It's a good habit to set a password on your computer so that people
can not enter windows without knowing your password. But if you forgot
Windows 7 password, you'll also be prevented from logging in. How to
reset Windows 7 password if you forgot Windows password and can't log on
using any administrator account?
In this article I'll cover the most two popular and efficient Windows
7 password recovery programs for you to reset Windows 7 login password,
even if you can't get into Windows system. Let's know how can we
achieve it.
1. Ophcrack
The Ophcrack is a free Windows password cracker based on rainbow
tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by
the inventors of the method. It comes with a Graphical User Interface
and runs on multiple platforms. By far, it is the most popular free way
for
password recovery on Windows 7.
With Ophcrack, you don't need any access to Windows system to be able
to recover your lost passwords. Simply visit the site, download the
free ISO image, burn it to a CD and boot from the CD. The Ophcrack
program starts, locates the Windows user accounts, and proceeds to
recover (crack) the passwords.
Before trying it, the following 2 things you should learn about the free Windows password hack:
1. 496MB (7/Vista) / 415MB (XP) LiveCD ISO image will take you much time for download.
2. Passwords greater than 14 characters cannot be cracked.
If this free Windows password cracker doesn't work for you, a good alternative option is to get Windows Password Unlocker.
2. Window Password Unlocker
Windows Password Unlocker is a professional Windows password reset tool. When
Windows forgot password,
this powerful utility allows you to remove the forgotten password by
burning a bootable password reset USB, instead of recovering it.
Requirements:
1. A blank CD/DVD and CD-ROM¡ÀRW drive are required
2. Download and install this software in a Windows PC rather than a Mac.
Steps:
1. Download and install Windows Password Unlocker
2. Burn a password reset disk with a bootable CD/DVD
3. Reset Windows password with created CD/DVD reset disk
After the password reset success, you can access your computer
without entering a password. The whole password reset process is in 5
minutes, and has no damage to your computer. Windows Password Unlocker
enjoys great popularity among forgotten Windows password users. Through
this powerful application, you can easily reset a forgotten laptop
administrator password in 5 minutes instead of recovering it in hours by
Ophcrack.