Vista Password Reset

[MSgt46270]

Would anyone have the software to be able to reset the password on a laptop using Windows Vista? Vista sucks, I know.

The short story here is brother-in-law drinking a beer spilled it on the key board and some keys don't work. It was the wife laptop too, LOL. Yeah he got an ear full and bought her a new laptop. I'm trying to get into it to save the mp3 songs, but can't get passed the password login.

I've try some of the stuff on the web too and it doesn't help.

Ed

 

[Charlie Sheen]

Can you plug a USB keyboard into it?

 

[MSgt46270]

Can you plug a USB keyboard into it?

Yeah, but I don't have one at home. I have to to go to work tomorrow and use the one at my desk.

 

[Charlie Sheen]

Yeah, but I don't have one at home. I have to to go to work tomorrow and use the one at my desk.

Take your neighbor a beer.

 

[MSgt46270]

Take your neighbor a beer.

LOL, but since I'll be going to Don's house for a BBQ in a short while, I'll take the laptop with in case he has one.

 

[Boozshey]

You can try this...
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=639

At BestBuy we use a program called Samurai. If you can't find it online BB should beable to reset it in 5 minutes for $30.

 

[MSgt46270]

The keyboard didn't work. I've been downloading all kinds of programs to reset the password and no luck. One did get me to where I could install a new password, but the computer gave me an error. Man Windows vista really sucks.

Thanks, but this was no help either http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wi...windows/?p=639.

What I need is a vista boot disk.

 

[07torchgt]

use the vista OS install disk... you can reset it with that... also. you could remove the hard drive and get a 2.5 HDD enclosure and save anything you need from it then

 

[MSgt46270]

Got it working. Took the computer to work and the other supervisor said I just need to let the computer install the drivers for the keyboard. I waited and it worked.

 

[BCP]

MS has a new version of ERD Commander that works with Vista, and Windows 7 if you use the Win7 disc when you create the ERD ISO. MS changed the name to Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (MDRT), which is currently at v6.0. Its not available to the general public, but can be found hiding on the internet.

Glad to hear you got yours working.

 

[alloy6ix]

Lol. I've spilled a beer on mine before too... But I used the mouse to get to the on screen key board and type it in on that. gotta love AT!! lol.

 

[Charlie Sheen]

Ed did not need to re-install the o/s. It was the actual keys on the laptop that were not functioning.

 

[alloy6ix]

Ed did not need to re-install the o/s. It was the actual keys on the laptop that were not functioning.

Yup. I think after I counted it all out, I was left with about 13 working keys.

 

[07torchgt]

Ed did not need to re-install the o/s. It was the actual keys on the laptop that were not functioning.

yeah, its just the OS disk has a tool to reset the password

 

[Charlie Sheen]

yeah, its just the OS disk has a tool to reset the password

But if you cannot use your keyboard, a password is useless.

 

[07torchgt]

But if you cannot use your keyboard, a password is useless.

with the OS disc you don't need a keyboard to remove the password... you just click and bam no password at all

 

[Charlie Sheen]

Gotcha, thanks.