Password to Windows 7.. - Overclock.net

Nuclearbullets · 02-09-10

Well, I recently changed my login password for Windows 7 and of course, I forgot it. I've looked it up on google and I've downloaded many programs/iso's and I've burnt them to a lot of different cds and booted my computer from the cd drive with no success. I got close with one, but it froze on a blue screen. I havn't been able to get back to that blue screen.

Now, I'm trying to avoid purchasing Windows 7 cds. So, can I open up my computer and unplug anything, or any buttons I can press that will maybe reset the OS? Or anything along those lines?

Thanks.

Nostrano · 02-09-10

Try active password changer

jshay · 02-09-10

Which version did you have?

kemsoff · 02-09-10

Try asking the person you took it from

Nuclearbullets · 02-09-10

I downloaded Windows in September.

Nuclearbullets · 02-11-10

Any other suggestions?

bmanpard · 02-11-10

Listing the software you've tried that did not work would be of help.

Tried some of these?
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolso...ssrecovery.htm

Once you recover or change the password, I highly recommend you do this:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...-windows-7.htm

freakb18c1 · 02-11-10

Active@ Password Changer 3.8 will do the trick
perhaps ERD commander as well haven't tried it on win7 yet

Nuclearbullets · 02-12-10

I've tried Login Recovery, Password Changer, Windows Password Recovery, Anypasswordrecovery, and Ophcrack. They all either freeze on a screen that says "Loading Ramdisk Image" or they don't even get that far. With Ophcrack, a black screen with a whole bunch of letters and numbers come up and it says:

isolinux: Disk error 32, AX = 42CC, drive 9F
Boot failed: press a key to retry...

I tried looking it up, but couldn't find anything.

srsparky32 · 02-12-10

thats why i always put in the password hint section, the actual password. since nobody else uses my sig rig (i wouldnt let them anyway) then i cant get it stolen. and, with eset and behind a pw protected router...nobody can hack into here. so im golden. maybe you should do the same..that is, if nobody else uses your computer and blahblah

anyway..i'd just keep on trying different password recover programs and if that dosent work call up the guy who put the os on your coputer and ask him if you can borrow the disk to reinstall it

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Nuclearbullets New to Overclock.net Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0	Password to Windows 7.. Well, I recently changed my login password for Windows 7 and of course, I forgot it. I've looked it up on google and I've downloaded many programs/iso's and I've burnt them to a lot of different cds and booted my computer from the cd drive with no success. I got close with one, but it froze on a blue screen. I havn't been able to get back to that blue screen. Now, I'm trying to avoid purchasing Windows 7 cds. So, can I open up my computer and unplug anything, or any buttons I can press that will maybe reset the OS? Or anything along those lines? Thanks.

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jshay New to Overclock.net Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Temple City, California Posts: 4,898 Rep: 442 Unique Rep: 335 Folding Team Rank: 1646	Which version did you have?

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Nuclearbullets New to Overclock.net Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0	I downloaded Windows in September.

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Nuclearbullets New to Overclock.net Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0	Any other suggestions?

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Nuclearbullets New to Overclock.net Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0	I've tried Login Recovery, Password Changer, Windows Password Recovery, Anypasswordrecovery, and Ophcrack. They all either freeze on a screen that says "Loading Ramdisk Image" or they don't even get that far. With Ophcrack, a black screen with a whole bunch of letters and numbers come up and it says: isolinux: Disk error 32, AX = 42CC, drive 9F Boot failed: press a key to retry... I tried looking it up, but couldn't find anything.

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