Saturday, June 30, 2012

Best Outlook Password Recovery and PST Unlocker Software

Forgot the passwords to your email accounts set up in MS Outlook? Need to unlock a password-protected Outlook PST file? This usually happens when you rarely use the password or just let MS Outlook to remember the password for your convenience, or for security purposes of Outlook email items in Outlook PST file you keep very complicated password. You may don't realize that you've forgotten the password until you're going to use your email account on another computer or prepare to make a backup of Outlook emails before reinstalling OS.

If you are facing such situations then you can recover Outlook email account passwords and unlock Outlook PST file using Outlook Password Recovery utility.

 

How to Recover Outlook Email Account Password

  1. Download and install Outlook Password Recovery tool.
  2. Run Outlook Password Recovery, then click the Start Recovery button.
    Outlook Password Recovery
  3. The program will automatically search Microsoft Outlook profiles. Instantly recover Outlook password and display all the login details: email account, username, password, account type (IMAP, POP3, SMTP,LDAP, HTTP) and server name.

How to Unlock Outlook PST File Password

  1. Download and install Outlook Password Recovery tool.
  2. Run Outlook Password Recovery, then click the Unlock PST File button.
  3. The File Open dialog will appear. Choose the .pst file of MS Outlook, then click Open.
  4. The program will start to decrypt the PST file and provide 3 different passwords. You can then use any of them to unlock and open your password-protected PST file.
    Please note: the recovered passwords may differ from your original password, but you can also use them to unlock your PST file. That's due to Outlook encryption algorithm.
Outlook Password Recovery is a simple yet useful software which not only recovers passwords for Outlook email accounts and PST files but also supports Outlook Express and most of the popular email clients including Windows Live Mail, Eudora, Incredimail, etc.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

How to Reset Windows Server 2008 Password

Forgot Windows administrator password on the server you haven’t logging on for a long time? Former system admin has left without leaving the Server password? How to reset Windows Server 2008 password without losing any file on it?

Windows 2008 R2 server is the latest and the most secure server operating system from Microsoft.  There are many free Windows password recovery software available on the net but none of them can work with Windows Server 2008. In this article,  I’ll explain a very simple way to reset Windows Server 2008 administrator password in two minutes.

Reset Windows Password is the software you required to reset Windows Server 2008 password.  The software comes as an ISO image and we need to write it onto a CD. It will be a bootable CD which will be used to boot the locked computer and perform password resetting.

How to Reset Windows Server 2008 Password:
  1. Download the zip archive of Reset Windows Password utility. Unzip it and burn the ISO image to a blank CD or USB stick.
  2. Insert the CD or USB stick into your locked computer and let your computer boot from it.
  3. After a while the bootdisk will launch the Reset Windows Password utility, which shows all Windows user accounts available for your Windows installation. By default the Reset Local Admin/User Password option will be selected, the program will display a list of Windows local user accounts. If you want to reset domain administrator password, please choose the Reset Active Directory Password option.
  4. Choose a user account whose password you forgot, then click Reset Password button. The program will quickly reset the unknown/forgotten password as well as unlock the user account if it is disabled or locked out.
Now we’ve successfully reset Windows Server 2008 password. Next time you power on the computer, you’ll be able to log on Windows Server 2008 system without being asked for the old password you’ve forgotten.
Note: Don’t try to crack other systems with this CD. Use only to recover or reset admin password for your computers or the computers you are responsible.

How to Reset Windows Server 2003 Password on Local and Domain Account

Forgot the administrator password on Windows Server 2003 and none of the users have administrative rights? How do you go about resetting the administrator login on Windows Server 2003 while you keep getting the password is incorrect? It is either that the password you have entered is incorrect or the administrator account is locked out or disabled.

With Password Recovery Bundle you can solve all of these problems above.  The software can help you reset lost or forgotten passwords to any local admin and domain admin account on Windows Server 2003, unlock any Windows account which is locked out, disabled or expired. This article mainly explains how to create a password reset disk (CD, DVD or USB stick) with Password Recovery Bundle, then use it to reset Windows Server 2003 password on local and domain account. Follow these steps:

Step 1: Create a Password Reset Disk

Download Password Recovery Bundle and save it on another computer you have admin access to. Install and launch Password Recovery Bundle, then click Windows Password button,  the pop-up dialog enables you to create a password reset disk  (CD, DVD or USB stick) .

