How to change admin password on a PC or Mac?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by admin

In the article we provide you efficient solutions to resetting the forgotten computer password. And in this article, we are going to have a look at how to change the admin password on a PC and Mac respectively.

How to change Windows admin password?

Regarding the procedures to change the admin password in Windows, it’s extremely easy. Go to Start button > Control Panel > Family Safety and User Accounts > User Accounts, then click “Change your password” link on the coming User Accounts window to do your job. Your current Windows password is required for this operation.

Another easier alternative is to bring up the Ctrl+Alt+Del screen by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del after logging into your Windows user account, then click Change a password, type your old password, type your new password, type your new password again to confirm it, and then press ENTER. The current password is also needed for the alternative.

If you forgot the password for the admin account but need to change its password, an effective method is to change it via another user account with admin privileges. Failed to do that, the left option for you is either using a password reset disk or resorting to Windows password recovery applications like Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery.

How to change admin password on Mac?

Similar to Windows, there’s at least one user account labeled as an administrator in the Mac OS X operating system. The administrator has the highest access privileges possible and is the only user allowed to install or delete software. To protect your privacy, change your laptop password periodically.

Log in to your Mac computer with an account that currently has administrator privileges, click the “System Preferences” icon on your screen’s dock, and then choose the “Accounts” control panel under the “System” category. Next you can click on your account name in the list on the left side of the control panel window, and then choose the “Password” tab at the top of the window. Click the “Change Password” button next to your account icon.

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What to do if you forgot Windows password and Mac password?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

Today most users are accustomed to setting a strong password to keep their computers secure, no matter whether they use a PC or Mac. It’s a good habit without doubt, but it may result in terrible problems as people are easy to forget the password. In this article, you will learn what you should do if you forgot Windows password or mac password.

Forgot Windows password
In reality, you are able to create a password reset disk in Windows 7/Vista/XP in advance to in case you forget the Windows login password. If you forget to do that job before the eventuality occurs, the following Windows password recovery software will be what you need.

1. Download and install Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery from its official website.
Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery can help you instantly reset a forgotten Windows password in a few minutes without any data loss or damage.

2. Launch this program and insert a CD or USB drive in computer.

3. Create a bootable password reset disk with the CD/USB

4. Insert the CD/USB to the computer you want to reset password of after creating the bootable disk.

5. Boot the computer from the CD/USB drive.

6. Reset forgotten Windows password to blank.

7. Log on to the computer without password.

Forgot Mac password
If you forgot your administrator password on Mac OS X, you can reset the administrator password using its Install disc.

1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc and restart the computer.

2. When you hear the startup tone, press and hold down the C key until you see the spinning gear.

3. When the Language Chooser appears, select your language and click Continue.

4. Choose Utilities > Reset Password.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to change the password.

6. Quit the Installer and restart your computer while holding down the mouse button to eject the disc.

7. You can change your login keychain password in Keychain Access to match your new account password to unlock your keychain when you log in.

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How to password protect your PCs and Macs?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by admin

Today nearly everyone’s computer contains a lot of personal information like email messages, and even a log of Internet activities and confidential company files. Under this circumstance it’s necessary for one to get into the habit of protecting your device with a strong password to avoid prying eyes. In this article, you will learn how to password protect your computer, no matter whether it’s a PC or a Mac.

Password Protect a PC
Windows incorporates built-in features to let you create multiple Windows users and add passwords to these users to stop unauthorized access. It even allows you to create Windows password reset disk for the user accounts to in case that you forgot the password in future. Regarding how to password protect a PC, the following directions are what you need to learn.
1. Go to User Account window by clicking Start, Control Panel, Family Safety and User Accounts, User Account.

2. Click on “Create a password for your user account”.

3. Type a password for the user account, type again to confirm it, type a password hint and click “Create password” button.
Password Protect a Mac

When it comes to a Mac, the first thing you should do is disable your Mac’s auto-login. This will prevent your Mac from going straight to the Finder when you turn it on. You’ll be required to type a password to access anything.
1. Go to Apple menu >> System Preferences >> Security.

2. Check the Disable automatic login checkbox on the coming security window.

3. Return to the main System Preferences window by clicking the back button. Select Accounts.

4. Select Login Options. Make sure the Automatically log in as checkbox is unchecked. Under Display login window as, select either List of users or Name and password.

The List of users option will provide a list of users when you first start up your Mac. To log in, you click on your user name and type your password. Use the Name and password option for an added layer of security. This will require you to type in both your user name and password.

