Having a problem with my laptop, it wont take my password, i'm 100% sure it is the right password, but having tried so many times, it pops up "no user account loaded or words to that effect. I have a second account on the laptop, with no privlages,which i can use, its my first account that has my files loaded. is there any other way that i can recover my files without losing files etc. I have tried opening in safe mode, no joy. operating windows 7 many thanks in advance
If you run the Command Processor as an Administrator, at the prompt you can type: net user administrator /active:yes Then Open The Control panel and select 'User Accounts' > 'Add or Remove user accounts', select your account and set the password - that way you know the password is correct before going further.
Attar I will try it this evening, and i will let you know how i got on, thank you for your very quick reply.
Any problems try the steps listed here: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/reset-password-windows-7.htm I used recently used a Win 7 Home Premium repair CD to reset the password in a Win 7 Ultimate installation.
attar, tried, net user administrator /active:yes not sure what i should do then? when i try to access users, it looks for a password " for account Paul" the account i'm useing is "Paul 2 account" i looked at your last post pcsupport, there is a lot of info to get through, i will try some of them later, i'm wrecking my head trying to remember my password, I think i have old timers sydrome. chat later
If it's asking for a password it means that Paul2 isn't an Administrator. Did you create a 'System Repair Disk' for your machine or do you have an Installation disk for Windows 7? You can create a repair disk on another windows 7 machine. If you don't have a repair disk, I can give you a link. The procedure to change the password is less complex than it reads.
attar, I had made a repair disk done, and put it in a safe place, where? I have my laptop with me in work, if you can give me the link i will try it.I tried to get a disc on this computer, but in restricts me from doing so. Thanks Paul