Password Recovery In Vista home Basic

arcticjulz · 08-01-2008, 07:10 PM

I have a friend who has not burnt her password recovery disk in Vista Home Basic. Last night she had a party and some of her other 'friends' changed her password details.

Given that she did not burn her recovery disk, is there any way to reset the password? We've tried going through safemode but it requires the password there as well, and it is the administrators account!

Any help would be appreciated here. Oh, its an OEM edition and she hasn't burnt any recovery disks at all.

gabo1985 · 08-02-2008, 07:23 AM

I'mjust wondering, WHY would she give anyone the password in the first place.

You DO need it in order to change the password, so that makes it her own fault.

arcticjulz · 08-04-2008, 07:18 AM

lol, I would agree with you. She was having a party and using the pc as an entertainment center, so it was left on with full access privileges open.

**FreoHeaveho** · 08-04-2008, 09:04 AM

Unfortunately we cannot help you with such activities. She will need to contact her supplier or purchase an additional licence.

Sorry about that.

08-01-2008, 07:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
arcticjulz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp home	Password Recovery In Vista home Basic I have a friend who has not burnt her password recovery disk in Vista Home Basic. Last night she had a party and some of her other 'friends' changed her password details. Given that she did not burn her recovery disk, is there any way to reset the password? We've tried going through safemode but it requires the password there as well, and it is the administrators account! Any help would be appreciated here. Oh, its an OEM edition and she hasn't burnt any recovery disks at all.

08-02-2008, 07:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
gabo1985 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Vista Home Basic	Re: Password Recovery In Vista home Basic I'mjust wondering, WHY would she give anyone the password in the first place. You DO need it in order to change the password, so that makes it her own fault.

08-04-2008, 07:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
arcticjulz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp home	Re: Password Recovery In Vista home Basic lol, I would agree with you. She was having a party and using the pc as an entertainment center, so it was left on with full access privileges open.

08-04-2008, 09:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,340 OS: Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit My System	Re: Password Recovery In Vista home Basic Unfortunately we cannot help you with such activities. She will need to contact her supplier or purchase an additional licence. Sorry about that. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper