Help! I forgot my Windows 7 password but don’t have the disk

In this article I’m going to show you how to reset your Windows password and log back into Windows. Just give me 15 minutes of your time and I’ll have you up and running again.
Resetting your Windows password is really easy especially if you have the original Windows 7 DVD laying around,but if you can't find it then i will show you a trick to reset your windows password without it.

Things you need:

>>>Another computer you can burn a CD from.
>>>A blank CD.

Petter Nordahl-Hagen created a wonderful little program called the Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor that lets you reset the Administrator password to your Windows 7 PC.
I’ll spare you the byzantine details of how it works but basically the CD you’re about to create launches a Linux bootloader that completely bypasses the normal Windows startup process.  This tool detects all locked or disabled user accounts and then let’s you pick which accounts to reset.
 Lets forget nice talking and dive into our trick :-

Download the Bootloader:

Once you appropriate your friend’s PC, download the 4MB bootable CD image and extract it.

Extract Bootloader

Just leave the default path and make sure Show extracted files when complete is checked.

Select The Destination of Bootloder where you want to extract it

Now pop in your blank CD and burn baby burn.

Now Burn it on CD

The burn should complete in a few minutes.
Eject the CD from your friends computer and head back over to your dilapidated machine.  We’re about to tackle this thorny issue head on; you’re half way there.

Boot up

Plop that freshly burned CD in your computer and fire it up.
We need to boot from the CD.  If your computer ignores the CD and boots to Windows, restart and press F8, F11, F12, ESC or DEL to enter the BIOS and change the boot order.  You’ll know you got it right when you see this esoteric screen:

First Screen You will see when the CD loads

Don’t bemoan the stark reality of the obscure text before you.  We’re going to navigate this screen with the dexterity of a pro.
The first thing we want to do is hit Enter.
This unleashes scrolls of cryptic text that flies across the screen faster than you can read it.
Eventually you’ll see the text in the image below:

You can read this text if you want

Allow me to translate:

Hey, listen up, I need to know where your copy of Windows is  installed?  It’s where I think it is right?

Press Enter to affirm.
Next, you’ll see another nebulous question (I’ve highlighted it below).
Translation:

Thanks, OK, now where can I find the Windows database that stores all that configuration stuff?

Press Enter to take the default path

Hit Enter again to take the default path.
Now we need to tell our tool which part of the Registry (the Windows database) to load.  We want the Windows Security Accounts Manager (SAM) because the SAM file is where Windows stores cryptic information about user accounts.

Enter key Again

Guess what you need to do to make that happen?
Yup, smash the Enter key.
Now you’ll see something that made me laugh…

Loader Hive SAM

It’s called Loaded Hives: <SAM>…

Who the heck is SAM and why does he have Hives?

I promise you this has absolutely nothing to do with that itching outbreak of pale ruddy bumps also known as Urticaria.
In the context of computers, hives refers to the top-level portion of the Windows Registry.  The Registry is hierarchical so you can think of a hive like a parent folder.
Okay, let me stop laughing before I digress…
SAM isn’t sick…
Since we want to Edit the user data and passwords tap the Enter key again.

Look at this screen carefully

Now check out the bottom of the screen.  You can:

• See all computer accounts
• Check whether or not they have Administrative rights and
• See if they’re disabled or locked.

My account is simply called Vonnie so type the username of the account you need to reset and hit Enter.

I think you should read this page too.

The next screen shows you a bunch of facts about your account.  You see my password is set to Never expire and is a normal account.  The only thing that matters here is that trusty Enter key.
Press the number 1 then Enter to clear the password.

Congratulation the password is cleared

Great! The password is cleared.  Now we just need to save the changes and reboot.
Type the exclamation point symbol to go back one level (or bang as I call it, exclamation point has too many syllables, bang is easier) then press q to save and exit.

Do you really want to save changes , say Y.

The tool asks you if you’re sure that you want to save the changes.
Type y then hit Enter.

Edit is Now Complete

BAM!
You should see it big capitalized letters:
***** EDIT COMPLETE *****

Congratulations its finished

Now either press CTRL + ALT + DEL to reboot or hard reset the computer.  Make sure you remove the CD or else it’ll boot back into the password reset tool.

This is your Login Screen

When you get back to the Windows prompt just press Enter to login without a password.
And Now we are finished with our work and congratulations on your windows being reset.

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