Q: I have a windows 7 satellite c655d-5200. I need to find out the admin password so I can install some apps. I have set up the admin password but now I forget it. I am in the guest account. I need the actual admin password to install programs and I can’t edit it because it requires the admin password. How to reset my admin password on windows 7 laptop?

A: Best solution: reset Windows 7 admin password by using Windows Password Unlocker

In Windows 7, only administrator logon allows you to download and install new programs or do other operations that can affect your computer. So if you forgot Windows 7 admin password and can only log in as a guest, you need to find a solution to resetting the password at first if you want to install apps. Read more

Problem: I have a Compaq laptop with windows 7. I have one user account which is mine and I forgot the password to it. I can’t find the reset disk anyway. Is there anyway I can change the password without a disk? I tried to enter safe mode to fix it, but failed.

Solution 1:
The built-in Administrator account on Windows 7 is disabled or inactive by default so you can’t access it even in safe mode. But you can try the following steps instead.

1. Turn on or restart the computer.

2. Tap the F10 key repeatedly once you see the Compaq logo until the recovery screen appears. On some models it may be the F11 key. This must be done before your operating system begins to load. If you see the Windows logo appear on screen, you’ll have to restart and try again.

3. When the recovery screen appears, press “Next” and then “Yes” to perform a non-destructive recovery.

4. To perform a destructive recovery, click “Advanced” and then “Yes”.

5. After the recovery is finished, the laptop will reboot.

Solution 2:
If the steps mentioned above doesn’t work, there also exits opportunity to bypass your lost Windows 7 password as long as you get Windows Password Unlocker. Through this powerful Windows password reset tool, you can instantly reset forgotten Windows 7 password by creating a bootable password reset disk with a USB flash drive in seconds.

Worth noting: The bootable password reset disk can be created in any computer. It means you can download and install Windows Password Unlocker in any other computer if you cannot download it in your locked laptop.

1. Download and install Windows Password Unocker.

2. Create a bootable password reset disk with USB flash drive.

3. Boot your locked PC from the bootable disk.

4. Reset lost Windows 7 password to empty.

The whole Windows 7 password recovery disk will cost you no more than 5 minutes. 100% secure without any data damage or loss.

Sometimes you may need to boot your computer to a disk instead if the installed operating system. For example, if you forgot Windows password on Acer and want to reset it by using a bootable password reset CD/DVD created through the help of Windows Password Unlocker Professional, you’ll be required to set BIOS of your locked Acer computer to boot from the bootable CD/DVD for Windows password recovery. Here will show you how to boot from CD/DVD in Acer.

1. Power on your Acer computer, and watch for the message to appear on the screen as the system boots up that says, “Press … to enter setup” or similar. Press the keys mentioned in the message simultaneously to enter the BIOS of the laptop.

2. Arrow over to the “Boot” heading on the screen and press the “Enter”.

3. On the coming window, arrow down to “Boot Device Priority” and press “Enter” to make it active.

4. Press the right or left arrow to change the device to “CDROM” and press “Enter.” Use the arrow key to select “2nd Boot Device” and press “Enter,” and then use the right or left arrow to select “Hard Drive” and press “Enter” again.

5. Use the right arrow to move over to the “Exit” option at the top of the BIOS screen and press “Enter.”

Please note that how to access the BIOS on your Acer laptop varies from model to model. Not all models access BIOS in the same manner. Following are the most commonly used key to access BIOS of Acer computer.

Acer – Aspire, Power, Veriton, Extensa, Ferrari, TravelMate, Altos
1. Press Del or F2 immediately after power on.
2. The BIOS on the Acer Altos 600 server uses the Ctrl+Alt+Esc key and the F1 key for advanced options.
3. Older Acer computers may use also use the F1 or Ctrl+Alt+Esc keys to access BIOS.

Ok, next time, if you want to reset Windows password on your Acer PC, just boot from a CD/DVD with Windows Password Unlocker. After Bios settings, you can reset your forgotten Windows password with the bootable CD/DVD/USB.