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How to Fix the Logon Error: The local policy of this system does not permit you to logon interactively

May 16th, 2013 by Admin

Problem

Apart from the obvious logon error of typing in a wrong username or password, there exists another common problem that users come across when logging on: When you try to log on to a Windows machine and you may receive the error message “The local policy of this system does not permit you to log on interactively.” This can happen in a number of scenarios, and the way to resolve the issue depends on the cause of the problem.

Solution A

If the Local Security Policy is set to disallow local logons to Everyone, then the error message will pop up for any user who tries to log on, including an administrator. This can be fixed in just a few steps, if you can still get into Windows:

  1. Press Windows + R to bring up the Run box. Type in gpedit.msc and press Enter.
  2. When the Group Policy Object Editor appears, navigate to: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment.
  3. In the right-hand panel, locate the entry named “Deny Log on locally” and double-click on it.
  4. Highlight your user account and click Remove.

If you can’t log on your computer using any administrator account, you are unable to edit any settings of your local policy. In this situation, you need to use a third-party software – Reset Windows Password utility. This software comes as a bootable CD image which need to be burned onto a blank CD or USB drive. Just boot your problematic computer from the CD or USB drive. When the Reset Windows Password program opens up, select your user account and click on “Reset Password” button, the program will delete the existing Windows password and also tweak the improper local security policy which prevents you from logging on locally. That’s it!

Solution B

If the logon error message pops up when you are trying to connect via Remote Desktop or a Terminal Services connection, you will need to take a different set of actions.

To resolve this issue, add allowed users to the Remote Desktop Users list:

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click System, and then on the Remote tab, click Select Remote Users.
  3. Click Add type in the user account name, and then click OK.
    If you are adding more than one user name, use a semicolon to separate the names.

Note: Adding users to the Remote Desktop Group requires that you are logged on through an administrator account.

Also, make sure that the Remote Desktop Users group has sufficient permissions to log on through Terminal Services. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, click Run, type secpol.msc, and then click OK.
  2. Expand Local Policies, and then click User Rights Assignment.
  3. In the right pane, double-click the “Allow logon through Terminal Services” option. Make sure that the Remote Desktop Users group is listed. Click OK.
  4. In the right pane, double-click the “Deny logon through Terminal Services” option. Make sure that the Remote Desktop Users group is not listed, and then click OK.
  5. Close the Local Security Settings snap-in.

How to Unlock a Password Protected Computer Running Windows 7, Vista or XP

May 16th, 2013 by Admin

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.

How to Reset Windows 7 Home Premium Password After Forgotten

May 13th, 2013 by Admin

I have a HP laptop with Windows 7 home premium and stupid me forgot the password and didn’t make a disk to recover it. I tried the F8 with safe mode and nothing works, it keeps rebooting to the password screen. I don’t know how to get around this and reset the password. Please Help.

Forgot your Windows 7 home premium password? How to reset lost password of the only existing administrator account? There are times when you forget your Windows 7 home premium login password or someone changes it without your knowledge. In such situations, you will be locked out of Windows. In this article we’ll explain how to reset Windows 7 home premium password when you lost or forgot the login password.

How to Reset Windows 7 Home Premium Password After Forgotten?

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 when ever you forget or lose your Windows 7 home premium password. On system restart, insert the burned disc into your CD/DVD-ROM. Make sure you have set the boot sequence to CD first.

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 Windows 7 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 your Windows 7 home premium password immediately.

Step #5: Now you can take the bootable CD out from the CD/DVD drive and start booting into Windows 7 home premium. left the password field as blank at the Windows login screen, you can then quickly logged back on your Windows 7 home premium.

Conclusion

This tutorial is aimed at people who have forgotten Windows 7 home premium password or have been locked out of their account by a family member or friend.  Quickly and easily reset Windows 7 home premium login password without data loss!

Best PDF Restrictions Remover to Remove PDF Restriction Easily

May 12th, 2013 by Admin

Do you come across a PDF file which cannot be printed, copied, or edited? To remove these restrictions, you need to know the “owner password” which is used to protect the PDF file from printing, copying and editing. Whether you’ve forgotten the PDF password or you need to remove PDF restriction for some other reasons, there is an easy way to help you out.

PDF Password Recovery is the best PDF restrictions remover software which allows you to quickly and easily remove restriction of PDF file created by any version of Adobe Acrobat. It is able to remove PDF restrictions that protect the PDF from being copied, edited, printed or even opened effortlessly. Let’s see how it works its magic.

How to Remove PDF Restrictions in Just 3 Steps?

Are you looking for a PDF restrictions remover to remove the restrictions that protect the PDF from printing, copying, editing? Just 3 simple steps and you can remove PDF restrictions in seconds.

Step #1: Download the setup package of PDF Password Recovery. After the download is complete, double-click on the download file to install it on your computer.