Step 2: Set Your PC to Boot from Password Reset Disk

To make your locked computer boot off the password reset disk,  head over to the computer’s BIOS and make some changes: Set CD-ROM as the 1st boot device if you need to boot the computer from CD/DVD; or set Removable Device as the 1st boot device if you want to boot from USB stick.

Step 3: Reset Windows Server 2003 Password
  1. Insert the password reset disk you’ve created into your locked computer. Restart the computer. You’ll notice the boot screen is not the same as usual because it is loading from the password reset disk now.
  2. It takes a while to load some necessary files and launch the Reset Windows Password utility. On the main screen of Reset Windows Password utility, you can see the Windows SAM database file and a list of Windows local accounts on Windows Server 2003.

    There are two recovery options: Reset Local Admin/User Password and Reset Active Directory Password. If you forgot local user account passwords or Directory Services Restore Mode password, please choose the Reset Local Admin/User Password option; Or choose the Reset Active Directory Password option if you want to reset domain administrator password on Windows 2003 domain controller.

    Here we’re going to reset Windows local administrator password, so we choose the first option.
  3. Choose a user account whose password you forgot, then click Reset Password button. The program will reset your forgotten password and unlock the user account if necessary.
  4. Remove the password reset disk and restart the computer.
Now you’ve reset the forgotten Windows Server 2003 password. You can then successfully log on and regain full control over your computer.  With this password reset CD, you’ll never be bothered by a forgotten Windows Server 2003 password!

How to Recover Windows Product Key

Need to reinstall the OS of your computer but have misplaced the product key? The product key sticker in the bottom of your notebook is scratched? Reinstalling Windows requires you to have the original product key. If you’ve lost your product key, it could become a real nightmare until you can retrieve them back.
It doesn’t have to be this way, though. If you install Product Key Finder now, then it will scan your PC, and recover Windows product key and all the serial numbers for the applications installed. Print out the product keys or save them to disc and you’ll always have your keys to hand.

How to Recover Windows Product Key:
  1. Download and install Product Key Finder on your computer.
  2. Launch Product Key Finder and click the Start Recovery button. It will bring up a drop-down menu that provides three recovery mode: From current system, From non-booting system and From remote computer.
  3. To recover product keys from your current Windows installation, choose the first recovery mode.
  4. The program will scan your Windows registry and recover product keys for Windows, Office and many other software you’ve activated.
If by any chance, you’ve lost your Windows 7/Vista/XP/2008/2003/2000 product key, no need to worry, Product Key Finder can recover it for you. Additionally, Product Key Finder can also recover CD keys for many other applications such as Microsoft Office, SQL Server, VMware, Adobe Reader, etc. It’s very useful when you are going to reinstall or repair your Windows or Office setup but find you’ve lost the keys.

How to Reset Windows 7 Password on A Netbook

Forgot Windows login password and you are unable to log onto your netbook? You may have read through many password cracking tricks to no avail. As netbook doesn’t have CD-ROM, we can’t reset Windows 7 password with a CD or DVD. To unlock Windows password and regain access to your netbook, you need to create a bootable USB flash drive, then get your netbook to boot off it and reset Windows 7 password.

Part 1: Create a Windows 7 Password Reset USB

You’ll need to create a Windows 7 password reset USB using another PC. If you don’t have another PC, you’ll have to bug one of your friends to use theirs. Download the ISO image of Reset Windows Password utility, then burn it to a USB flash drive with ISO2Disc.


Part 2: Boot Netbook from USB Flash Drive

Plug your newly created USB flash drive into your netbook and power it up. In order to go into the BIOS settings, hit F2 as it is starting. Once you are in the BIOS settings, navigate to the Boot tab and move ‘USB-HDD’ to the top of boot priority order list. Hit F10 to save your settings.

Part 3: Reset Windows 7 Password

After booting your netbook from the USB flash drive, the bootdisk will launch the Reset Windows Password utility. On the main screen, you can see the Windows SAM registry file and a list of Windows user accounts.


Choose your desired user account, then click Reset Password button. The program will reset your forgotten Windows 7 password and unlock the account if it is already locked out.

Reboot your netbook and remove the USB drive. Now you can log in to your computer with an empty password. A password reset USB could really come in handy if you ever forget your account password. With it, you can easily reset Windows 7 password and get right in to your PC.

Friday, June 22, 2012

How to Recover Windows Administrator Password without Logging in

If stay online most of your life, probably you have a long list of secure passwords that you need to remember. Many password manager software are available for you to store passwords so you can login to your favorite Web sites securely with a single click. But none of such software can help you auto-fill your Windows login password on Windows logon screen. So we need to remember Windows password by ourselves.

