I have acquired an old lap top from work with Windows 7, I don't have admin privileges is there a way to easily delete at change it without the password?

Sigmonkey will be along shortly to tell you how. It involves downloading a utility package.

He saved my bacon more than once with this very issue.

I wish I could remember the name of the package.

RMD

Great, I was downsized from my company after 13 years and am trying to be frugal with money till something else comes along.

I have a utility called Hiren's Boot CD. Essentially, you boot to the CD and then you have several options, one of which is zero the password for any account.

I have it as an ISO file and I can share it with you, but do you have the ability to burn a CD from ISO? If not, I'll burn a copy and mail it to you next week.

JP

Well since I don't know what a ISO file is Id say I cant.

7 Free Windows Password Recovery Tools

#2 looks like the one I've used before. If it is: It used to be called "Windows Password Recovery."

It'll allow you to nuke any of the passwords, after which you can log in under Windows and make them whatever you want.

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Originally posted by rduckwor:
Sigmonkey will be along shortly to tell you how. It involves downloading a utility package.

He saved my bacon more than once with this very issue.

I wish I could remember the name of the package.

RMD

The other's got here before me.

Hiren's Boot Disk should do the trick.

An ISO is a disk image (one file containing all the data to replicate/burn a Blank disk int oa fully loaded one - data, movie, OS, you name it.)
Most Disk burning packages recognize one or more types of image files (IMG, ISO, etc.) and let you retrieve the disk as originally intended.
Also, there are a bunch of utilities that will read an image file (ISO or other) and format a flash drive for you. RUFUS is one of them.
This way you can be up and running in less time and boot from the USB drive to handle the problem. Afterwards you reformat the drive to what it was before.

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I'm sure there are many here that can walk you through this...it's really not that hard.

Your email is not in your profile, but mine is. Contact me if you need help and I'll be happy to assist.

JP

Thanks, As always you guys and gals are awesome, now if someone has a job opening in the Huntsville, Al area that would be even greater. (LOL)

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Originally posted by max628:
Thanks, As always you guys and gals are awesome, now if someone has a job opening in the Huntsville, Al area that would be even greater. (LOL)

What is your profession?

Decatur, Ft. Payne area.

email me if you want.