Because this problem is software specific and not primarily relevant to Windows, I've decided to ask it here.
Essentially - I need to change my admin password on a Windows partition such that I can log into the Recovery Console.
However - when I use Winternals Administrator Pak 5.0 to change the adminstrator password - I run into a few problems (possibly misunderstandings?)
Essentially, here's what I do:
>I boot into Winternals. Select the partition that Windows is on.
>From there I go into Locksmith. I select the user "Administrator" and change the password.
>It says something along the lines of "password successfully changed"
>From there I reboot into my Windows setup CD - it asks for the "adminstrator password" - I enter the password that has been successfully changed in Winternals; then I get "password is not valid"
What is even odder is that when I reboot back into Winternals and try to change the password again, it says that I must reboot in order for the previous password to be used. It also says that if I continue, the previous change will be discarded.
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dtrinh
This question is the byproduct of a Windows problem I'm having.
(The topic for that problem is here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=413927&st=15 )
Because this problem is software specific and not primarily relevant to Windows, I've decided to ask it here.
Essentially - I need to change my admin password on a Windows partition such that I can log into the Recovery Console.
However - when I use Winternals Administrator Pak 5.0 to change the adminstrator password - I run into a few problems (possibly misunderstandings?)
Essentially, here's what I do:
>I boot into Winternals. Select the partition that Windows is on.
>From there I go into Locksmith. I select the user "Administrator" and change the password.
>It says something along the lines of "password successfully changed"
>From there I reboot into my Windows setup CD - it asks for the "adminstrator password" - I enter the password that has been successfully changed in Winternals; then I get "password is not valid"
What is even odder is that when I reboot back into Winternals and try to change the password again, it says that I must reboot in order for the previous password to be used. It also says that if I continue, the previous change will be discarded.
Thanks in advance for any help
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