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by taylormadepc

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my brother has he forgot the admin password and now cannot add programs . how can i retrieve the password or get around it without erasing the entire box?

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by joseph moore

Is the laptop a member of your Windows domain? If so, you can log in as your domain Administrator.
If this laptop is NOT a domain member, then you need a 3rd party tool.
You can get Locksmith from Sysinternals. Go here for info:
http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/locksmith.asp
NOTE: link also available here: http://tinyurl.com/2fm7

But, Locksmith is only sold as a part of the ERD Commander, which is $399. It is still a great thing to have.

Now, if you don't have the budget for that, there is a free method:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/index.html

This is a product NOT made by a company, and there is no warrany or anything like this. Use this tool at your own risk!
But, this tool does work. I've used it myself.

hope this helps

by taylormadepc

it is a home pc not connected to a network he has installed all his programs but no other users with admin rights .

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