I forgot my sql server password, and i need to get the sql sa password back, how can i retrieve my sql sa password? its SQL server 2005. Any advice is ok, i dont want to reinstall the SQL server, Thanks in advance.

Hey,
To recover the SQL server password you can use the manual as well as automated approach. The manual method is quite tricky and data loss possibility is higher than the usual. So opting for a manual method is not a smart choice. So here you can use automated software such as SQL Server password recovery software by SysInfo Tools. For further information you can go through the link :-

https://www.sysinfotools.com/recovery/sql-server-password-recovery.php

Stellar Phoenix SQL Password Recovery with amazingly simple interface. It recovers all the SQL passwords with its minimalistic approach. Within few steps, you can recover password with ease.

- Open SQL Server Configuration Manager
- Stop the SQL Server Instance you need to recover the SA password
- Open the properties on the SQL Server Instance and click on the Advanced tab
- Change the Startup parameter by adding -m; at the begging of the line and click OK
- Start the SQL Service Instance

If this won't work for you then you can take the help of third party SQL Server Password Recovery Software: http://www.dbpros.org/sql-server/password-recovery.html

I would like to suggest you to use of third party tool named as Kernel for SQL Password Recovery tool to recover alternate passwords for multiple MDF files of SQL server. The software is also compatible with all versions of windows operating systems.

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Hi, you can try to use command prompt to reset your lost password. I have used it to reset sql sa password successfully on sql server 2000/2005.
First, open a command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd)
Then, type the follow commands, and press Enter after each line:
Osql -S yourservername -E
1> EXEC sp_password NULL, 'yourpassword', 'sa'
2> GO
It could help you. And i know a sql server password recovery tool which can easily and instantly reset your sql sa password, you can try it also.