How to change your Windows administrator password
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:52 pm
There are a few ways to do this. One is:
1. Either log in through Remote Desktop or click the VNC Console option in your control panel. Log in to Windows as Administrator.
2. Hit Control-Alt-End, if you're using Remote Desktop, or the button to send Control-Alt-Delete, if you're using VNC.
3. On the menu that appears, choose "Change a password.." or similar.
Another (more forceful) method that you can use if you don't have manually-encrypted files or folders on the drive is:
1. Either log in through Remote Desktop or click the VNC Console option in your control panel. Log in to Windows as Administrator.
2. Open Start->Settings->Control panel->Administrative tools->Computer management.
3. Click "Local Users and Groups", on the left.
4. Double-click "Users", on the right.
5. Right click "Administrator" on the right, then choose "Set password..."
1. Either log in through Remote Desktop or click the VNC Console option in your control panel. Log in to Windows as Administrator.
2. Hit Control-Alt-End, if you're using Remote Desktop, or the button to send Control-Alt-Delete, if you're using VNC.
3. On the menu that appears, choose "Change a password.." or similar.
Another (more forceful) method that you can use if you don't have manually-encrypted files or folders on the drive is:
1. Either log in through Remote Desktop or click the VNC Console option in your control panel. Log in to Windows as Administrator.
2. Open Start->Settings->Control panel->Administrative tools->Computer management.
3. Click "Local Users and Groups", on the left.
4. Double-click "Users", on the right.
5. Right click "Administrator" on the right, then choose "Set password..."