Windows Logon Password

[Rick]

My wife's Uncle a widower recently passed on. My wife and I have to help settle his estate. He bought a new
computer before Christmas but I don't know the Windows Logon Password. I need to boot the system up and check
to see if there are important documents and photos that should be saved before formating the hard drive and
offering the system for sale. How can i get around the logon password?

Rick

 

[Allen M]

Try logging in as Administrator with no password.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Rick;
Something here should help:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

 

[Alex Nichol]

My wife's Uncle a widower recently passed on. My wife and I have to help settle his estate. He bought a new
computer before Christmas but I don't know the Windows Logon Password. I need to boot the system up and check
to see if there are important documents and photos that should be saved before formating the hard drive and
offering the system for sale. How can i get around the logon password?

Boot hitting F8 as BIOS info goes to black, take Safe Mode. . That
should then at 'Welcome' include an icon for 'Administrator'; if not hit
CTL-ALT-DEL twice to get a logon dialog, enter the explicit name
Administrator
and assume that password is null (which it most probably is), so Enter
immediately. From that, Start - Run and run
control userpasswords2
and you can select any user account and Reset Password for more
convenient subsequent access

 

[Rick]

Thankyou everyone I'll try your suggestions.
Rick

Boot hitting F8 as BIOS info goes to black, take Safe Mode. . That
should then at 'Welcome' include an icon for 'Administrator'; if not hit
CTL-ALT-DEL twice to get a logon dialog, enter the explicit name
Administrator
and assume that password is null (which it most probably is), so Enter
immediately. From that, Start - Run and run
control userpasswords2
and you can select any user account and Reset Password for more
convenient subsequent access