Starting with Windows Vista, Microsoft implemented additional security for system files that assigns TrustedInstaller as the only owner with full control permissions. All other administrators or user accounts including SYSTEM have been granted only read, execute or traverse permissions. Such a design is useful in the presence of inexperienced users, who might otherwise accidentally delete […]
Lost Windows 7 Administrator Password?
January 30, 2013 by No comments »I’ve lost my Windows 7 Administrator Password, causing me to be unable to install programs or do other system tasks. I’ve search various forums and found some answers, but none seem to work. I’d like to be able to remove the password without doing anything extreme to Windows. Lost Windows 7 administrator password? Sure, there […]
Can’t Login to Windows 8 with Live Account Password
January 28, 2013 by No comments »I was using my new Windows 8 laptop file until I rebooted the laptop. After reboot, I entered my Microsoft live account password but wouldn’t let me log in. The system said the password is incorrect. Later I went to account.live.com/password/reset to change my password and tried it still no luck. The laptop is connected […]
All User Accounts Disabled and Could Not Log on to Windows?
January 27, 2013 by No comments »I was just trying to get rid of the welcome screen that appears every time Windows 7 start, so I disabled ALL the accounts (including administrator & guest account). When I rebooted the PC, the Windows 7 welcome screen appeared but it did not show any accounts. Can anyone help me out with this? Is […]
Windows Live Mail Password Recovery
January 27, 2013 by No comments »I forgot my password used in a private mail in Windows Live Mail, Windows 7 default mail reader. I need to know what the password is, but I have no idea how to reveal the actual password hidden behind the asterisk characters in Windows Live Mail software. Can you please suggest any programs I can […]
How to Hack Windows 7/Vista/XP Password Using BackTrack
January 24, 2013 by No comments »Lost your Windows 7/Vista/XP password and cannot log in to your machine? If you have a rescue disk, you should be okay. If not, you might have to turn to BackTrack Linux for help. Microsoft stores the password hashes of Windows user accounts in the registry hive c:\windows\system32\config\sam. This file is highly protected and not […]
How to Unlock A Laptop If You Forgot Your Password
January 23, 2013 by No comments »I just got a new laptop with Windows 7 on it and its really great. But, I went on a 2 month trip and forgot my password and I didn’t write it down either. Now I can’t even get pass the login screen to get into Windows! Please, can someone help me? I’d really appreciate […]
How to Retrieve Firefox Passwords from Crashed Computer
January 18, 2013 by No comments »My old computer crashed and it had all my old passwords on it! I was wondering if it were possible to somehow retrieve them. I can access data from the computer, but I can’t open the Firefox application due to the virus. I was running it on Vista with the newest version of Firefox as […]
How to Fix the Problem “Windows Won’t Accept My Password”
January 18, 2013 by No comments »I have been using Windows 7 Ultimate for some time using the same password. I have not, repeat not, forgotten my password, but now it won’t accept it. Why has this happened, and more importantly, how do I get back in? I haven’t got a pre-made disk which will allow me to reset the password. […]
Forgot Admin Password for Your Dell PC with Windows 8 Pre-installed in UEFI Boot Mode
January 17, 2013 by No comments »I just bought my eleven year old daughter a Dell laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed. She changed the admin password, but didn’t write the new password down, and can’t remember what she changed it to. I have tried many Windows password reset bootdisk and can’t get it to boot up the laptop. How to recover […]