Reset domain Admin Password
Reset domain Admin password on a Windows Server 2008 or windows 7 with only the official DVD install
Many of us forget the Admin password for Domain or windows 7, the following is better way to reset it with official Microsoft DVD windows 7 or Windows 2008.
- Boot onto DVD of Windows 7 or Windows server 2008
- Choose “Repair your computer”
- Launch cmd
- Go to c:windowssystem32 # some times windows set boot drive D: drive
- Rename Utilman.exe to Utilman.exe.bak as following
c:windowssystem32move utilman.exe utilman.exe.bak
- Copy cmd.exe to Utilman.exe
c:windowssystem32copy cmd.exe utilman.exe
- Reboot on Windows
- Do the keyboard shortcut Windows + U when on the logon screen
- Run inside the cmd this
net user administrator Newpass123
- log on with new password
- Reboot on the DVD to put back the original Utilman.exe
c:windowssystem32moveutilman.exe.bak utilman.exe
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