Can I Use a Windows Reset Disk to Unlock the Password on Another Computer?
Monday, 7. May 2012
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