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How to get back your lost data for free?

Posted on September 15, 2011 by admin

When you forgot Windows password, you can use free Windows password hacker like OPhcrack to solve your problem. When you need to convert PDF files to Word documents, free Nemo PDF To Word will be what you are seeking for. Then will you be able to find free applications when you lost your data due to deletion, virus attack, formatting, and so on? The answer is yes without doubt. Following are the top 3 free data recovery tools on market.

1. Recuva
Recuva is the most popular and free data recovery tool. With Recuva, you can restore files that have been accidentally deleted from the computer, a USB drive, an MP3 player or even a memory card from your photo camera. It is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

2. Pandora Recovery
Pandora Recovery allows you to find and recover recoverable deleted files from NTFS and FAT-formatted volumes, regardless of their type – you can recover pictures, songs, movies or documents. It is compatible with Windows 2000/2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

3. FreeUndelete
FreeUndelete is a tool to recover files that have prominence as an easy to use interface. It restores deleted files, including those removed from Windows Recycle Bin. It works on Windows 2000/2003/2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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How to bypass forgotten password in Windows 7

Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin

How to bypass forgotten password in windows 7? – This seems to be an often asked question nowadays. Normally you can reset the forgotten Windows 7 password by a password reset disk or another accessible admin account.

Unfortunately you may be not good at computer and don’t know that you can create a password reset disk to in case of forgotten password in advance. What’s worse, you only have one account or one administrator user account in your computer.

I spent more than an hour searching for a way to do Windows 7 password reset and was almost ready to give up when I discovered a great Windows 7 password reset tool that will reset any login password to Windows 7 with a CD/DVD or USB flash drive. The best part is – it supports instant recovery and guarantees 100% recovery rate! I’m talking about Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery – an efficient utility to reset your lost password in minutes.

Resetting forgotten Windows 7 password is very easy:
Go to http://www.anypasswordrecovery.com/
Download Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery, and then install and run it.

Insert a CD/DVD or USB flash drive in the computer

Create a bootable Windows 7 password reset disk by clicking Burn a bootable CD/DVD or USB drive and clicking Burn button

When it is done, remove the bootable disk and insert it in the computer you want to reset password of.

Boot the computer from the created Windows 7 password reset disk.

It will bring up Windows PE where you can see Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery again.

Follow its instructions to reset the forgotten windows 7 password to blank.

I once used it and I must say the password reset speed was fast and no any data damage or loss occurred. It allowed me to get back in my computer in a few minutes. It’s extremely easy to use. Even so, here I also suggest is to create a password reset disk in advance.

Rekeysof Windows Password Recovery is more than Windows 7 password reset tool – it can also reset forgotten password to Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Windows server 2008(R2)/2003(R2).

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5 Ways to change Windows XP password

Posted on September 7, 2011 by admin

We’ve taught you how to change Windows 7 password and how to change user password in Windows Vista in the previous articles. And here we will show you 5 ways to change the user password in Windows XP.

Way 1. Use Control Panel
1. Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
2. Under or pick an account to change, click your account.
3. Click Change my password.
4. Type your current password, type your new and Type the new password again to confirm it.
5. Type a password hint and click Change Password.

Way 2. Use Command Prompt
1. Click Start to select Run.
2. Type cmd in the Run box and click OK.
3. Command prompt will open. Use the following commands to change the password:
net user username password
Replace username with your target account username and password with the new password you want to assign to the user. For example, if you want to change the password of user “ Helen” to “123456”, you can type “net user Helen 123456” in the command prompt and hit Enter.

Way 3. Use Control userpasswords2
1. Go to start and click Run.
2. Type Control userpasswords2 in the Run box and click OK.
3.The classic User Account window will open. Select your target user and click Reset password button.
4. Type your new password, type it again and then click OK.

Way 4. Use lusrmgr.msc
1. Go to start and click Run.
2. Type Control userpasswords2 in the Run box and click OK.
3. The Local Users and Groups will open, expand the user folder.
4. Right-click your target user and select “ Set password…”
5.Click Proceed, type your new password, type it again and then click OK.

Way 5. Use Computer management console
1. Right click My Computer –> Manage –> Local Users And Groups –> Users.
2. Right-click your target user and select “ Set password…”
3.Click Proceed, type your new password, type it again and then click OK.

Tip: Please remember to create a password reset disk for your user account after adding a password to it. Otherwise, you’ll need to resort to Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery to reset the forgotten Windows XP password.

