I have my Windows XP account password protected but now I can’t remember the password. I just set it up today but I forgot the password I chose. Is there a way to unlock or remove this password so I can use my computer?

Forgot the password to the only administrator account on your PC, or lock out of Windows user account after unsuccessful logon attempts? Well, these problems can be solved with a bootable PCUnlocker USB drive. Rather than cracking a Windows user account password, PCUnlocker removes it and unlock your locked-out Windows account instantly!

How to Unlock My Password Protected Windows 8/7/Vista/XP User Account?

1. Download the zipped ISO image of PCUnlocker and save it on another PC you can log on. Double-click on the .zip file and the system will show you the contents inside. Drag the pcunlocker.iso file from that window to your desktop, then burn it to a USB flash drive using ISO2Disc program.

   

2. Insert the bootable USB drive into your password-protected computer. When the computer is booting, you will need to press the correct key to get into the Boot Menu. It is usually F12 or Del key. Once in the Boot Menu, select your USB flash drive and press Enter.
3. The computer will load the WinPE operating system from the bootable USB drive. After a while, you’ll see the PCUnlocker program. It will read the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) files of your Windows system and show you a list of local user accounts.

   

4. Choose your user account and click on Reset Password. The program will reset your lost Windows account password and also unlock your user account if it is already disabled, locked out or expired.
5. Click on Restart button and remove the bootable USB drive. The computer will then boot normally to the Windows login screen. Just leave the password box as blank and you can successfully log back into your Windows user account.

So this is how can you unlock any password protected Windows 8/7/Vista/XP user account. This method also works with both local user accounts and Active Directory user accounts on Windows Server 2012/2008/2003/2000.

I have my Windows 7 account password protected but now I can’t remember the password. I just set it up today but I forgot the password I chose. How do I unlock this password so I can use my computer?

Protecting your computer with a password should be common practice, especially if other people potentially have physical access to it. But if you forget the Windows password, you’ll lock yourself out of your computer. How to unlock a password protected computer without formatting the hard drive?

Fortunately, there is a Windows password unlocker software called Reset Windows Password, which can help you to reset/unlock lost administrator and other user passwords that are used to log on to Microsoft Windows operating system. In this article we’ll walk you through the steps to unlock any password protected computer running Windows 7, Vista or XP.

How to Unlock a Password Protected Computer without Logging in?

Step #1: First of all you’ll have to download Reset Windows Password utility on another computer. Once the download is complete, unzip the download file and you’ll get the bootable ISO image: ResetWindowsPwd.iso. Burn it to a blank CD using a image burning software like ISO2Disc or ImgBurn.

Step #2: Now turn on your password protected computer, insert the burned disc into your CD/DVD-ROM. Make sure you have set the boot sequence to CD first in your BIOS.

Step #3: Once your computer boots from the CD, it will start the Reset Windows Password program soon after the booting procedure is complete. By default, the program will display a list of local user accounts inside your Windows SAM database.

Step #4: Choose a user account and then click on “Reset Password” button. Confirm your operation and the program will reset the password and also unlock your user account when it was locked out or disabled.

Step #5: After unlocking the password, restart the computer and take the bootable CD out from the CD/DVD drive. When booting to the Windows login screen, left the password area empty and you can then log on your computer immediately.

Conclusion

So that is how can you unlock a password protected computer running Windows 7, Vista or XP. If your computer doesn’t have a CD/DVD drive, you can use a USB flash drive instead and follow the same steps above to unlock your computer password easily.

In this tutorial we’ll show you the most efficient and easiest way to unlock Windows XP login password using a password unlocker boot CD. Just create such a boot CD in another computer, then boot your locked Windows XP computer from the CD and you can remove your forgotten login password easily.

How to Unlock Windows XP Login Password?

1. Before getting started, you need to prepare a password unlocker boot CD. Just download the Reset Windows Password software onto an alternative computer. Once the download is complete, unzip the download file and you’ll get the ResetWindowsPwd.iso file. Burn this ISO image to a blank CD using any CD recording program such as BurnCDCC.

2. Power on your locked Windows XP computer and boot it into BIOS. Change the boot order so the computer will boot from CD prior to hard drive. Once the boot order is configured correctly, insert the password unlocker boot CD into the computer. It will load the operating system inside the CD.

3. After a while, the system will fire up the Reset Windows Password program. It automatically detects the SAM registry hive on your computer and shows a list of Windows user accounts.

4. Choose a user account whose password needs to be unlocked, and click on Reset Password button. The program will remove the user login password in a matter of seconds.

Restart the computer and take out the password unlocker boot CD, the computer will start normally from your hard drive. You can then log in Windows XP system without being required to enter a login password. Done!