Forgotten password..

[crirob]

hey guys ive got a windows 7 computer, ive got an administrator account but ive forgotten my password so now im stuck on the log in screen, is there anyhow in which i could log into a guest account even tho its not been set up?, i herd there was an hidden account on the log in screen?..

[steaky360]

Have you tried guessing?

Google suggests Ophcrack as a good free windows password cracker, I've not used it myself but I guess if you're stuck it might be worth a shot.

I've not heard of hidden accounts in the log in screen

[crirob]

Is there any way in which you can get into cmd? on the log in account section?.

[steaky360]

Yes if you restart the machine and boot from the windows 7 installation disc you should be able to access the command prompt from the recovery options.

Tutorial

[vanthus]

There is a hidden administrator account on windows7,accessible from command point but it wont help in finding or changing you're password,it's easy to use with XP for doing just that,but things have been tightened up.As mentioned "Ophcrack" is a program that may find the password for you,I know it works with Vista but I havent tried it with Windows 7.
Worse scenario is you may need to do a clean install.