Password Change

Windows 7 Password Change

Step 1: Boot from your windows installation DVD. If you don't know how to do this you shouldn't be reading this instructable.

Step 2: You will see a window like the one below. Click Repair your computer.

Step 3: Choose the operating system and click Next.

Step 5: After a while a screen like the one shown below will be displayed. Click on Command prompt link. This will open a command prompt window.

Step 6: Execute the two commands below in order:

• ren sethc.exe sethc_back.exe
• copy cmd.exe sethc.exe

Step 7: Restart your computer. After restarting press the Shift key five times quickly while in the logon screen.

Step 8: This will pop up a CMD window with the administrator privileges. Now execute the command: net user xbyte password Replace the xbyte in the command with the username you want to hack and replace password with any password you want. This will change the password of the user you specified.

Step 9: Now you can logon using the password you specified in the previous step.

How does this work? The answer is simple. Windows has a feature which will open a feature calledSticky keys when the Shift key is pressed five times quickly. We are just replacing the program which starts on pressing Shift key five times with CMD. So when you press Shift key five times even on the logon screen, a Command prompt window will pop up with administrator privileges instead of the sticky key feature. Then we are using the command prompt to change the password of the user.