You need an Administrator account to install new hardware devices and programs on your system. Which means that if you forget the Administrator password, your system becomes next to useless. You have to re-install Windows from scratch to set up a new password, which is a lot of trouble and takes a lot of time. And,while you’re going through the process of re-installing Windows, you cannot use your PC and some of your data may even be lost. But there is a way to prepare for this kind of emergency, which we will show you in this article. Simply create a password reset disk that allows you to change the password using a floppy disk or USB stick as a key to your system.
Category: Basics, Installation & Setup, Issues
Issue: 2015 Issue 10 October
Operating Systems: XP, Vista, 7, 8
Article Reference: P100