Windows Vista - Cannot log on

[Disaronno]

Hey guys,

My dad works for a pc company and gave me an old pc of theirs. I didnt get a disc jusy the tower. It has 2 accounts right now and he told me the passwords but they arent working. One of them is the default admin so I cant enter through that way. Is there another way in

[mrwoooooooo]

http://4sysops.com/archives/forgot-the-administrator-password-the-sticky-keys-trick/

[Disaronno]

None of those are possible to do

[Reality]

Usually there is a by pass? if you CTRL ALT DEL on home screen I think (lock screen) you should have an option for and extra log in or try pressing shift 5 times and apply it then Username: Admin Password: Administrator this usually works if no major settings have been changed!

[Recursion]

Put this on a USB stick and use it to clear the password from the sAM database.

http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

[Jack!]

Failing the above method, format and reinstall windows.

[Disaronno]

Pretty sure nobody reads what I write anymore.

[Firehorse]

Pretty sure nobody reads what I write anymore.

Download the OS ISO and create a bootable USB drive. The license key should be on a sticker on the computer's case.