How to Recover and Reset Password in windows 7/Vista/XP/2003/2K/NT for Free

Forgetting your Windows administrator login password. With no way to get into the system, you can’t even perform basic maintenance, let alone a thorough tune-up. Formatting is always an option, but we consider that a last resort. (Plus, guess who’s going to have to help reinstall all the programs lost after a wipe?) But all hope is not lost. There are a few ways to actually retrieve Windows password. Read on, and we’ll show you the light.
The first thing which you check if you forget login password. When we install Windows, it automatically creates an account “Administrator” and sets its password to blank. So if you have forget your user account password then try this: Start system and when you see Windows Welcome screen / Login screen, press ctrl+alt+del keys twice and it’ll show Classic Login box. Now type “Administrator” (without quotes) in Username and leave Password field blank. Now press Enter and you should be able to log in Windows. Now you can reset your account password from “Control Panel -> User Accounts”. Same thing can be done using Safe Mode. In Safe Mode Windows will show this in-built Administrator account in Login screen.
If you sure that you had completely no idea what your password is, then keep trying these methods.
Method 1: Take a rest
Sometimes, human being is a little weird. You won’t get the thing that you urgently need. So have a coffee, take a snap or even come back after a few days, you may found that you suddenly ‘remember’ your Windows password.
Method 2: Reset password with Password RESET DISK if you made before.
Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten password by using “Reset Disk”. If you created a Password Reset Disk in past, you can use that disk to reset the password. To know more about it, please visit following links: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305478
Method 3: Reset password from another administrator account
If you cannot log on to Windows by using a particular user account, but you can log on to another account that has administrative credentials, follow these steps on how to do the trick:
1. Log on to Windows by using an administrator account that has a password that you remember. You may need to start WinXP in safe mode.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type “control userpasswords2″, and then click OK.
4. Click the user account that you forgot the password for, and then click Reset Password.
5. Type a new password in both the New password and the Confirm new password boxes, and then click OK.
Method 4: TRY command prompt about password reset trick
1. Log in with any valid account.
2. Bring up the command prompt.
Type: net user
You get a list of accounts
Type: net user Administrator *
Type: net user (any account on that list) *
3. It prompts for a password. Enter one, then enter it again when prompted to confirm.
Now, try to log on as 'Administrator' with your new password. *
Please note that this might not work on a LIMITED account .
Method 5: Make third party recovery tool yourself（free）
There are a lot of tools and utilities that can be downloaded and used to recover, reset, retrieve or reveal existing password. These windows password recovery utilities, free or paid, are usually a Linux boot disk or CD that able to comes with NT file system (NTFS) drivers and software that will read the registry and rewrite the password hashes, or can brute force crack the password for any user account including the Administrators. The advantage is that there is no fear of leaking your password to outsiders, while the process requires physical access to the console and a floppy or CD drive, depending on which tool you choose. And it’s not easy, although it always work!
Below is the most famous free recovery tool I found:
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor –This is a utility to reset windows password of any user that has a valid (local) account on your NT system. You do not need to know the old password to set a new one. It works offline, that is, you have to shutdown your computer and boot off a floppydisk or CD. It'll detect and offer to unlock locked or disabled out user accounts. It is also an almost fully functional registry editor.
HOMEPAGE: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
Ophcrack – Ophcrack is a free Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method. It comes with a Graphical User Interface and runs on multiple platforms.
HOMEPAGE: http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/
Method 6: Make a Wish!
If it doesn't work above, I hope that you have some hacker friends.

What Can We Do Before and After Forgetting Windows Password?

BEFORE Forgetting Windows Password Disaster:
Do you think it is none of your business to do this right now? But we don't know what will happen in the future. Creating a password reset disk is the best way to prevent you into the forgotten windows password disaster. With it, you can easily reset your password and get right in to Windows.With it, you don't ever have to worry about forgetting your password again.
It's true that there are ways to recover Windows password without a password reset disk but they are often complicated and time consuming.
BEFORE creating a password reset disk you have to prepare these:

1. a floppy disk drive.
2. a blank floppy disk.
3. A computer with Windows OS.
4. Less than 5 minutes of time.
5. A sober brain.