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How to change your user password in Windows Vista

Posted on September 1, 2011 by admin

How to change your Windows Vista user password?

In the previous article, we’ve discussed about how to change your Windows 7 user account password. So here will talk about what if you want to change user password in Windows Vista. The methods I can figure out are listed as below.

Method 1. Use Control Panel
Step 1.Click Start button, Control Panel, Family Safety and User Accounts, User Accounts.
Step 2. Click “change your password” under Make changes to your user account.
Step 3. Type your old password, type your new password, type your new password again to confirm it, and then click Change password button.

Method 2. Use Ctrl+Alt+Del
Step 1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, and then click “Change a password” in the following window.
Step 2. Type the old password, type a new password, type the new password again to confirm it, and then press Enter.

Method 3. Use ”control userpasswords2”
Step 1. Press Windows + R to bring up the Run box.
Step 2. Enter ”control userpasswords2” in the Run box and click OK.
Step 3. Select your target user account and click “Reset Password” button.
Step 4. Type your new password, type the new password again to confirm it, and press Enter.

Method 4. Use” lusrmgr.msc”
Step 1. Click Start button, enter ” lusrmgr.msc” in the text search box and press Enter.
Step 2. On the coming Local Groups and Users window, expand Users folder.
Step 3. Right-click your target user account, and then select “Set Passwords”.
Step 4. Click Proceed, and then enter and confirm your new password.

Tips: If you need to change Windows Vista password as you forgot it, you can use the password reset disk or Rekeysoft Windows password recovery to work around it.

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How to reset the admin password for the windows 7?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by admin

Problem: I changed the password just now and forgotten the password already after I shut down! But luckily, I created the guest account, so what should I do to restore the password for the admin without any download or disc thingy?! Plus no money involved.

Solution: No one can reset a forgotten Windows password from a Guest. Administrator is required to restore the admin password. Since you don’t want to download anything to work around your problem, the best solution to this problem is to try to remember you password on your own in my regard.

The following questions may do you favor in recovering your password:
1. What are the passwords I normally use for other things?

2. What was I obsessed with when I created the password?

3. What are some “key words” in what I are trying to get into? (For example, if you forgot the password to a document, it might be something like “homework” or “essay”.)

4. What are some of my favorite colors, animals, foods, sports?

5. What are some of my nicknames?

If it still doesn’t work, you have to download something to walk though your problem; otherwise reinstalling Windows seems to the only option left. In reality, there are a handful of free Windows password crackers on market like Offline NT Password Disk. It is a very simple and very fast command line tool to reset your forgotten Windows administrator password.

1. Download the bootable CD image.

2. Burn the ISO to a CD.

3. Boot up your PC with the bootable CD.

4. Drivers for both SATA and IDE drivers typically load automatically.

5. Select the location of your Windows Operating System.

6. Select windows/system32/config as your directory.

7. Select “Password Reset” as your option.

8. Recommend to reset as a ‘blank password’. This works best.

9. Once blanked, press ‘q’ to quit and write the values to the registry.

Of course, you can have of try of an commercial one like Rekeysoft Windows Password Recovery, which helps you reset forgotten password in a few minutes.

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3 Ways to change your Windows 7 user password

Posted on August 25, 2011 by admin

As a common Windows 7 user, you should not learn how to create a new user account in Windows 7 and add a strong password to it, but also master how to change the password to keep your computer more secure. Here mainly shows you how to change your Windows 7 password. Please note the original Windows 7 password is required for the following directions.

Way 1. Trough Ctrl+Alt+Del screen
1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click Change a password.
2. Type your old password, type your new password, type your new password again to confirm it, and then press ENTER

Way 2. Trough Use User Accounts
1. Open User Accounts by clicking Start button, Control Panel, Family Safety and User Accounts, User Accounts.
2. Click “change your password” under Make changes to your user account.
3. Type your old password, type your new password, type your new password again to confirm it, and then click Change password button.

Way 3. Through netplwiz
1. Click Start button, type “netplwiz” in the search box, hit Enter.
2. Select your target user account, click Reset password button.
3. Type and confirm your password.

Tips & Tricks:
1.These instructions will not work if you cannot remember the Windows 7 password.
2. If you forgot Windows 7 password, you can reset it by using another administrator account, password reset disk, or Rekeysoft Windows password recovery.
3. Please remember to create a password reset disk in advance to avoid troubles caused by a lost Windows login password.

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