Many people usually forget their windows login password, if I forget my windows login password, what can I do?

Part I: How to Create Windows Password?

Create windows password

Here I consider Windows XP for example:

Click on “Start” -> “Control Panel”->”User Accounts”->”Create a Password”.
Key in the password twice you would like to use, and ensure typed the passwords correctly.
Click” Create Password” key to verify your new password.
The following display asks “Do you need to create your information and folders private”? If other individual accounts should be set up on this PC and you’d like to preserve your individual information exclusive from those users, click on “Yes”, Make exclusive button.
You can now close the individual Accounts window and also the look after Panel window. The brand new Windows password is becoming created.

Part II: How to delete Windows Password?

Remove windows password

Smartkey Windows Password Recovery 6.0 can safety and effectually help you to remove windows password when you forget your windows login password, or your computer is lockout, or you have not access to the password of the system.

Firstly you need some things that are an accessible computer and CD or USB Flash Driver.

Then follow in the easy steps to delete your windows password.

Step1: Download and install the software on the accessible computer.

Step2: Choose the password recovery mode you need, then insert CD or USB Flash Driver and choose what windows password reset device to burn, and click the “Burn” button.

Step3: Insert the newly create CD or USB Flash Driver to your computer whose you forgot login password and reboot login password from the CD or USB Flash Driver.

Step4: Boot CD or USB Flash Driver and choose the user account whose password you want to reset.

Step5: Click the “Reset” button and stick “Yes”&” “OK” in the following indicator.

Step6: You should reboot your computer to finish removing windows password.

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1.Free Word and Excel Password Recovery Wizard

Free Word and Excel Password Recovery Wizard is the beset free Word Password Recovery available right now if your goal is to recover word password to open the Word file. The program can’t remove, unlock, or crack a Word edit restriction password. It uses a brute force recovery and dictionary attack if you have a dictionary file. It doesn’t support the newer DOCX format used in Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010. The biggest shortcoming is that the maximum password length that can be recovered is 8 characters.

2.GuaWord

GuaWord is a freeware Word password recovery that empowers you to recover document open password regardless of the length. It actually decrypts the password directly instead of attacking the file with endless character combinations. However, because of this never-fail strategy, it will take around 10 days on a fast computer to finish the recovery. It also can’t work on the files with encryption higher than 40-bit or with passwords in French. Like Free Word and Excel Password Recovery Wizard, it neither works with DOCX files nor cracks passwords for editing.

3.CrackIt!

Only with less options, CrackIt! makes the cracking process quite easy by selecting an alphabet. It doesn’t support Microsoft Word 2007, 2010.

3. Smart Key Word Password Recovery

From the above list, it is not difficult for us to conclude that free Word Password Recovery tools may be useful if your password is not too long, or your Word version is not newer than Word 2000, or you don’t require recovering password to modify. But how should you do if you meet the scenarios mentioned just now. Word Password Recovery can help you now. It is a premium program which can recover both Word document open password and modify password no matter how long and complex they are. It recovers Word password with brute-force attack, brute-force with mask attack and dictionary attack types based on your specific conditions. What’s more, it works well with Word 2003, 2007, 2010.

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How to create a secure Word password

Below are some tips:
Firstly, you should mind that you can’t use the same password for the different Word documents.
Secondly, you should not use dictionary words. It is easy to be guessed or cracked for others.
Thirdly, you should try your best to create a long and complex password which consists of symbols, numbers, lower and upper caps.
Fourthly, you should change your passwords regularly. Every 4-6 weeks is ideal. ?

Below is the process on how to create a password:
Step 1: Write down phrase “To be or not to be: that is the question”.
Step 2: Replace “to” with the numeral “2”, and replace “be” with the letter “b”. And then pick the first letter for other words. You phrase now can be “2bon2btitq ”
Step 3: Replace “o” with the numeral “0” and replace “i” with the numeral “1”. So your password appears like “2b0n2bt1tq”
Step 4: Replace some lower case letter with upper case letter, and add some symbol before and after the phrase. Your password has been changed as “@2b0n2BT1TQ#”.

By using this technique, the security of your online accounts and password protected files is high and you will not be able to forget the password.

How to unlock Word password if I forgot it

If you really forgot this password by accident, you can try Word Password Unlocker which is password software to help users to unlock forgotten or lost Word password. It works well with Word 2000, 2003, 2007. Follow the easy directions on how to unlock Word document password:

Step 1: Download, install and launch Word Password unlocker.
Step 2: Load password-encrypted Word document on your computer by clicking “open” and choosing the file.
Step 3: Choose the proper recovery mode. Here we recommend “100% instant document decryption”. Click on “Next”.

