I can only access the guest account
SOURCE: Admin account on Vista pc locked out, forgot admin password
Step 1
START THE COMPUTER. DO THIS BY PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL WINDOW LOADS TO PERFORM STEP 2.
Step 2
PRESS F8 KEY ***BEFORE*** WINDOWS VISTA BEGINS START UP. THIS WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF OPTIONS FOR HOW TO PROCEED.
Step 3
CHOOSE TO START YOUR COMPUTER IN "SAFE MODE".
Step 4
OPEN THE START MENU.
Step 5
OPEN THE CONTROL PANEL (from within the Start Menu).
Step 6
SELECT "USER ACCOUNTS AND FAMILY SAFETY" IN THE CONTROL PANEL POP-UP WINDOW.
Step 7
CLICK THE "CHANGE YOUR WINDOWS PASSWORD" LINK BENEATH THE "USER ACCOUNTS" SECTION.
Step 8
CLICK "REMOVE PASSWORD". VERIFY AND SUBMIT.
Step 9
RESTART YOUR COMPUTER NORMALLY. DO NOT PRESS F8.
Step 10
TO RESET A PASSWORD, ACCESS THE "USER ACCOUNTS AND FAMILY SAFETY" MENU AGAIN. THIS TIME CLICK "CHANGE YOUR WINDOWS PASSWORD", PROVIDE THE DESIRED PASSWORD, VERIFY AND SUBMIT. THIS TIME, WRITE YOUR PASSWORD DOWN.
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SOURCE: locked out of windows admin account and guest
Download the active Change Password and keep this in pen drive and boot from pen drive.
Do this and do comment for next process.
During the boot up process you will see on the screen press delete to enter set up
Press either delete or f2 during the boot up process to enter BIOS press f1 for general help you might be able to access your admin account or scroll down to set user password you can change or remove your password from there
hope this helps
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