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Tested on: NT 3.51, NT 4 (all versions and SPs), Windows 2000 (all versions & SPs), Windows XP (all
versions, also SP2 and SP3), Windows Server 2003 (all SPs), Windows Vista 32 and 64 bit (SP1 also),
Window 7 (all variants). Some also say that it works on Windows Server 2008 too.
If used on users that have EFS encrypted files, and the system is XP or Vista, all encrypted files for that
user will be UNREADABLE! and cannot be recovered unless you remember the old password again. If you
don't know if you have encrypted files or not, you most likely don't have them (except maybe on corporate
systems).
Boot your computer with Hiren's BootCD and follow the steps below for resetting your password:
11. Type y and then press ENTER to confirm Password Reset Changes
At the Step FOUR: Writing back changes menu, Offline NT Password & Registry Editor asks if you want to
write file(s) back.
Type y and then press ENTER.
You should see an EDIT COMPLETE message appear on screen. If you do, it means that Offline NT
Password & Registry Editor has written the password changes to your computer!
Press ENTER to confirm the default option of not rerunning the password reset.
11. Type y and then press ENTER to confirm Password Reset Changes
12. Press ENTER to Confirm That You're Finished Using Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
Note: If you receive a "job control turned off" or a "can't access tty" error, don't worry. As long as the EDIT
COMPLETE confirmation message was posted to the screen after you confirmed the password reset
changes then your password was successfully reset. You should still be able to see the confirmation on the
screen at this point.
Remove Hiren's BootCD from your CD/DVD drive and then manually reset your computer.
In the next step, you'll finally get to logon to Windows without entering a password!
Now that your password has been removed using Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, no password is
required to log on to Windows.
If you are the only user on your computer, Windows will boot all the way to the desktop on the next reboot
and will skip the logon screen altogether.
If you're on a multi-user computer (as many families are), the logon screen will still appear after starting
Windows but when you click on the user that had the password removed, you will not be prompted for a
password and will instead enter Windows automatically.
Having a secure password is important so please don't continue to use Windows without one. As soon as
you've gained access to your computer again, configure a new password - one you can remember a little
easier!