Step 4: Hit “Decrypt Document”. It will take several minutes to finish the recovery.
Step 5: After you are noticed by the indicator “The File Decrypt Successfully”, go to the folder your source file is and the fixed file is what you want.

Word password Unlocker is seriously easy for all Word users, even novice. No hesitate, just go to grab it.

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Part I: How to create a password for Word document

Tips: If you have already known how to create Word password, directly go to Part II to see the directions on Word password remover.

The processes for creating Word password are a bit different depending on the version of it. Here we take Word 2007 for example.

Step 1: Open the Word document you would like to add a password to.
Step 2: Click “Microsoft Office Button” and select “Save as”->“Word Document”.
Step 3: In the Window of “Save as”, specify the location of your file. At the bottom of left corner, click on “Tools” and select “General Options”.
Step 4: You may now set a password under either “Password to open” box or “Password to modify” box or set passwords for both.
Step 5: Click “OK” to confirm your changes and save your document as usual.

Part II: How to Remove Word password if I forgot

Declare: This information is strictly shared to help you to gain access to your own Word document that you have lost or forgotten the password for.

After you create a password for your Word file, you don’t need to worry about security issue. But the troubles comes accidently, you forgot it. Not like Windows system password, Microsoft doesn’t empower you to retrieve Word password with built-in features. It is a bit hard to recover Word document unless you utilize Word Password Remover software.

Below are the easy steps on how to remove Word Password.

Step 1: Launch Word Password Recovery and you will enter the user-friendly interface.

Step 2: Import password-encrypted Word document by clicking on “Open” and selecting the file on your PC.

Step 3: Choose “100% instant document decryption” which is recommended because it is the fastest and most efficient mode for Word password attacking. Click “Next”.

Step 4: Click on “Document Decryption” to initiate the recovery. After the recovery, a newly fixed file will be generated in the folder where your source file locates.

Done! You have removed Word password successfully.

What is Windows XP Password Cracker Program?

Windows XP password recovery program is the third party software that is used to recover, or reset lost user and administrator passwords used to log on to Windows XP system.

How to choose the best program?

Actually, there are so many free and premium Windows Password Cracker programs on the market. Each of them has the advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, choose one according to your specific condition.

The List of free programs:
1. Ophcrack: The Ophcrack Windows Password Cracker is fast and easy enough for a first time users with a basic knowledge of Windows. You don’t need to log onto windows to be able to crack your lost password. Simply download free ISO image on its site, burn it to a CD and boot from the CD. The Ophcrack program starts, lists the Windows user accounts, and proceeds to recover the password automatically.

2. Offline NT password & Registry Editor: It works differently than most password recovery programs in that it removes your XP password instead of recovering it. Enable to your boot a burned CD created with the Offline NT password & Registry Editor ISO file. After running the program, you can access to your Windows without entering a password at all.

3. PC Login Now: Like Offline NT password & Registry Editor, it deletes your current Windows XP password and allows you to log in to system without a password. The trade-off with PC Login Now is that it causes Windows to detect a possible hard drive problem on the first reboot after erasing the password.

4. Kon-Boot: It works like: burn the program to a CD, boot to it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t support 64-bit versions of Windows.

5. Cain &Able: It requires to access to Windows under an administrator account. So it is a useful tooll to recover passwords to accounts other than administrator.

6. LCP: You need access to a user account on the computer and install the program inside of Windows to accomplish the recovery. What’s more, it is a little complicated for new users.

7. John The Ripper: Not absolutely free, the application itself is free, but the wordlists by John The Ripper to recover password do cost. Furthermore, it is operated at the command line making it reserve for the very advanced users.

Tips: If you want to get a more easy-to-use and effective solution to crack Windows XP password, just try a premium software. Windows XP password Cracker is just the great utility to crack Windows XP password with user-friendly interface. What’s more, it equally works well with Windows Vista, Windows 7.

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Window Server 2003 is a server operating system, and it runs on a computer that provides services to other computers on a net work or over the Internet. What’s more, it have the ability to share files and printers, act as an application server, and host message queues, provide email services, authenticate users, act as an X.509 certificate server, provide LDAP directory services, serve streaming media, and to perform other server-oriented functions.

About Windows Server 2003 Password

For security on a server computer, it is required to create a strong password.

The default password filter (Passfilt.dll) included with Windows Server 2003 requires that a password:

• Is not based on the user’s account name.
• Contains at least six characters.
• Contains characters from three of the following four categories:
• Uppercase alphabet characters (A–Z)
• Lowercase alphabet characters (a–z)
• Arabic numerals (0–9)
• Non-alphanumeric characters (for example, !$#,%)

As stated above, this policy is enabled by default.

