[Dillon100]

I have an acer windows vista labtop and I have only one administrator acount on it and I forget the password for it I can still get into guest account but is there anything I can do to get into my other account. I also have a recovery disk for the computer I don't know if that will help and if it will I need to know how to do it.

[SabbzR]

*sigh* Don't you just love Windows? Lol

OK, here's an idea. Try making a copy of the administrator folder, its under the Users folder. For eg: C:\Users\Administrator.

Make a backup of the folder, like write it to cd or something.

Now take your computer to a store that specialises with computer data recovery and ask them to attempt to unlock your administrator account, if they can't get them to format and reinstall (hence why I said backup :)) vista.

Hope this helps mate :)

[SabbzR]

Oh, as an after thought - when you get the problem fixed, create a new account with administrator privileges. Its not at all recommended to use the admin account for your personal data - oh and set and easier password to remember :) like your spouses middle name, or even your bank account number (its long and complicated and you can easily remember it)

Regards,
Sebastien

[NeedKarma]

*sigh* Don't you just love Windows? lol

Just to clear up a point here: it would be the same issue whether the forgotten admin password was on a Mac or a Linux box.

[SabbzR]

Izzit? Ah, didn't know that lol :P


Edit statement: *sigh* Don't you just love Operating Systems? Lol

;)

[ScottGem]

You can contact Microsoft. If you have a registered, legal copy of Vista and can prove the machine is yours, they will help.

[benn11]

While we are at this topic, you should make sure that your password is something you can remember including uppercase/letters/numbers. If you want to write it down then you can write it down with a small cipher/encrpytion you create yourself.

For example you replace a-1, b-2, etc...