Q: I locked myself out of my computer and my sister has a windows reset disk for her computer, Can I use her reset disk to unlock the password on my computer?

A: No, but you can burn a bootable Windows password reset disk with third-party software.
Windows 7/Vista/XP lets you to create a Windows password reset disk in advance in case that you forget the login password to your computer in future. However, this created Windows password reset disk can be only used to reset Windows  password for the target computer. You cannot use it to reset the password for another computer. Even so, don’t feel frustrated if you come across a similar problem as you can create a bootable Windows password reset disk through additional software. Read more

If you are a lost Windows password user, you’ll be required to enter BIOs and change BIOS to boot from CD if you intend to create a bootable Windows password reset CD/DVD via Windows Password Unlocker Standard to reset forgotten Windows 7 password.

If you not a computer systems professional or have never had to do so, this will be a difficult task for you. But don’t feel impressed, here’s to show you how to access BIOS on most computers.

1. Close your computer or laptop. The bios screens can only be accessed before the system boots up.

2.  Wait for a seconds, and then power on your computer. Make sure to be ready to press the right key to enter BIOS setup before Windows begins to load.

3. Many computers will display a short message that “Press … to enter Setup” or similar at boot up showing how the right key to be pressed to enter BIOS setup. When you see the message, press the key immediately and you’ll access bios mode. Read more

When you need to restore your computer configuration or when you need to perform Windows 7 error recovery such as fix master boot record and boot sector, you can use the System Repair to access the system recovery options to fix these errors.  And when you lost Windows 7 password, you can also take advantage of this feature to get back in your computer.

Honest speaking, the system recovery options can be also available on a Windows 7 installation disc or the recovery options provided by your computer manufacturer. If you don’t have either of those choices, you can access it by the system repair disc which you can create through the Windows 7 built-in features. Following is a simple guide on how to use a Windows 7 system repair disc. Read more

Problem: I forgot my Windows password to open my computer that I have not used for years. Is there away to by-pass this?
The computer is a laptop but has not been used for a year or so, and I’m not sure of the password to open windows. I turn it on, it then will say enter password, but I don’t know what the password is.

Solution:
Before giving the right solution to this problem, what we should do is check what the Windows OS of the computer is. If it is a Windows XP computer, user can try to bypass lost Windows password via its built-in administrator account. As everybody knows, the Windows XP’s Administrator account is enabled without password by default. So Windows XP users usually try to bypass Windows 7  password when they cannot remember it.

Step 1: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice when you enter the welcome screen, and the classic login screen will come up.
Step 2: Enter “Administrator” in the username field and leave the password filed blank.
Step 3: Press Enter and you’ll be able to log on your computer.
Step 4: Right-click Computer and select Manage.
Step 5: Click Local Groups and Users, and then click Users. And all the Windows XP account will be listed for you.
Step 6: Right-click target Windows account and select Reset password.
Step 7: Set a new Windows XP password. Read more