Let’s begin! I will take Windows XP for example. Other OS is very similar to do this.
           1.Click on Start and then Control Panel.
           2.Click on the User Accounts link.

              Note: If you're viewing the Classic View of Control Panel, double-click on the User Accounts icon.
          3.In the pick an account to change area of the User Accounts window, click on your Windows XP user name


          4.In the Related Tasks area on the left, click the Prevent a forgotten password link.
          5.When the Forgotten Password Wizard window appears, click Next
          6.On the next screen, verify that a blank floppy disk is inserted in your floppy disk drive. Click Next to continue.
          7.With the disk still in the drive, enter your current account password in the text box and click Next.
          8.Windows XP will now create the password reset disk.
              When the progress indicator shows 100% complete, click     Next and then click Finish in the next window.
          9.You can now remove the floppy disk from your computer.
             Label the disk "Password Reset" and your “user name” and then store it in a safe place.
NOTE:

1. You only need to create a password reset disk for your Windows XP logon password once. No matter how many times you change your password, this disk will always allow you to create a new one.
2. While a password reset disk will certainly come in handy if you ever forget your password, keep in mind that anyone who possesses this disk will be able to access your account at any time, even if you change your password.
3. All the user accounts have to make its OWN disk!

AFTER Forgetting Windows Password Disaster:
OK. I admit that this is the most important part. Because when you read this article, it is probable that you already forgot your important windows password. But this might help you ou!
1. Use the “Reset Disk”.
Windows XP and further versions also provide another method to recover forgotten password by using "Reset Disk". If you created a Password Reset Disk as above in past, you can use that disk to reset the password. To know more about it, please visit following links:
How to create and use a password reset disk for a computer in a domain in Windows XP
How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password Expires
2. Using Windows XP Setup CD
If the above mentioned tricks don't work, then try following trick which is actually a loophole in Windows XP Setup and a big security hole:
A. Boot using Windows XP Setup CD and follow the instruction like Accepting EULA, etc.
B. When it asks to repair your existing Windows installation, accept it and press "R" to run the repair.
C. Setup will start repairing your Windows and will start copying files, etc.
D. After a few minutes setup will restart your system and when it restarts don't press any key when it shows "Press any key to continue..." otherwise Setup will start from the beginning. Don't press any key and setup will resume where it left. E. Now it'll start doing other tasks and will show a small progress bar with a few details in left side.
F. Look carefully at the details and when it shows "Installing devices", press +F10 keys in your keyboard.
G. It'll open a Command Prompt window. Now type nusrmgr.cpl and press .
H. It'll open the same "User Accounts" window which you see in Control Panel.
I. Now you can remove or reset any account password without any problem.
3. Use NTFS DOS tool to restore
Difficulty：Difficult .
So if you are a computer newbie, it is better for you to choose other methods. Windows XP password First of all, downloads a "NTFS DOS" tool via which to create a bootable disk that can operate NTFS partition under DOS. After the DOS is started, switch to system directory, e.g. “C: Windows\System 32”. Change the name “Logon.scr” with “Logon.scr.bak”. Get a copy of “Command.com”, and rename it with “Logon.scr”, then reboot the computer. When the screensaver is activated, you will see that the screen is shown in command-line mode with administrator permission, with which to reset the password or create new administrator account. After you log onto Windows XP, rename the “Logon.scr.bak” back to “Logon.scr” will be OK. This method is applicable to the Windows XP installed on NTFS partition.
4. Try some recovery tools.

If you are not a computer technician, or not familiar with computer system operations, you may feel the above methods are scary and still can’t figure out what I am saying. Then you may try to use the software programs which may suit you.

The existing windows password recovery software are many. You can also refer to How to Recover and Reset Password in VistaXP/2003/2K/NT For Free.

How to Reset BIOS Password?

