How to reset Administrator Password

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I need to remove sotware from my computer but I don't have the Administrator
password and that's the only Admin that I have. How can I reset the Admin
password?

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Hi John,

Have you tried resetting the password from the hidden Administrator account?
Boot tapping the F8 key as the BIOS information goes by. At the Windows Advanced Options
menu select Safe Mode. On the welcome screen select Administrator. This is the hidden
Administrator account (not intended for day to day use) and assuming a password was never
assigned to it click enter.
Account changes can be made from Control Panel, or:
From there go to Start - Run and type
control userpasswords2
then press enter. From there you can select any user account and Reset Passwords,
add/remove accounts or change account type.

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


John wrote:
> I need to remove sotware from my computer but I don't
> have the Administrator password and that's the only Admin
> that I have. How can I reset the Admin password?