How to Reset Windows 2008 Password When You Forgot It

Forgot Windows 2008 domain password? Former employees leave without removing the password they have set on your company's servers? The administrator account is locked out due to reaching its account lockout threshold of invalid password attempts? How to reset Windows 2008 password if you forgot the original password?

With Reset Windows Password utility you can solve all of the problems easily. This software comes as an ISO image which we have to burn to a CD or USB drive. Just boot from the CD/USB you can reset Windows 2008 local admin and domain admin passwords quickly.

Step 1. Burn a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive

1. Download and save the Reset Windows Password self-extracting ZIP file to an accessible PC, then decompress the ZIP archive which there should be an ISO image file: ResetWindowsPwd.iso inside.
2. Insert a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive into the computer.
3. Download and install the ISO2Disc utility, launch the program.
4. Click the Browse button to locate your ISO image file, then click the Start Burn button to burn the ISO image to your CD/DVD or USB flash drive.

Step 2. Change BIOS Settings

1. Turn on your locked computer. When it is powered on, check the boot-screen for setup key (i.e. DELETE key, F8 key, F2 key) to enter BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Use the arrow keys to select the BOOT tab, then change the Boot Device Priority: Set CD/DVD as the 1st boot device so you can boot off the CD, or set Removable Device if you want to boot from USB flash drive.
3. Press F10 to save your changes. Now your computer is able to boot from CD/DVD or USB flash drive.

Step 3. Reset Windows 2008 Password

1. Insert the newly burned CD/DVD or USB flash drive into your locked computer, then restart the computer.
2. The computer will load the operating system inside the CD/DVD or USB drive. After one or two minutes, it will launch the Reset Windows Password program.
3. You can reset both Windows local account password and domain password easily. After resetting your forgotten Windows 2008 password, the program will also unlock/enable the user account in the background if it is locked out or disabled.

Option 1: Reset Windows 2008 Local Password

Simply select the Windows SAM registry hive from the list, the program will display a list of Windows local user accounts. Choose a user account and click Reset Password button. It will remove your forgotten password instantly.

Option 2: Reset Windows 2008 Domain Password

Simply select the Active Directory database file (ntds.dit), the program will list all domain accounts for your Windows 2008 domain controller. Select a user account and click the Reset Password button, the password will be changed to Password123.

4. Click the Restart button to reboot the computer and remove the CD/DVD or USB drive, you can then log into Windows 2008 successfully.

In addition, Reset Windows Password utility also enables you to reset forgotten Windows password on Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000, including both 32-bit and 64-bit operating system.

How to Reset Windows Domain Password if You Forgot it

If you have forgotten password of Windows domain administrator and are unable to log in to domain controller, Reset Windows Password utility can help you easily reset Windows domain password without knowing the original password.

Reset Windows Password is an easy-to-use bootable utility, with a graphical interface. You can use it to instantly reset Windows 2000/2003/2008 domain administrator password by following the below simple steps.

Step 1: Burn a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive

1. Download and save the Reset Windows Password self-extracting Zip file to a folder on your hard drive, then extract the ISO image file: ResetWindowsPwd.iso from it.
2. Insert a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive on your computer.
3. Download and install the ISO2Disc utility, launch the program.
4. Click the Browse button to locate your ISO image file, then click the Start Burn button to burn the ISO image to your CD/DVD or USB flash drive.

Step 2: Change BIOS Settings

1. Boot your locked computer. When it is powered on, check the boot-screen for setup key (i.e. DELETE key, F8 key, F2 key) to enter BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Use the arrow keys to select the BOOT tab, then change the Boot Device Priority: Set 1st Boot Device to CDROM if you just created a bootable CD or DVD, or set 1st Boot Device to Removable Device if a bootable USB flash drive was created.
3. Press F10 to save your changes. Now your computer is able to boot from CD/DVD or USB flash drive.

Step 3: Reset Windows Domain Password

1. Insert the newly burned CD/DVD or USB flash drive to your locked computer, then reboot your computer.
2. Then you will see Reset Windows Password is initializing.
3. Simply select the Active Directory database file (ntds.dit), the program will list all domain accounts for your domain controller. Select a user account and click the Reset button, the password will be changed to Password123.
4. Click the Restart button to reboot the computer, you are able to log in to Active Directory (AD) server using the new password: Password123.

