Command prompt in vista administrator

Posted 27 January - PM. Posted 23 July - AM. Also can u tell me why I cannot uninstall programs, even when I am the only administrator user and I have turned off UAC? Please reply. Thank you. Posted 24 September - PM. Neil Jones Member 5k Member 8, posts. It will then show up as "Administrator: Command Prompt" in the window title. Posted 27 June - AM. Thank you all so so much! Just to click Administrator to login without password.

Only Command Prompt screen will be opened and other things on your desk are hidden. Type net user and hit Enter , all local accounts of Windows Vista will be shown in list. Type net user [username] [password] and hit Enter. Now you can login Windows Vista as Dave with new password Note, if you have created a password to protect the built-in administrator account, this method cannot work in this situation.

However, there is another way can run the CMD program without limitation. Read more in method 3. You have a Windows Vista installation CD or create one yourself. So what? Try to reset windows Vista password initially. Because, re-installation of Windows Vista requires formatting and you can lose your necessary files and documents while formatting. Here I will show you how to use a Windows Vista installation disk to open Command Prompt and then reset Windows Vista admin password as easy as using command line in method 1.

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Connect to a Hidden Wi-Fi Network. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Bill Smithers Volunteer Moderator. Hi, If this is not applicable, you have to reinstall the operating system. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Bill Smithers's post on May 15, Thanks for all the info Bill - I have just tried a read-only free version of a 3rd party password rescue program that indicates there is an Administrator and Guest user on the laptop - however I cannot find a way to get to them on this old HP Pavillion dv5 - do you have any links to options to do this please?

In reply to PhildoOz's post on May 15, The laptop is running Windows Vista Home Premium. Phil I am sorry but we can not give you any assistance with what a 3rd party password reset program finds for you. In reply to Bill Smithers's post on May 16,