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September 27th, 2013 14:00
windows 7 admin password
I just got a new win 7 machine, during the setup it did not ask me for an admin password, only a password for my user name. When i try and logon as the administrator and leave the password blank, it just keeps asking me for a password. Tried my user password and still nothing. Has anyone else ran into this issue?
Not sure if i can ad a user named "administrator" and that would do the trick? thanks
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theflash1932
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September 27th, 2013 14:00
The user "administrator" is disabled by default in Windows Vista and later. You shouldn't have any reason to enable/login as "administrator" and can safely leave it disabled and unused. What are you trying to do?
theflash1932
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September 27th, 2013 14:00
He said he already tried both :) Administrator is disabled, so you couldn't log into it even if you had the right password - unless the account has been enabled (which there's no need to do).
Dell-Rajesh R
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September 27th, 2013 14:00
Hi Propaniac,
Try leaving the password blank if you're trying to log on to the actual "Administrator" account. Just press Enter without typing anything when asked for it.
You may try using the same Pasword which was used for the user account.
If the issue persists, Kindly private message me the service tag of the computer. To private message click Here, then click "Send a Private Message".
Awaiting your response!
Propaniac
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September 27th, 2013 17:00
wasn't really trying to do anything in particular...just thought it was odd. i didn't know they dicontinued that.t know that...thanks!
jammy012
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December 18th, 2019 18:00
you can try to unlock your login password via safe mode, built-in admin account, command prompt, password reset disk, etc. DIY a password reset disk will be your most efficient solution.
also try some other windows password reset tool like ntpassword, ophcrack, LCP or kon-boot.
https://ophcrack.sourceforge.io/
https://www.passcue.com/windows-7-password-reset.html
https://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
https://www.bestwindowspasswordreset.com/
but all of them requires a USB or DVD for making a bootable reset disk.