In addition, Reset Windows Password also enables you to reset Windows local administrator and user password on Windows 7, 2008, Vista, 2003, XP, 2000.

How to Recover Windows Vista Password

Have you ever forgotten Windows Vista password and found yourself locked out of your computer? You just changed your password and sometime in the night it managed to slip out of your mind and evaporate up in dreamspace? Perhaps your relatives or friends forget their Windows passwords and you are asked to recover the passwords?

For security purposes many of us lock our systems with password and sometimes unintentionally or accidentally we forget the password. To come out of this problem, you need to get a Windows password recovery software. With Reset Windows Password utility you can recover Windows Vista password quickly and easily.

Step 1. Create a Windows Vista Password Recovery Disk

1. Download and save the Reset Windows Password self-extracting Zip file to a folder on your hard drive, then extract the ISO image file: ResetWindowsPwd.iso from it.
2. Insert a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive on your computer.
3. Download and install the ISO2Disc utility, launch the program.
4. Click the Browse button to locate your ISO image file, then click the Start Burn button to burn the ISO image to your CD/DVD or USB flash drive.

Step 2. Change BIOS Settings

1. Boot your Windows Vista computer. When it is powered on, check the boot-screen for setup key (i.e. DELETE key, F8 key, F2 key) to enter BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Use the arrow keys to select the BOOT tab, then change the Boot Device Priority: Set 1st Boot Device to CDROM if you just created a bootable CD or DVD, or set 1st Boot Device to Removable Device if a bootable USB flash drive was created.
3. Press F10 to save your changes. Now your computer is able to boot from CD/DVD or USB flash drive.

Step 3. Recover Windows Vista Password

1. Insert the newly burned CD/DVD or USB flash drive to your Windows Vista computer, then reboot the computer.
2. Now the computer will boot from the Windows Vista password recovery disk. Wait until the boot process is finished, you'll see the main window of Reset Windows Password utility.
3. Select a user account from the list, then click the Reset Password button. The program will reset Windows Vista password immediately. You can then reboot the computer and log on to Windows Vista without being asked for a password.

So there is no need to call in a technician to get around the password if you forgot Windows Vista password. You can recover Windows Vista password on your own by creating a Windows Vista password recovery disk.

Crack Windows 8 Password If You Can't Login Anymore

"I can't log in to Windows 8 on my laptop. I've tried every password combination I use for any of my accounts and it wouldn't let me in. How to crack Windows 8 password so I can get past the login screen?"

Forgot Windows 8 password on your computer and you get stuck at the login screen? What to do if you don't want to do a fresh install as you have some important data saved in your computer which you can't afford to lose? The only feasible option is to use a bootable CD or USB to boot off your computer and crack Windows 8 password.

Step 1: Create a Windows Password Cracking Disk

1. Download and save the Reset Windows Password self-extracting Zip file to another computer you can log in with admin rights, then extract the ISO image file: ResetWindowsPwd.iso from it.
2. Burn the ISO image file to a CD or USB with ISO2Disc.
3. After one or two minutes, a Windows password cracking disk will be created.

Step 2: Change BIOS Settings

1. Boot your locked computer. When it is powered on, check the boot-screen for setup key (i.e. DELETE key, F8 key, F2 key) to enter BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Use the arrow keys to select the BOOT tab, then change the Boot Device Priority: Set 1st Boot Device to CDROM or Removable Device.
3. Press F10 to save your changes.

Step 3: Crack Windows 8 Password

1. Turn on your locked computer that you're about to crack Windows 8 password. Insert the Windows password cracking disk and restart the computer.
2. The system begins to load, and you'll reach the main window of Reset Windows Password program.
3. Simply select a Windows account from the list, then click the Reset Password button. The program will reset Windows 8 password instantly.

Take out of the Windows password cracking disk and click Restart to reboot your computer. You'll find that you can log in to Windows 8 without entering a password. Apart from cracking Windows 8 password, you can also use it to crack Windows 7/Vista/XP passwords.

