Reset password Windows Server 2008 (RTM and R2) and Windows 7

OK time to fess up here.  And screwed to learn how to do this for machinery, we can define some time back that have been sitting idle-And what sure * authentication details and documentation build OneNote for this client, but for the life of me, And you can ' t find it.  Now you need to complete the installation and well, which is somewhat difficult without login details ...

So I googled and found these instructions that have been added to bits (the Group) and added some handy screen captures as well:

1. Boot from the DVD or USB media – this media can be Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM, 2008, SBS 2008, or even Windows 7.

2. change the English (Australia), if you want to, but we 're-not installing something "not really matter now

3. click on the "repair your computer"

4. Select an operating system that you want to reset the administrator (or other administrative) password for this.
take Note the drive letter as the selected for it (usually D:))

5. Select "command prompt"

6. Changes to the Windows\System32 directory and move the OS Utilman file to backup, then the copy cmd.exe to Utilman .exe

7. reboot and login prompt after hit Windows + U

8. Type "net group" domain users "to list all domain users in the system (domain controllers only)

9. Type "net group" Domain Admins "," to see the administrative accounts that exist in the system (domain controllers only), and then type net user administrator Select_a_decent_password to change the administrator account password "

10. log in using your new password Immediately go and change the password is nice, safe password.

11. reboot from DVD/USB boot media and copy the backup file to exe utilman.exe.bak Utilman. to make sure that we don ' t the same it now and that is!)

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