Step #2: Launch PDF Password Recovery application. Click on the “…” button to locate your PDF document which is protected from printing, copying and editing. Next, choose the “Remove Owner Password” option.

Step #3: Click Next to remove the PDF restrictions. Just after a few seconds, the software will create a new copy of the original PDF file and remove the restrictions. You can then open the new unlocked PDF file without any restrictions.

This is how can you remove PDF restrictions easily using the best PDF restrictions remover tool. You might think it must be very complicated to remove PDF permissions, right? In fact, it is so easy, even a computer beginner can unlock a PDF file in seconds. After removing the restrictions, you can get a new unlocked PDF files for copying, editing and printing, making it very easy for you to make most of PDF file.

How to Change Windows XP Product Key After Install

May 9th, 2013 by Admin

Do you need to change Windows XP product key so you can activate Windows properly? Sometimes, users are required to change or re-enter the product keys in Windows XP to solve and fix activation problems, or after buying a genuine license for Windows operating system, it’s necessary to reactivate Windows.

However, there is only one chance for you to enter your product key during Windows XP installation. How to change Windows XP product key after install? Here are a few simple steps for you to change your Windows XP product key in order to activate existing copy of Windows XP.

How to Change Windows XP Product Key After Install?

  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
  3. In the left pane, locate and then click the following registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\WPAEvents
  4. In the right pane, double-click OOBETimer, then change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows.OOBETimer
  5. Click Start, and then click Run.
  6. In the Open box, type the following command, and then click OK.
    %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a

    msoobe

  7. When the Windows Product Activation window appears, choose Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows and then click Next.activate-windows
  8. Click Change Product key.change-product-key
  9. Type the new product key in the New key boxes, and then click Update.enter-product-key

Reboot your computer and Windows XP is already activated. So here is how can you change Windows XP product key after install. To update your product key doesn’t really require whole fresh re-installation of Windows XP.

Tips: If you’ve lost or misplace your Windows XP product key, you can easily recover it from your current genuine Windows XP installation using Product Key Finder.

How to Reset Windows 2008 Administrator Password with Ease

May 9th, 2013 by Admin

I installed Windows Server 2008 a while back, but have forgotten my administrator password. I tried all password combinations I could think of, but nothing worked. So being distraught, how can I reset the forgotten administrator password without reinstalling?

Forgot your Windows 2008 administrator password? Is there a way out to reset lost AD password on a Windows 2008 server? Although there is one useful way to hack Windows password with a free Linux Live CD. However, you will be out of luck if you’ve set up a complicated password. It also doesn’t support password resetting for domain user accounts. If you don’t prefer that method, there is another simple method to reset Windows 2008 administrator password by creating a WinPE password reset bootdisk.

Reset Windows Password utility is such a WinPE password reset bootdisk that enables you to reset both local administrator password and domain administrator password on Windows 2008 server. It exists of an ISO image that needs to be burned to a CD or placed on a bootable USB drive. Afterwards, you boot from that CD to reset Windows 2008 administrator password with ease. Here are the step-by-step instructions.

How to Reset Windows 2008 Administrator Password with Ease?

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 WinPE ISO image: ResetWindowsPwd.iso. Burn it to a blank CD using a image burning software like ISO2Disc or ImgBurn.

Step #2: Now when ever you forget or lose your Windows 2008 Administrator Password. On system restart, insert the burned disc into your CD/DVD-ROM. Make sure you have set the boot sequence to CD first.

Step #3: Once your computer boots from the CD, it will start the Reset Windows Password program soon after the booting procedure is complete. You’ll see two recovery modes available on the screen.

  • Reset Local Admin/User Password
  • Reset Active Directory Password

By default, the first option will be chosen and the program will display a list of Windows local user accounts inside your Windows SAM database. This option is designed for you to reset Windows 2008 local administrator password.

If your computer is domain controller and you’re going to reset Windows 2008 domain administrator password, choose the second option. It will display all your Active Directory user accounts inside ntds.dit (ntds.dit is the main Active Directory database file).

Step #4: Choose the local administrator account or domain administrator account, and then click on “Reset Password” button. Confirm your operation and the program will change/reset your Windows 2008 administrator password immediately.

Step #5: Now you can take the bootable CD out from the CD/DVD drive and start booting into Windows 2008. Type in the new password at the Windows login screen, you can then successfully logged back on your Windows 2008 server with administrator account.

So that is how can you reset Windows 2008 administrator password. Quickly and easily regain access to your server once you’ve lost or forgotten your administrator password. By following the same steps above, you can also reset forgotten administrator password on Windows 2012, 2003 and 2000 server. Enjoy it!

How to Find Windows 7 Product Key from Registry

May 8th, 2013 by Admin

I need to do a fresh install of Windows 7. however the product key sticker is worn off to badly on the bottom of my laptop and can not be read. Is there a way out to get Windows 7 product key from my Windows installation?

