Can't login to Vista anymore

milhan · March 9, 2009, 9:33am

hello

obviously something got messed up and I can't login to my Vista account anymore. the password was automatically disabled hence it was directly booting into vista. then I installed openSSH and created a password for the user. But vista login doesn't recognize this password and now I can't login to the Vista anymore. I have also Windows XP installed, and can access the Vista drive from there.. can I change the settings or set a password to my Vista account from the XP?

is there a way to fix this problem from XP?

thanks

Corona688 · March 11, 2009, 1:20am

You may need to use a password reset boot cd.

techlinux · June 3, 2009, 7:56pm

The ultimate boot cd also has a utility for changing the password
Ultimate Boot CD - Overview

solaris_user · September 24, 2009, 12:49pm

go to safe mode and choose safe boot with command prompt

and then enter

net user username *

then new line will appear , just hit twice enter and restart computer in normal mode and wolla there is no more password

Corona688 · September 28, 2009, 5:57pm

safe mode still requires a password. Sometimes theres a safemode-only admin account, more often, not.

santy23 · December 28, 2009, 1:36pm

If you can access the PC through XP then you better backup all the files first and Use a Vista Factory Restore option through CD or a recovery option in BOOT screen.

Miscrosoft has no way to restore a forgotten passwords on Login.. If anyone have other idea to login without restoring system then taht would be similar to hacking.

solaris_user · January 4, 2010, 6:34pm

http://lifehacker.com/232963/screenshot-tour-how-to-crack-a-windows-password-with-ophcrack-live-cd