I lost my administrator password so now i cant install or uninstall anything or make changes on ma toshiba L300 could you help

If you're using Windows XP, there is a separate hidden account called administrator.The easiest way to access it is to go into safe mode.

You do this by tapping F8 just after the self test, and before windows starts to load.

Once on the start up menu choose safe mode. Click on the administrator account.

From there you can change any passwords in the control panel under user accounts.

You do not have to know any of the passwords to change them.

Or you can use utility to delete the lost password.

Usually it need 3 steps:

1.Download Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 from http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com and decompress it on that PC.there is a .ISO file. Burn the .ISO file to a CD.

2.Get out the newly created CD and insert it to the locked computer.

3.Re-boot the locked computer and then follow the process of instructions. Just after a few steps, the old password will be removed.

It supports all Windows version, recover Windows 7 password,Vista/XP/2003/2000/NT etc.

Try to uninstall IE7. Once it's removed, restart your computer then it will revert back to the older version IE6. After that you can opt to install IE7 again or much better a newer version like 8 or 9.

To uninstall IE7, kindly follow these steps:

1. Close all programs.
2. Click Start and then click Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program under the Programs category
4. In the Tasks pane, click View installed updates.
5. In the list of installed updates, double-click Windows Internet Explorer 7. In the Uninstall an update dialog box, click Yes.
   
   Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
6. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 7.
7. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.
8. After you restart your computer, open Internet Explorer. Click Help>About Internet Explorer and check if it's on version 6. If it is then proceed with upgrading to a higher version again.
   
   
   Hope this helps.

If you have another account on your laptop that has administrator rights, log in into that account and change the password for your account. If you have an administrator account (even if you don't try putting in Administrator and leave password field blank) try using that account to reset the password, otherwise try one of the following:
- see this for XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305
- or this for Vista/Win7 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/What-to-do-if-you-forget-your-Windows-password
- or if anything else didn't work you can use thrid party software from Hiren's Boot CD to reset your login password http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/Hirens.BootCD.12.0.zip

You need to get disk for Vista from anyone and then use your windows product key mentioned on the sticker on back of your Toshiba Laptop to install Vista again on your computer. But as you had already formatted it so all data is lost now.

TRy getting into safe mode and login as an administrator, That should allow you to change the password or create a new use account.

regards

Sandeep

Go to Control Panel and User Accounts. See if it will let you change the type of account you have to administrator or if you can creat an new administrator account. If that doesn't work log off and try logging on as Admin or admin (try both) and leave the password window blank. See if you can log in under admin and then change your current user account to administrator. You also don't have to run the ISP software to get on the net. You can change the settings to your network adapters manually without software. Problem here is you might have to be an administrator account to do that also.

Hi Arthur Clarke,

Did you set the BIOS password for your notebook or was it set automatically by the computer? Anyway, to solve this problem, you may need to bring out your system to a near Toshiba ASP.

If you need further assistance or information regarding your problem, call Toshiba Tech Support (800-457-7777). Hope this helps.

Download Ophcrack online http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/download.php, burn a disk as per the instructions and run the disk. It will reveal the password for the administrator account.

Hey,

there is a cd you can burn and use to reset the password. that cd is available at http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Thanks,
Ekse

While you lost windows os password, you can enter safe mode (F8 when booting up) to remove windows password when you lost user account password, but when you forgot admin passwords, there is no way to change it, you have to use tool to recover administrator password. Yesterday evening, I forgot my Windows administrator password. At last, I used Windows Password Seeker to retrieve my Windows password successfully. It's worth a try.
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