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The forum discusses methods to recover or unlock a Windows 7 user account on a Dell laptop after losing the password. Multiple users suggest tools like the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor and references to recovery procedures, but initial attempts to clear the password were unsuccessful, as the system still prompts for a password upon reboot. The overall sentiment indicates difficulties with password removal and emphasizes trying different approaches, including leaving the password blank during login.
The forum discusses methods to recover or unlock a Windows 7 user account on a Dell laptop after losing the password. Multiple users suggest tools like the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor and references to recovery procedures, but initial attempts to clear the password were unsuccessful, as the system still prompts for a password upon reboot. The overall sentiment indicates difficulties with password removal and emphasizes trying different approaches, including leaving the password blank during login.
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Hi
I don't know if this will work from personal experience, I never set a password because I tend to forget them and don't want to have to type one in when I start me computer. But you can read through it and see if it applies to your situation, you have to have a usable restore point created before you lost access to your computer.
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I don't know if this will work from personal experience, I never set a password because I tend to forget them and don't want to have to type one in when I start me computer. But you can read through it and see if it applies to your situation, you have to have a usable restore point created before you lost access to your computer.
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Mike
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Thanks Patcook. I found this earlier and just finished running it through. It told me user password was unlocked and also cleared but when I saved and rebooted it was still asking for a password and was locked.?????????? Am going to run again now.
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If you used the program that patcooke linked to and also chose / entered the correct username during the process to reset and clear, then it's possible that the logon may still be prompting for a password for that username but it is blank, have you attempted to logon with the username by leaving the password box empty?
Yes I did and it did not work. However I went into the program and reset the clock (this is a new computer) and re-booted the system. Now I can get into the system fine ,but the program is still telling me the username is "locked." I have rebooted a couple of times but still says locked.Crazy.
Anyway its working. I wonder if I go into the account and change the password if that will unlock it.
Anyway its working. But now I wonder when its going to lock up again with it saying its locked.
Anyway its working. I wonder if I go into the account and change the password if that will unlock it.
Anyway its working. But now I wonder when its going to lock up again with it saying its locked.
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