Windows Vista issue need Help

[kydsid]

Have you tried using the Windows reset disk?

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...d15841033.mspx

From the sounds of it your wifes profile isn't an admin account otherwise you could change the password of your account.

Let me think a bit more and I will get back to you.

[Barteur]

Originally Posted by kydsid

Have you tried using the Windows reset disk?

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...d15841033.mspx

From the sounds of it your wifes profile isn't an admin account otherwise you could change the password of your account.

Let me think a bit more and I will get back to you.

From what I understand the reset disk needs to be created before you have a problem and I learned this while searching yesterday over the HP and Microsoft site to see if I could find help so I dont have it.

You are correct my wife account is not the admin account but what confuse me is that, when in her profile I try to do admin things like install a program my password works but when I am trying to do, as an admin anything related with accounts my account password does not work anymore but it seems to be recognize because I tried to enter a dummy password and got a error message. When I do my correct Password I dont get an error message but cannot pursue with the usual options for creating an account.

Thanks for trying to help me out

Frenchie

Do you have system restore turned on? If so, just do a restore to one of the points before the problem began. If the first one does not do it, try an earlier point.

[Barteur]

Originally Posted by nozero

Do you have system restore turned on? If so, just do a restore to one of the points before the problem began. If the first one does not do it, try an earlier point.

Can I do this from my wife account?
Thanks

Eric

Originally Posted by Barteur

Can I do this from my wife account?
Thanks

Eric

Right click my computer, select properties, go to the restore tab and if the option is there, it "should" work.

Originally Posted by AD720

I think your best bet would be to get a password resetting utility.

Go here:

http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd

scroll down to "Password Tools"

and try one of those.

An option to this is http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/ - we use this at work all most daily to change or delete admin and or user passwords. It works best when you delete rather than change the password in question. This works in Win 98 through Vista Ultimate 64 bit. I've not yet tested it in Windows 7 64 bit.

If it works, I strongly suggest doing a deep scan of your PC, if your password has been compromised, you may have a key logger or other trojan present.

[Barteur]

Originally Posted by Barteur

Can I do this from my wife account?
Thanks

Eric

Guys thanks for all your help, Did so many things don't know what made it happen but now it works.

Thank you very much

Now backup time

Frenchie

You're up and running now, that's what matters. But I'd still suggest updating your anti-virus and doing a full scan.

[AD720]

I think your best bet would be to get a password resetting utility.

Go here:

http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd

scroll down to "Password Tools"

and try one of those.