How to Reset Windows Server 2003 Password if forgot

It is very common for many users to forget Windows 2003 password for these or those reasons. You may have noticed that the process of resetting Windows Server 2003 password is not the same as it is on other Windows Operating System. It is somehow difficult for computer novice to do it. Don’t panic. Smart Key Windows Password Recovery Enterprise is by far the most easy-to-use utility I tested. It can recover not only local user password but also reset domain administrator password. Learning this tutorial can help you become a more adept user for Windows 2003 password recovery.

Step 1: Insert your target device onto another computer which can access to Windows. Download & setup & run Windows Password Recovery Enterprise.
Tips: For device, it supports CD/DVD or USB Flash Drive.

Step 2: To reset local account user password, choose “Reset Windows local account password”. To reset domain administrator password, choose “Reset Windows Domain administrator password”.

Step 3: Choose the target device you have inserted in Step 1.

Step 4: Click on “Burn” to start bootable disk/USB creation.

Step 5: Boot the locked computer from this bootable CD/USB, and that means you need to insert CD/USB in advance and set BIOS to boot it from CD/USB.

Step 6: Choose the Windows installation on your PC.

Step 7: If you choose to reset local account user password in previous step, here you need to choose one account you want to reset password for.

If you choose to reset domain administrator password in previous step, you just need to type your new password directly.

Step 8: Click “Reset”, and then click “Yes” &”OK” in the next two text boxes. And then restart your computer by simply clicking “Reboot”.

This utility also supports Windows 7/Vista/XP/NT/2000/2008 server.. More info on how to perform Windows password Recovery is waiting for you to explore.

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Don’t fret; there is still a program which can easily reset Windows Server 2008 password. It is Windows Password Recovery Enterprise. This tool is designed to reset Windows local administrator and other user account password and reset domain administrator password with ease. No matter how long and how complex your password is, no matter how bad you are at computer or system, you are able to recover your password without any effort with the help of this utility.

Here are the steps on how to get back to Windows 2008 password:

How to reset local user password

Section I: To burn a Windows Server 2008 password reset disk, you need the assistance of other computer which can log on to Windows.

Step 1: Download Windows Password Recovery Enterprise, double click .exe file and follow the wizard to install it. And then launch it.
Step 2: On the main interface of this program, choose “Reset Windows local account password”. Insert a blank CD to your CD-ROM or connect USB Drive Flash to USB port.
Step 3: Tick “CD/DVD” or “USB” Flash Drive according to the portable device you insert in the previous step.
Step 4: Click on “Burn” to start Windows 2008 password reset disk burning.
Step 5: After the progress bar reaches 100% and an indicator pops up, click on “OK”. And remove your device from this computer.

Section II: The directions below should be finished on the locked computer.

Step 1: Insert the bootable device onto the locked computer, and boot it from CD or USB.
Step 2: You will get the main interface of this program under Win PE environment. Choose the specific Windows installation.
Step 3: Highlight one account you want to reset password and click “Reset”.
Step 4: A confirmation box shows, and you need to click “Yes”, and then hit “OK” on the next popup.
Step 5: Click “Reboot” to finish the reset.

How to reset domain administrator password

Section I: We need a Windows accessible computer to burn a password reset disk.

Step 1: This step is the same as Step 1, Section I for resetting local user password.
Step 2: Choose “Reset Windows Domain Administrator password” as your recovery mode. Insert a blank CD or connect USB Drive Flash onto your computer.
Step 3: Follow the directions as Step 3, Step 4, Step 5, Section I for resetting local user password.

Section II: Finish the following steps on the locked computer

Step 1: Follow the directions as Step 1, Step 2 Section II for resetting local user password.
Step 2: Directly type your new domain account password and click on “Reset”.
Step 3: The following steps is the same as Step 4 and Step 5, Section II for resetting local user password.

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Reset Windows Vista Password

Method 1: Try No Password Administrator Login Backdoor

In Windows XP, every user is set up as an administrator by default. There is built-in Administrator user account, that has administrative credentials, enabled by default, and without any password to protect the account from been access. If you didn’t change it, then try to sign in to Windows XP as the Administrator to change XP password for other accounts. This function can be utilized by two ways:

One is using Ctl+Alt+Delete keys:
1. Start Windows XP system and press Ctl+Alt+Delete keys TWICE when Windows Welcome screen appears.
2. It will show classic login box. Type “Administrator” (without quote) in Username box and leave blank in Password box.
3. Press “Enter” key, you will log in to Windows.
4. Go to “Start”->”Run”->”Control Panel”->”User Accounts” to change other Windows password.
The other is using Safe Mode:
1. Start your PC, and continue to press “F8″ before the splash screen appears.
2. From “Advanced Boot Options”, choose “Safe Mode” by using the arrow key. Press “Enter”.
3. On the login box, log on with the built-in administrator account, and press “Enter” directly without entering any password.
4. This step is the same as Step 4 for using Ctl+Alt+Delete keys.

