- Boot from your Windows 2008 Installation CD
- Click 'Repair your Computer' option
- Follow through until you get the option 'Open the Command Prompt' -> Click it and open the Command Window
- Type in the following Command:
"Move C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe.bak"
Now copy 'cmd.exe' and rename to 'Utilman.exe'. Here is the command for that:
COPY C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe
Now go ahead and 'Reboot' your PC
At the logon screen -> Click the 'Ease of access' icon
This will open a command prompt window where you can reset the 'Administrator' password
Commands for that below:
net user administrator *
Press Enter
Type in the new password and confirm it
Note: You won't see the password as you type it, but its there in the memory..
Once you log in to your PC normally, delete the 'Utilman.exe' file and rename 'Utilman.exe..bak' to exe..
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