There are many occasions when you might forget Windows password, or the administrator account is locked out as you mistype your password too many times. This happens more often than we would think! How to recover Windows administrator password if you forgot the password and can't login.

In this tutorial I'll show you how to recover Windows administrator password without logging in. The recovery procedure can be divided into 3 steps generally.

Step 1: Create a Windows Password Recovery CD

First we need to download the zip archive of Reset Windows Password utility. The software comes as an ISO image file which you have to burn to a CD. It's also possible to boot from a USB stick. You can create a Windows password recovery CD using any CD burning software you like. If you don't have one, you can use this freeware: ISO2Disc.

Step 2: Set Locked PC to Boot from CD

To make your locked computer boot from a CD, you need to change the boot sequences in your computer's BIOS: move CD-ROM at the top of any other boot devices. The computer will try to boot off a CD or DVD before your hard drive.

Step 3: Recover Windows Administrator Password

Put the Windows password recovery CD in the CD drive of your locked computer. Restart the computer and it will load the Windows PE operating system in the CD. After a while, the Reset Windows Password program will launch, which shows all Windows SAM registry hives and Windows user accounts available in your computer.

Select the Administrator account and then click Reset Password button. The program will remove your forgotten password instantly, also unlock the account if it is disabled or locked out.

Restart the computer and remove the Windows password recovery CD, you can successfully log in your Windows system without being asked for a password. Keep the CD in a safe place, so even if you forgot the administrator password next time, you can recover Windows password and regain access to your computer using this CD. Enjoy!

Saturday, June 9, 2012

2 Simple Ways to Change Windows 7 Password

We usually change Windows 7 password regularly for security reasons. But it is very annoying when you forgot Windows password at the time when you are required to do some important office work. In this article we’ll present 2 simple ways to help you change Windows 7 password no matter you can log on your computer or not.

Method 1: Change Windows 7 Password When You Logon

If you can logon Windows 7 system using any administrator account, it’s very easy for you to change Windows 7 password. Please follow these steps:
  1. Go to Control Panel and click on the User Accounts and Family Safety.Change Windows Password
  2. Click on the User Accounts link, then click on the link of Change your password.
  3. Enter your current password and set a new Password, then click on Change password button.

Method 2: Change Windows 7 Password without Logon

If you forgot Windows 7 password and can’t logon the computer using any administrator account, you need to create a Windows password reset disk and then boot your locked computer from it to change Windows 7 password.
  1. Download the self-extracting Zip file of Reset Windows Password package.
  2. Uncompress the package, there is a ISO image: ResetWindowsPwd.iso. Burn it onto a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive using any CD burning software you like.
  3. Boot your locked computer from the Windows password reset disk.
  4. Wait until the boot process is complete. When a window pops up with all your Windows accounts, select the Windows account whose password you want to change. Click the Reset Passwordbutton to remove the forgotten password.Reset Windows Password
Then, take out the Windows password reset disk and restart your computer. You can directly log on your computer without being asked for a password. After getting into Windows you can then change Windows 7 password to a new one using the Method 1 above.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Top 5 Windows Password Recovery Software

"I forgot Windows login password for my Dell laptop. It's a second hand computer I bought from a shop so I don't have a warranty. I don't think I can afford to pay a pro to fix this problem for me. Any help will be greatly appreciated."

There might be many instances when you have just forgot Windows password. This could put you in big trouble especially if you do not have any other OS configured for dual boot and this will prevent you from accessing your files as well. But there are many password recovery tools which can be used even if you do not have access to Windows. So here is a list of top 5 Windows password recovery software.

1. Ophcrack

Ophcrack is one of the best and top rated password recovery tools for Windows. Ophcrack is fast and easy to use even for a user with basic Windows skills. It works well with Windows 7/Vista/XP and does not require any installation. The only downside of this tool is that you need to download the Live CD ISO (496MB for 7/Vista and 415MB XP) and it doesn't support Active Directory password recovery for domain controllers.

2. Offline NT Password & Registry Editor

This is one of the fastest password recovery tools for Windows. You need to burn the ISO image to a CD before passwords can be reset. The only disadvantage with Offline NT is that the interface is similar to command prompt and might not find it easy to use.

3. Cain & Abel

Unlike Ophcrack and other popular Windows password recovery programs, Cain & Abel requires access to Windows under an administrator account. In fact, Cain & Abel is a bit more complicated to use than other password recovery tools which is usually unavailable for Windows Vista as is said.