Normally the product key could be located either on the Windows installation CD case or on the top/bottom of your machine. What to do if you have misplaced the installation CD or the product key sticker is worn out? Fortunately you can extract and get Windows 7 product key from your Windows registry. Windows 7, like any other versions of Windows, stores the product key inside the Windows registry, but it is in an encrypted form that is totally not understandable. This is where Product Key Finder program comes in.

Product Key Finder is a useful program which decrypts and retrieve Windows 7 product key easily. In this tutorial we’re going to walk you through how to find Windows 7 product key from registry.

How to Find Windows 7 Product Key from Registry?

Simply download and install Product Key Finder on your computer. After installing, run the program. Click on “Start Recovery” button, it will display a list of recovery options:

  • From current system
  • From non-booting system
  • From remote computer

Once you’ve chosen the first option, the program will automatically search the Windows registry on your local computer, and then decrypt and find your Windows 7 product key immediately.

If you need to find Windows 7 product key from a crashed or unbootable computer, choose the second option. It will require you to locate one of your Windows registry hives which is copied out from your crashed or unbootable computer. Click OK and it will display your Windows 7 product key in seconds.

The third option offers you to find Windows 7 product key from a remote computer. In order to obtain remote access to the Windows registry, you need to know the IP address and Windows logon credentials.

Conclusion

Besides finding Windows 7 product key, Product Key Finder can also help you retrieve lost Windows 8, Vista and XP product keys. After getting your lost CD keys, I recommend you print it out and put it somewhere safe.

How to Recover Windows 8 OEM Product Key Embedded in BIOS

May 7th, 2013 by Admin

I did a fresh install of Windows 8 on my PC, I was told the OEM product key will automatically supplied in the installtion. However, it did not happen in my case. Now I’m stuck with an unregistered Windows 8. I’m wondering, now, if there’s a way to extract the product key from my BIOS?

If you have recently purchased a Windows 8 laptop or desktop PC, you might have wondered where the product key sticker is. On the bottom or on the back of the machine? From now onward any PC that comes preloaded with Windows 8 will have its product keys embedded in the system’s BIOS. Product keys will no longer be printed on a sticker on the outside of the machine as has always been the case. This change was confirmed by Microsoft in its ‘Microsoft Answers’ website.

This has several advantages, both for Microsoft and OEMs as it is no longer that easy to “steal” product keys this way, and for users who do not have to worry about fading text or damaged labels on their computers. But it also has its own set of cons. For example, say you need to install Windows 8 on a new PC since the old one is fried, but the product key is embedded in the PC.

Luckily, there is still an easy way to recover Windows 8 OEM product key which is embedded in BIOS. Product Key Finder is a handy program that could helps you to extract Windows 8 product key from any laptop or desktop PC which comes with Windows 8 pre-installed. Let’s proceed.

How to Recover Windows 8 Product Key Embedded in BIOS?

  1. Download and install Product Key Finder on your Windows 8 computer.
  2. Installation is pretty simple. Just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup and run the program.

  3. Click on “Start Recovery” button, it will bring up a list of recovery options: From current system, From non-booting system and From remote computer.
  4. Select the “From current system” option, the program will quickly recover and display your Windows 8 product key, and serial numbers for other commercial software installed on your computer.

It’s necessary to backup your Windows 8 product key in advance before your computer is crashed or broken. With Product Key Finder you can find Windows 8 product keys for both OEM and retail versions of Windows 8.

How to Print Password-Protected PDF Document

May 6th, 2013 by Admin

A few days ago, I downloaded a PDF document. When I tried to print it out, I found the printing option is disabled. Without proper password, the document can not be printed. How can I get around the printing restriction?

Some PDF documents come with restrictions that limit our work. We can’t print, copy or edit the content of a password-protected PDF file. And this could be the case even when you have the legal right to modify or print the document (if you don’t have the legal right to do it then we won’t encourage you to do it either).

So in such situations, the best way out is to remove the printing restriction from the PDF document. And PDF Password Recovery does exactly that. This program works quickly in removing PDF permissions password. Just with a few simple steps, you can remove the printing/editing/copying restrictions imposed on your PDF document and then print it without any restriction.

How to Print Password-Protected PDF Document?

Step #1: Download and install PDF Password Recovery application on your computer. After installing, start the program.

Step #2: Click the … button to select your password-protected PDF document (*.pdf), then select the “Remove Owner Password” option. Click Next.

Step #3: The program will decrypt your PDF file instantly and save the decrypted file to the same folder with the original file. “_decrypted” ending is added to the decrypted file.

Step #4: Now you can print the decrypted PDF document without any restriction.

Note: If you can not open the PDF document, you need to use PDF Password Recovery program to recover the open password before removing the printing restriction.