I have a friend who just bought a desktop computer with Windows Vista. Her daughter create a login ID with a password (as the administrator) but she forgot the password. How can I remove this password? How to remove Windows Vista password when you forgot it? Whether you have forgotten your own password, or you […]
How to Perform Active Directory Offline Defragmentation
October 19, 2012 by No comments »The Active Directory database tends to become fragmented over time, just like any other database does. Although Windows Server 2008/2003/2000 performs behind-the-scenes online defragmentation periodically, this defragmentation only moves data around the database file (NTDS.DIT) and doesn’t reduce the file’s size – the ntds.dit database file cannot be compacted while Active Directory is online. If […]
How to Backup Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
October 19, 2012 by No comments »Backing up Active Directory is essential to maintain an Active Directory database. A system state backup is particularly important for disaster recovery purpose in case of a accidental corruption or deletion of Active Directory objects. Since Windows Server 2008, you won’t find the well-known ntbackup.exe, the native backup tool in previous Windows versions. Instead, you […]
How to Get Around Windows Password to Log on Your Computer
October 17, 2012 by No comments »How to get around Windows password when you forgot it? It seems to be extremely difficult if you don’t have the right tools. Here I would recommend Reset Windows Password utility, which enables you to get around Windows 8/7/Vista/XP password easily. The process can be undertaken with a basic knowledge of computer and a bit […]
Bulk Change User Passwords and Account Attributes in Active Directory
October 17, 2012 by No comments »I’ve been tasked with resetting the passwords on all users (about 2000 users) in an OU in Active Directory. I was given the proper permissions. Is there any way to reset all the passwords to one single password at one time? There may be times when you need to bulk reset user passwords in a […]
How to Reset Local Administrator Password in Windows
October 16, 2012 by No comments »Forgot Windows local administrator password? People often find themselves locked out of their Windows operating systems as a result of a lost password for the administrator account. Usually people consider the system a lost cause and start rebuilding it. However, you can use the following tip to work around this problem. In this tutorial I’ll […]
How to Access the Directory Services Restore Mode on a Remote DC
October 15, 2012 by No comments »When Active Directory (AD) isn’t working, the steps you’d typically follow would be to boot into Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) for repairing or recovering Active Directory. To access Directory Services Restore Mode, you typically press F8 prior to the machine booting into Windows, then select the Directory Services Restore Mode option from the menu […]
Install Windows 8 on a Windows 7 or XP Tablet
October 14, 2012 by No comments »Microsoft’s public release of the Windows 8 operating system is coming, and tech-savvy users are eager to try it out. If you have a tablet running the Windows 7 or XP operating system, then you might be interested in trying out the more tablet-oriented Windows 8 system. In this post, we will provide you with […]
Active Directory Password Recovery
October 13, 2012 by No comments »How to recover Active Directory password when you forgot it? It is not so simple to recover the Active Directory user password than Windows local account. You can use the freeware Ophcrack to reset your forgotten Windows local account password but it doesn’t work for Active Directory user account due to its superior security characteristics. […]
How to Reveal Email Account Password in Outlook 2010
October 12, 2012 by No comments »Forgot the password of your email account setup in Microsoft Outlook 2010? You can still check email messages because you have the password remembered in MS Outlook. The problem is that you’ll lose access to your email account after re-installing OS or uninstall Office application. Is it possible to reveal the password in Outlook 2010? […]