Method 2: XP Password Changer program

Frankly speaking, the method mentioned above is not so straightforward for those users with little computer knowledge. Windows XP Password Changer is the best choice to reset Windows XP password. Its easy-to-use and powerful functions are verified by thousands of users around the world. With its help, you can recover any Windows system password including local administrator password.

Just follow me to learn the easy steps on how to change Windows XP password:

Step 1: Burn bootable CD.
a. We need another computer which can log into Windows to burn this CD. So insert a blank CD on this computer, and then launch Windows XP Password Recovery.
b. Choose “reset Windows local account password” and device (here we tick “CD/DVD”).
c. Click “burn” to start the bootable CD burning.

Step 2: Reset Password
a. Insert this CD on the computer you can’t access to and boot it from CD.
b. You will enter the main interface of this program. Select the Windows installation and the user account you would like to reset password.
c. Choose the user account you want to change password for, click “reset”.
d. To confirm your action, respectively hit “Yes” and “OK” in the next two boxes.
e. Restart your PC to finish the reset.

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Part I: How to change Vista Password under Windows?

1. Click “Start”->”Control Panel”->”User Accounts and Family Safety”->”User Accounts”.
2. In the area “Make changes to your user account” of the “User Accounts” Window, click “Change your password”.
3. In the first text box, enter your current password; in the next two text boxes, enter your new password.
4. Click “change password” to confirm your changes.

Part II: Can’t access to Windows? How to change Vista password?

If you need to change your Vista password because you lost it and can’t log in to Windows, then you obviously can’t use the way above.

However, you can use a Vista password changer program to change the password even if you can’t access to Windows Vista at all.
Look at the following steps to see how to change Windows Vista password with this effective software.
Because we need to accomplish the whole procedure on two computers, here I divide the directions into two parts:
One: Burn password reset disk on the computer that can access to Windows.
Step 1: Insert a blank CD on this PC, and launch Windows Vista Password Cracker.

Step 2: Select “reset Windows local account password”, and tick “CD/DVD” and choose your target device.

Step 3: Click “burn” to start burning Vista password reset disk.

Two: Reset the password on the computer which you forgot the password for.

Step 1: Boot the computer with this disk. And then choose the system you would like to reset password.

Step 2: According to the wizard to reset the password. The last step you need to do is to reboot your PC to finish changing Windows Vista password.

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Using system restore feature.

There may be the following scenarios in which you unable to access to Windows:
Scenario 1: You forgot the password when you recently set a new administrator password.
Scenario 2: You type the correct logon password, but the system does not accept it because of corruption.
Scenario 3: You delete a protected administrator account. Now, you can’t log on to another administrator account.
Scenario 4: You change a protected administrator account to a standard user account. Now, you can’t access to another administrator account.
You can use Vista System Restore feature to log on to Windows Vista. Follow these steps to remove Windows Vista Password。
Step 1: Insert the Windows Vista DVD, and then restart the computer.
Step 2: Press any key when you receive the message “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD”.
Step 3: Specify the preferences for “Language to install”, “Time and currency format”, “Keyboard or input method”.
Step 4: Click “Repair your computer”, and select the operating system, and then click “Next”.
Step 5: Click “System Restore” and then click “Next”.
Step 6: Click the restore point that you want to use, and then click “Next”.
Step 7: Specify the disks you want to restore and click “Next”.
Step 8: Click “Finish” and then click “Yes”.
Step 9: when the system Restore process is completed, restart the computer by clicking “Restart”.
Step 10: After you access to the system, go to the “Control Pane” to reset or remove Vista password.

Using Windows Vista Password remover

Frankly speaking, the way I recommend above is not widely used for the Vista users because that requires some basic computer knowledge. What’s more, after you use the System Restore feature, reinstall any programs or updates that may be removed. You will not lose any personal documents. However, you may have to reinstall programs. You may also have to reset some personal settings.

Therefore, the best way to remove Vista password is using Vista Password Removing software. Read the following steps to learn how to operate it.

Step 1: Here we need another computer to burn password reset disk. Insert a blank CD on this PC, and launch Vista Password Cracker.

Step 2: Select “reset Windows local account password”, and tick “CD/DVD” and choose your target device.

Step 3: Click “burn” to start burning Windows Vista password reset disk.

Step 4: With CD, boot the computer for which you lost the log-in password. And then choose the system you would like to reset password.

Step 5: Highlight the target account, and click “Reset”. According to the wizard, reset the password. The last step you need to do is to reboot your PC to finish the reset.

I highly recommend you choose method 2 to remove Windows Vista password. Even though you forget Windows Vista password and are completely locked out of your Vista computer, you can easily and safely remove the forgotten Vista password and log on your computer again. Good Luck!

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