I need to get a new password to my mac. Haven't used it for two years - and have forgotten . . . !!!

• Restart the Mac holding down the Command+S keys, this will take you into Single User Mode and it's Terminal interface
• You'll need to check the filesystem first, type the following command exactly, followed by the enter key:
• fsck -fy
  
• Next, you must mount the root drive as writeable so that changes will save, type the following command exactly, followed by the enter key:
• mount -uw /
• Now, type the following command exactly, followed by the enter key:
• rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
  
• After removing the applesetupdone file, you need to reboot, type 'reboot' and hit enter.

• Upon reboot, you will be presented with the traditional "Welcome Wizard" startup screen just like when you first get a Mac
• Follow the welcome wizard and create a new user account - making the account name different from the account whose password you want to recover, make this new user account is an Administrator
• Continue on and boot into Mac OS X with this newly created user account

• Once you are booted into Mac OS X, click on the Apple logo and then navigate down to "System Preferences"
• Click on the "Accounts" icon in System Preferences
• Click on the Lock icon in the lower left corner of the "Accounts" preference window and enter the newly created user credentials, this enables you to change other user accounts and reset other users passwords
• On the left side user panel, select the user account containing the forgotten password
• With the user of the forgotten password account selected, click on the "Reset Password" button
• Enter a new password for that user, be sure to include a meaningful hint so you don't forget it again!
• Close System Preferences and reboot the Mac
• You can now login to the previously inaccessible user account using the newly reset password! All user files and settings are maintained as before the password was forgotten

• Choose the Recovery drive to boot into recovery mode and wait until the "Utilities" screen appears
• Pull down the "Utilities" menu and choose "Terminal"
• At the command line, type "resetpassword" without the quotes
• Confirm the new account password, then reboot the Mac as usual

• Insert the bootable DVD into the Mac and restart or start the computer
• Boot the disk by holding down the "C" key at system start
• Select your language preferences and then under the "Utilities" menu select "Password Reset" (it may say "Reset Password" instead, depends on theversion of Mac OS X)
• Select the hard disk that the forgotten password is on, then select the username of the forgotten password, you'll then be asked to select a new password
• Reboot as usual from the hard drive, using your newly reset password as the login!

• Boot from the Mac OS X installer disk by inserting it into the Mac and holding down the "C" key on boot
• Select your language preferences and then under the "Utilities" menu select "Password Reset" (it may say "Reset Password" instead, depends on the version of Mac OS X)
• Select the hard disk that the forgotten password is on, then select the username of the forgotten password, you'll then be asked to select a new password
• Reboot as usual from the hard drive, using your newly reset password as the login!

Hello, If you have a windows 7 password reset disk, you can follow the instructions below to recover the forgotten password.

1. If you enter the wrong password when you attempt to log on, Windows displays a message that the password is incorrect. Click OK to close the message.

2. Click Reset password, and then insert your windows password reset disk (or other removable media).

3. Follow the steps in the Password Reset Wizard to create a new password.

4. Log on with the new password. If you forget your password again, you can use the same password reset disk. You don't need to make a new one.

If you haven't created a windows 7 password reset disk before, you can use Spower Windows Password Reset (SWPR) to recover your forgotten password in few steps:

Step 1: Download and install Spower Windows Password Reset.

Step 2: Create a CD/DVD or USB password reset boot disk with SWPR.

Step 3: Boot your computer from password reset boot disk.

Step 4: Recover the forgotten password for administrator account.

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