There are two passwords in BIOS. One is start up password, the other is BIOS setting password. If you have forgotten the start up password that means you cannot open computer at all. Then the first method is the only thing you can do. Other methods can use to clear setting password.
==①:Motherboard Battery Discharge==
The common way to reset start up password is discharge Motherboard Battery. Most of the current motherboard BIOS is using the button batteries to provide electric power.That means if there is no electricity, the information it contains will be lost. When it’s on power again, BIOS will set back to its original state, of course, there will be no BIOS passwords. But you will lose your setting at the same time.
What we need to do is to power off computer, open the computer box, and then unplug the power plug of the computer to make sure that it is no electricity at all. Then locate the white silver button battery on the motherboard. Remove the battery carefully. Perhaps 30 seconds later, put back the battery.
After put back the computer box then power on, the system will prompt “CMOS Checksum Error-Defaults Loaded”. That means CMOS errors detected during inspections, had been included in the system default, BIOS password cracking success!
On some motherboards, the battery is soldered to the motherboard, making it difficult to remove. If this is the case, you have another alternative. Somewhere on the motherboard you should find a jumper that will clear the BIOS password. If you have the motherboard documentation, you will know where that jumper is. If not, the jumper may be labeled on the motherboard. If you are not fortunate enough for either of these to be the case, you may be able to guess which jumper is the correct jumper. This jumper is usually standing alone near the battery. If you cannot locate this jumper, you might short both of the points where the battery connects to the motherboard.
==② : Backdoor BIOS Password==
Each motherboard manufacturer has set a backdoor password in order to facilitate the provision of technical support. The backdoor password is a BIOS password that works, no matter what the user sets the BIOS password to. These passwords are typically used for testing and maintenance. Manufacturers typically change the backdoor BIOS passwords from time to time.
AMI Backdoor BIOS Passwords
Reported AMI backdoor BIOS passwords include A.M.I., AAAMMMIII, AMI?SW , AMI_SW, BIOS, CONDO, HEWITT RAND, LKWPETER, MI, and PASSWORD.
Award Backdoor BIOS Passwords
One reported Award backdoor BIOS password is eight spaces. Other reported Award backdoor BIOS passwords include 01322222, 589589, 589721, 595595, 598598 , ALFAROME, ALLY, ALLy, aLLY, aLLy, aPAf, award, AWARD PW, AWARD SW, AWARD?SW, AWARD_PW, AWARD_SW, AWKWARD, awkward, BIOSTAR, CONCAT, CONDO, Condo, condo, d8on, djonet, HLT, J256, J262, j262, j322, j332, J64, KDD, LKWPETER, Lkwpeter, PINT, pint, SER, SKY_FOX, SYXZ, syxz, TTPTHA, ZAAAADA, ZAAADA, ZBAAACA, and ZJAAADC.
Phoenix Backdoor BIOS Passwords
Reported Phoenix BIOS backdoor passwords include BIOS, CMOS, phoenix, and PHOENIX. Backdoor BIOS Passwords from Other Manufacturers Reported BIOS backdoor passwords for other manufacturers include:

Manufacturer	BIOS Password
VOBIS & IBM	merlin
Dell	Dell
Biostar	Biostar
Compaq	Compaq
Enox	xo11nE
Epox	central
Freetech	Posterie
IWill	iwill
Jetway	spooml
Packard Bell	bell9
QDI	QDI
Siemens	SKY_FOX
SOYO	SY_MB
TMC	BIGO
Toshiba	Toshiba

Remember that what you see listed may not be the actual backdoor BIOS password, this BIOS password may simply have the same checksum as the real backdoor BIOS password. For Award BIOS, this checksum is stored at F000:EC60.
==③: Software Crack==
There are a lot softwares to test systems or start up password, but they need to run on Windows. So it is only used to reset BIOS setting password.
!BIOS will recover the BIOS password for most common BIOS versions, including IBM, American Megatrends Inc, Award and Phoenix.
CmosPwd will recover the BIOS password for the following BIOS versions:
•ACER/IBM BIOS
•AMI BIOS
•AMI WinBIOS 2.5
•Award 4.5x/4.6x/6.0
•Compaq (1992)
•Compaq (New version)
•IBM (PS/2, Activa, Thinkpad)
•Packard Bell
•Phoenix 1.00.09.AC0 (1994), a486 1.03, 1.04, 1.10 A03, 4.05 rev 1.02.943, 4.06 rev 1.13.1107
•Phoenix 4 release 6 (User)
•Gateway Solo - Phoenix 4.0 release 6
•Toshiba
•Zenith AMI
If all else fails, you might be going to lose some money for technician. But they will use these same methods, try hard by yourself.

