Of course you will feel so lucky when you come cross forgetting Windows Vista password experience. You will not worry about how much money that cost to reset Windows Vista password or who you should turn to because of your bad memory. The Windows Vista password reset disk as a free insurance about your computer, every owner should make one. Why not follow my step by step tutorial to create a Windows Vista password reset disk?
Table of contents:
Part 1: Note for you to create or use a Windows Vistapassword reset disk
Part 2: Guide to show you how to create a Windows Vista password reset disk
Part 3: Process to reset Windows Vista password with the disk
1. You need to prepare a blank and formatted USB flash drive for creating a Windows vista password reset disk.
2. You only have to create one disk for one computer. You should not to recreate the disk when you have changed the password or you have several Admin accounts on your Windows vista PC.
3. You are unable to use the password reset disk on any other computer. This password reset disk can only take effect on the computer you create it.For example, if you have another computer with the same user name, you cannot reset windows password with it.
4. Please keep your Windows Vista password reset disk in a safe place, as anyone else can use it to access your use account and get logged on your computer.
The USB flash drive storage capacity for creating a Windows vista password reset disk, it just needs several KB which is to be a waste of disk space if using the popular USB flash drives with GB size. Now, let's get it started.
If you are logged on Windows Vista with the administrator's account, please follow the steps below:
Step 1: Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>User Accounts, click the user name account which you are going to create a Windows vista password reset disk.
Step 2: Under Tasks, click Create a password reset disk.
Step 3: When the Forgotten Password Reset Wizard runs, please click Next.
Step 4: Browse the USB flash drive in the Drop-down menu of I want to create a password key disk in the following drive.
Step 5: Enter the password in Current user account password, and then click Next.
Step 6: The Wizard is creating the Windows vista password reset disk and you need to wait until it finishes and then click the Next.
Step7:Click Finish to exit Wizard and safely remove the USB Flash drive. By this time you are successful create a Windows vista password reset disk, so please label it and keep it in a safe place. Next time, when you forgot or lost your Windows vista password, you can use it to reset Windows vista password by yourself.
Step 1: Plug in the created password reset disk USB flash on your computer.
Step 2: When you enter a wrong password of the user name, a hint will appear: The user name or password is incorrect. Click OK and you are back to the login Window. Click Reset password….
Step 3: You can see the password reset wizard is running. On the Welcome screen, click Next.
Step 4: Choose your USB flash drive and click Next.
Step 5: After the Password Reset Wizard completed to read your saved password, you need enter a new password in Type a new password box and you can enter a hint to the password in Type a new password hint box. And then Click Next, an information will display to you that you are successfully reset your Windows Vista password.
Step 6: When every step comes to end, you can click Finish. Now you are returning to the Welcome screen, and log on your computer with the new password.
Moreover, as a Windows 7 PC user you are also welcome to view this guide for creating a Windows 7 password reset disk. And if you have forgotten your Windows password when you read this tutorial, you are can follow this step by step guide to reset Windows password.