If you have no way of getting in to your Windows PC, you will not be able to use Cain & Abel to recover Windows password. Moreover, before you can use Cain & Abel, you'll need to download a rainbow table. These large databases of passwords are required so Cain & Abel can reset the forgotten windows password.

4. LCP

LCP is yet another free password recovery software tool for Windows. Like Cain & Abel, LCP is a standard Windows program you download from LCPSoft's website and install inside of Windows, meaning you'll need access to a user account on the computer.

LCP can be a little intimidating to those new to Windows password recovery tools so some prior knowledge is very helpful to avoid even bigger problems with your PC.

5. Reset Windows Password

With some basic computer skills, you can break Windows password using these free Windows password recovery tools above. If you still can't get them to work, I recommend you to use this professional Windows password recovery software - Reset Windows Password, which is much easier to use and far more powerful than all the freeware above. It can help you reset lost Windows passwords on Windows 7/Vista/XP/2003/2000, unlock user accounts which are disabled, locked out or expired.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

How to Reset Windows Server Password without Data Loss

“I forgot my administrator password on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition. I tried many tricks available in the internet but still the password for my administrator account was not reset. Is it possible to get in?”
You might have forgot your Windows Server administrator password. When you lost the password, and still you will be able to log into the system if you have some other user accounts with administrators privilege. But when you have only one account and you lost its password, its difficult.
In this tutorial, we’ll try to let you know some basics of Windows Server user account, so you can then smoothly reset Windows Server password without data loss.

 

Understanding Windows Server User Account

In Windows Server 2008/2003/2000, there are two types of Windows user accounts:
  • Domain user accounts – A domain user account is one whose username and password are stored on a domain controller rather than the computer the user is logging into.
  • Local user accounts – In Windows, a local user account is one whose username and encrypted password are stored on the computer itself. When you log in as a local user, the computer checks its own list of users and its own password file to see if you are allowed to log into the computer.
Only domain controllers have both domain user accounts and local user accounts. Microsoft uses different encryption algorithms to secure these two types of Windows Server user account passwords and store them on different locations. As it’s known to us, the local user accounts are saved in Windows SAM registry hive while the domain user accounts are stored in Active Directory database file (ntds.dit).

 

How to Reset Windows Server Password

If you’ve forgotten your Windows Server password, there is no need to worry. With Reset Windows Password Enterprise you can reset both local user account passwords and domain user account passwords easily. The program works with Windows Server 2008/2003/2000, including the 64-bit operating systems.
  1. You’ll need to create a bootdisk using another PC (not your locked computer). If you don’t have another PC, you’ll have to borrow one of your friends. Then, you’ll need to download the .zip archive of Reset Windows Password Enterprise on the computer, Unzip the download file and burn the ISO image to a blank CD/DVD using any ISO burning software.
  2. Boot your locked PC from the bootdisk (you might have to adjust the BIOS to allow booting from the CD).
  3. Just wait a while until the bootdisk launches the Reset Windows Password program.
  4. If you want to reset domain user account passwords, choose the Reset Active Directory Password. Otherwise choose the Reset Local Admin/User Password option to reset local user account passwords.
  5. Select a user account from the list, and then click Reset Password button to reset your forgotten password.
Next restart your computer and remove the bootdisk, you’ll be able to login your Windows Server user account immediately without reinstall the whole operating system.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

How to Recover Adobe Product Key

Before you can install Adobe Acrobat you'll need to find the product key that came with the program. Adobe Acrobat requires that you enter a unique product key before using it.

If you've lost your product key, there may be a way to find it as long as Adobe Acrobat is still installed. You might be able to recover Adobe product key if you've uninstalled the program but only if the product key information was left in the computer.

With Product Key Finder program you can easily recover lost product keys for Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Fireworks and more. Simply scan your system for all installed Adobe products and make a backup of Adobe product keys.

Step 1. Download and Install Product Key Finder

1) Click here to download the setup package of Product Key Finder and save it in a place that is easy to find, such as your PC desktop.
2) When the download is complete, double-click the download file to run the installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 2. Recover Adobe Product Key

1) Launch the Product Key Finder program.
2) Click the Start Recovery button, it will bring up a drop-down menu that provides three recovery mode: From current system, From non-booting system and From remote computer.
3) Select the From current system mode from the drop-down menu. This program will automatically scan your local PC for Adobe product keys. Quickly recover and display product keys for Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Fireworks and other Adobe products installed on your computer.