Reset Win7 Administrator Login Password

This is new thing that i have learned today! No third party software involved. A copy of window PE or RE disk will do.

To reset a forgotten administrator password, follow these steps:

1.Boot from Windows PE or Windows RE and access the command prompt.

2.Find the drive letter of the partition where Windows is installed. In Vista and Windows
XP, it is usually C:, in Windows 7, it is D: in most cases because the first partition contains Startup Repair. To find the drive letter, type C: (or D:, respectively) and search for the Windows folder. Note that Windows PE (RE) usually resides on X:.

3.Type the following command (replace “c:” with the correct drive letter if Windows is not located on C:):

copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe c:\
This creates a copy of sethc.exe to restore later.

4.Type this command to replace sethc.exe with cmd.exe:

copy /y c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

5.Reboot your computer and start the Windows installation where you forgot the administrator password.

6.After you see the logon screen, press the SHIFT key five times.

7.You should see a command prompt where you can enter the following command to reset the Windows password (see screenshot above):

net user your_user_name new_password

If you don’t know your user name, just type net user to list the available user names.

8.You can now log on with the new password.
I recommend that you replace sethc.exe with the copy you stored in the root folder of your system drive in step 3. For this, you have to boot up again with Windows PE or RE because you can’t replace system files while the Windows installation is online. Then you have to enter this command:

copy /y c:\sethc.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

Cannot Open The Excel File In The Desktop Directly

Below are the solution for the excel/words file that having problem with direct open from desktop by mean of double click. Try the solution below.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Click to clear the Ignore other applications check box, and then click OK.


Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211494/en-us

If above does nto work then, try,
1. Quit Excel and all other programs.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. Type excel /unregserver, and then click OK.
4. Click Start, and then click Run.
5. Type excel /regserver, and then click OK.
6. Start Excel application.
7. Quit Excel.
8. Now try opening the file

WinXP Hang on Idling

If you have a WinXP System hang after idling for a short time or sometimes...
these are the solution to check out:

"Do you have / use a screensaver or have you set some power saving option in Control Panel's Power Options. Like turning off the hard disk after xxx amount of idle time?
Go to Control Panel >>Appearance and Themes >> next select Display >> look at Screen Saver tab.

Is it set to power off the hard drive after xx amount of idle time ?
Control Panel >> Performance and Maintenance >> Power Options.

Right-Click the My Computer icon on desktop. Select Properties.
Next, select Advanced. Look for a block that says Startup and recovery. Press the settings button.
In System failure section, turn off (un-check) Automatically restart. Apply change."

Happy learning and trying... kindly post your question if any.

Email Address Autofill

My friend was asking me... if i would like my Outlook to auto complete email addresses I start to type in the "To:" field. Currently it wasnt doing so... Like typing A, all contacts starting with A will appear etc.

The answer is:
To turn on this feature, so that addresses are suggested. Go to Tools pull-down menu, choose Options, then click the E-Mail Options button, and the Advanced E-mail Options button. Check the box for "Suggest names while completing the To, Cc and Bcc fields.

Hope that it helps those who see my blogs too.

Have a nice day!

My doubt has clear!

Few days ago, I received a complaint regarding a PC running on WinXP stuck or hang at "Loading your personal setting...". This issue was indeed bothering me for few months. Then, it comes back again. Formatting a system is not recommended solution since it has been formatted once.

There must be something that triggers this to happen. When surfing on google, client of mine is not the only person who is facing this problem. There are lots of XP users are actually having this night mare.

Solutions that I would recommended my client or I help my client to solve:
1st Solution:
Control panel > system > advanced > user profiles

It can be fixed by changing Roaming profile to Local.

2nd Solution:
If the issue is not present in safe mode, then check this registry keys and post info:
HkeyLM > software > microsoft > windows > current version > run
HkeyLM > software > microsoft > windows > current version > runonce

HkeyCU > software > microsoft > windows > current version > run
HkeyCU > software > microsoft > windows > current version > runonce

The only entries on the right panels should be ab(Default).

3rd Solution:
Start > at run type "cmd".
In the command prompt type "sfc /scannow"

This one need a WinXP CD to be able to perform the scan. If there is any registry corupted, it will automattically fix it and recover the system.

Hopefully it does help for my blog reader.

Today evening, I hear back from my client. He said "Marko, it is good that my PC doesn't fall into the problem now. It has been two days from the day you fixed it. I will continue to monitor and feedback to you. Thank you very much!".

I am glad to hear that my client is happy with my service and the solution that I have provided to him. Yeah!!... this is encourageble. If any of you found a solution towards the same problem but different from my solutions listed above, do help to comment and we learning together.

Adios....

Found a useful link for key generator

Today I found a useful link to crack most of the software -- All purpose k.e.y.g.e.n. It has a long drop down list.

The following softwares are included in this K.e.y.G.e.n:

• Adobe Contribute CS4
• Adobe Master Suite CS4
• Adobe Captivate CS3
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
• Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Profesional
• Adobe Acrobat v8.0 Professional
• Adobe Premiere Elements 7
• Avast! Professional Edition v4.7.942
• Camtasia Studio 6.0
• Nero 9
• Uniblue Registry Booster v1.3
• Virtual DJ
• ZoneAlarm 8.02 Pro
• AVG 8.5
• Spyware Doctor 6.0
• TuneUp Utilities 2009
• Ashampoo Burning Studio 8
• Norton Internet Security
• BitDefender Anti-virus 2009
• ACDSee Photo Manager 2009
• Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows XP Home Edition
• Kaspersky Internet Security 2009
• QuarkXPress 8.1
• Speed Up My PC
• ConvertXtoDVD v2.2.3.258
• Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise
• Cyberlink PowerDVD Deluxe v7.0.2211
• Nero Ultra Edition v8.0.3.0
• Microsoft Windows XP Profesional SP 2
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
• Sony Vegas 9.0

Click on the link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?0emm4dbymzx

Enjoy...

Problem that annoyed me...

Recently I have got a client sent in his PC. His problem are,
1) Mouse will get hang or jam
2) PC will go restart without any notification

Things that he has attempt to do:
1) Change the power supply -- done.
2) Install a new 2G RAM -- done. Total now is 3G RAM running on WinXP.

What bothers me are,
1) His old 1GB RAM.
2) His CPU over heated.

However, I have been diagnosed his PC problem with the following steps.
1) unplug is old 1GB RAM. Leaving new 2GB RAM. --> problem still exist!
2) I am afraid his CPU temp hit the thermal throttling. So i remove his heat sink and fan. Clean it and put a new thermal heat sink compound.

Unfortunately, he called back after two days. "how come my PC still goes automatically restart while i am surfing internet half way?"

What a wonderful question! hmmm.. apparently I don know what the heck shall I do further. Any suggestion?

First thing may come up in my mind. Reformat his operating system see if it works. I am afraid there is something behind that triggers the system to restart.

Any mode of suggestion is welcome for the solution finding.