Forgot SQL Server password and unable to login using the SA account? If you happen to forget your SQL Server password for sa account, then here’s a simple query to help you reset it: GO ALTER LOGIN sa WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE=master GO USE master GO ALTER LOGIN sa WITH PASSWORD=N’MyNewPassword’ MUST_CHANGE GO In case you remember […]
How to Recover MDB Password of MS Access Database
June 10, 2012 by No comments »MS Access MDB files are used to save data in database form. We can protect MS Access database with password for the security reasons. Sometimes you may forget the password of those files. In some cases we have to search for sample databases or project source databases on the internet or copying from friend’s computer. […]
Cisco Router Password Recovery Tutorial
October 12, 2018 by No comments »If you work with Cisco routers I guarantee you will at some stage attempt to login to a router only to discover you can’t remember the password. When this happens you will be forced to execute the Cisco router password recovery process. Please note this specific process is primarily for Cisco 3600 and 3800 routers […]
How to Change Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM) Password
June 7, 2012 by No comments »Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM) password is set during the installation of Active Directory on a server. This password will be required when you boot up your domain controller in Directory Service Restore Mode by pressing F8. DSRM is required to restore the Active Directory database. Since, DSRM is used very rarely, there are chances […]
How to Add a Computer to Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain?
June 7, 2012 by No comments »This post is for newbies, for the people who are learning Windows Server and Active Directory administration. Follow below steps for adding a computer or a member server to Windows Server 2008 Active Directory based domain. Go to Run and type ‘NCPA.CPL’ and launch Network settings. Configure IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP (if any) […]
How to Run a Program with Administrator Rights on Windows 7/Vista/XP
June 6, 2012 by No comments »How to run a program with administrator rights on Windows 7/Vista/XP: Typically when you launch a program that requires administrative rights in Windows 7 or Vista, you are prompted for administrator credentials to continue. Sometimes, programs that were designed for older systems such as Windows XP may not even run or could be limited in […]
How to Create a Password Reset Disk in Windows 7
June 6, 2012 by No comments »In Windows 7 there is a feature under User Account in Control Panel that allows you to create a password reset disk, what it does is simply create an encrypted key and store that key on a removable media. It can be used when you literary forgot your password of this account that you login […]
How to Recover Windows 7 Password Using Ophcrack
September 25, 2012 by No comments »Forgot Windows 7 password and can’t log on to your local account on the laptop or desktop? I believe that you’ve faced this issue several times. There are tons of free tools which can be used to recover Windows 7 password. One of the most popular software is Ophcrack, which can run from a CD […]
How to Recover Windows 7/Vista/XP Product Key with Ease
June 3, 2012 by No comments »There could be number of occasions when you need to recover product key from installed Windows OS. If you are geek enough you may dig into Windows registry to find product key but for normal users it may not be possible to recover easily. So how to recover lost Windows product key without having to […]
Windows 8 Release Preview Is Released and Available to Download
June 16, 2012 by No comments »Windows 8 Release Preview, also known as Release Candidate, is officially released the last day in May with ISO images in 13 languages available to download to the public. Since it’s the last version before the next version of Windows is heading over to RTM, what you will see in this version will be pretty […]