How to Reset Windows 7 Password If You Forgot It

Forgot Windows 7 password? Couldn't log on your computer as administrator? You may still login using a standard user but it has many restrictions and you can't backup any file to a CD or USB drive. How to reset Windows 7 password so you can regain access to your computer with administrator account?

It's quite easy to unlock your Windows 7 password if you have a excellent Windows password recovery software. Here I'll show you how to reset lost Windows 7 password with AD Password Reset.

Step 1: Create a Windows 7 Password Reset CD/DVD

Download the AD Password Reset and save it on any computer you have access to. Unzip the downloaded file, there should be an ISO image file: apr.iso. You can use the freeware BurnCDCC to burn the ISO image to a blank CD/DVD.

Step 2: Boot from Windows 7 Password Reset CD/DVD

To force your computer to boot from the Windows 7 Password Reset CD/DVD, you need to change the boot order in BIOS: Set CD/DVD as the 1st boot device.

Insert the Windows 7 Password Reset CD/DVD on your locked computer and restart the computer. The boot loading screen should appear immediately.

After completion of boot process, you see the main interface of AD Password Reset.

Step 3: Reset Windows 7 password

Click the Reset Windows Local Password button. Select your Windows 7 SAM registry hive, the program will automatically list all Windows 7 user accounts.

Select a user account whose password you forgot, then click the Reset button to remove the password.

Click the Exit button to reboot the computer. You will be able to get into Windows 7 system using a blank password.

How to Find SQL Server Product Key

Try to reinstall SQL Server 2008 but you find you’ve misplaced your product key? How can you locate the product key from your current SQL Server installation? No matter how careful you are, you can still lost your SQL Server product key, particularly if you accidentally lost the box that held the SQL Server installation CD or DVD when you purchased it. If by any chance you have lost your SQL Server product key, here is an easy way to recover it from your current SQL Server installation.

To recover SQL Server product key from SQL Server 2008/2005/2000 installation, you need to download and install the Product Key Finder program on your computer. Follow the steps below you can find out your SQL Server product key easily without the fear of losing your valuable license.

How to Find SQL Server 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.Select the From current system mode from the drop-down menu.
3. This program will automatically scan your local PC for SQL Server installation, quickly find and recover your lost SQL Server product key.

Once you find your lost SQL Server product key, make sure to save it in a safe place for future reference.

How to Bypass Windows XP Password without Reinstalling

"This Friday I reset Windows XP password on my laptop and I made a hard to guess password so my family members won't try to sneak in. But today I tried logging in. I can't even figure out the password myself. I haven't made a password reset disk at all. How to bypass Windows XP password besides reinstalling Windows?"

We know the pain of forgetting Windows login password. If you forgot Windows XP password and haven't created a password reset disk beforehand, you'll have no other option but to take the computer to a repair shop or reinstall Windows. Actually, you can bypass Windows XP password in a number of ways. Here are 2 easy ways to resolve the problem of forgetting Windows XP password.

Method 1: Bypass Windows XP Password in Safe Mode

It's the best way to bypass Windows XP password by using the built-in Administrator account. When you install Windows XP for the first time, it asks you to create a new user account to use on the computer and once you create it, Windows setup automatically disables the Administrator account and you can't access it in normal mode. The next time you forget your user password, you can boot into Safe Mode and login with Administrator account and reset the user password.

1. Boot your computer and immediately press on the F8 key repeatedly until your computer displays the boot menu.
2. With the arrow keys, choose Safe Mode and press the Enter key.
3. On the home screen, click on Administrator. If you have no home screen, type Administrator and leave the password field as blank.
4. Click on the Start menu in the bottom left corner, go in the Control Panel, then in User Accounts you can reset any user password easily.

Method 2: Bypass Windows XP Password by Third-party Software

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 CD/DVD or USB flash drive.
3. Boot your locked computer from the newly burned CD/DVD or USB flash drive.
4. Wait until the boot process is finished. The Reset Windows Password utility will launch and locate the user accounts on your Windows XP system.
5. Select a user account whose password you want to bypass, and then click Reset Password button to remove the forgotten password. You can then log in to Windows XP with a blank password.

With the methods above you can bypass Windows XP password quickly and easily. No need to reinstall the operating system or take your computer out to a repair shop and wait days or sometimes even weeks to get it back if you need it up and running right away.