Reset Windows 7 password

Issue:  End-user machine loses trust to domain and/or you forgot your administrator or account password.  This is the easiest and fastest without a Windows reboot password CD.

Resolution:  Need | Windows 7 boot CD, boot into repair mode and use command prompt.  Copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe to c:\ (as a backup), then copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe over sethc.exe, overwrite, yes.

Reboot the machine into Windows once more, hit the shift key a few times and a command prompt will surface.  Type net user username password (where username is the account and password is the password you are assigning).  Note:  If the account is a disabled account, then you will need to run:  net user username /active:yes

Login with the new username and password

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