and typing net user... omitting the ; , and got a System error 5 has occured. Access is denied.Any solutions to these problems?

Thanks again for the help.
 

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If you will look in the tutorial the actual command is ...

net user administrator /active:yes


not how it was written in the post above, have a look at the tutorial that I posted above.
 

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    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
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    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
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    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
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    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
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    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
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    Corsair 620HX
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    CM Cosmos RC-1000
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    Razer Diamondback 3G
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Both the tutorial and shadowjk have the same command line. On my screen it looks as if shadowjk's instructions start with ;. I have tried the command both ways. Using the line from the tutorial is what got me the system 5 error message.
 

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Are you typing "cmd" (without the quotes) into the start menu search box then right click the cmd entry and selecting "run as admin ... " to open the command window then copy / paste the command from the tutorial into the command window and then hit enter?
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
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    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
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    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
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    CM Cosmos RC-1000
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    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
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    Razer Diamondback 3G
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    HP Enhansed Multimedia
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I just did it in safe mode with command, it took less than 2 minutes.

Admin.JPG
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    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
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    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
Bare Foot Kid said:
Are you typing "cmd" (without the quotes) into the start menu search box then right click the cmd entry and selecting "run as admin ... " to open the command window then copy / paste the command from the tutorial into the command window and then hit enter?
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I just disabled it this way.

Admin2.JPG
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
Even in safe mode I can not log into the administrator account to run the command prompt because it still is looking for the password. I have tried running both commands while logged into a standard user account and get access is denied. I have double checked the spelling and spaces for the command and keep getting the same result.
 

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