How to Recover Windows Password with USB Flash Drive?

:( The bad thing is you forgot  windows password. And the worse thing is you didn't have a CD drive for some reason. But the good news is that there are still some Edit Post ‹ HI! Forgot Windows password? — WordPressprograms that can help you!

Before using windows password recovery softwares, you should know the following basic things of windows password recovery:

1. Password Hash: When you type in password in Windows XP, NT, 2000 login windows, windows operating system converts (encrypts) these passwords in something like this: 7524248b4d2c9a9eadd3b435c51404ee This is called password hash and this encryption is done using high level encryption schemes.
2. SAM Files: In windows Operating system, these password hashes of every user account are stored in SAM Files. When user types in password on login screen, windows compares this SAM file contents with typed password and allows access (if matched). So, it is necessary to get these SAM files, if you want to recover your password.
3. Problems with SAM Files: There are two problems with recovering passwords from SAM files:

1. This SAM File is locked during active windows session and hence cannot be accessed without booting. Thus, you have to boot system from another Operating System (NTFSDOS or Linux usually) and then copy SAM File to floppy drive or convenient external device like USB flash drive.
2. Even if you copy this SAM file, since the SAM File is in encrypted format, you can’t see passwords in plain text form and so you have to recover (actually crack) passwords. For this purpose, either Dictionary or Brute force attack is implemented. But it still take a very long time if you password have many characters. The most convenient windows password recovery way is to use some programs to change the corresponding position in SAM file. Then you can log in again with no password.

Nowadays, most of windows password recovery tool is to boot up with CD. Fortunately, there are still a few windows password recovery tool support USB flash drive recovery. But you have to pay for some. Enjoy these windows password recovery tool!

1. Kon-Boot HOMEPAGE: http://www.piotrbania.com/all/kon-boot/
Price: FREE
Difficulty: A little Difficulty.
But I had some problems with it doing an infinity loop when I tried to use Kon-Boot from a USB flash drive (worked fine on the same box from a CD). Then I find an article guide you to use it correctly.Read on Using Kon-Boot from a USB Flash Drive: Bypass those pesky Windows and Linux login passwords completely

2.USB Ophcrack

Distribution Home Page: http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net
Minimum Flash Drive Capacity: 1GB
Persistent Feature: No – Doesn't need to be
USB Ophcrack flash drive creation essentials:

• Windows Computer (Windows XP or Vista)
• 1GB or larger flash drive (fat32 formatted)
• ophcrack-xp-livecd-2.3.1.iso
• tazusb.exe
• tables_vista_free.zip
  

How to Create a bootable Ophcrack flash drive:

1. Download the Ophcrack XP Live CD ISO
   
2. Insert your USB Flash Drive
3. Download and run tazusb.exe then follow the onscreen instructions until the install has finished
4. Create a folder named vista_free inside the tables folder on your USB Flash Drive
5. Download and unzip the tables_vista_free. zip to the tables/vista_free folder on your USB Flash Drive
6. Reboot your PC and set your system to boot from the USB device

If all goes well, you should be booting from the USB stick into a mini Linux environment. Ophcrack is launched automatically after the system has booted. You should now be able to recover both Windows XP and Windows Vista login Passwords using this single USB tool.
3. Windows Password Reset 7.0 Pro

HOMEPAGE:http://www.resetwindowspassword.com/
Price:$29.95 Difficulty:Easy.
Windows Password Reset 7.0 is professional Windows password recovery software to reset lost Windows administrator and user passwords for you to log into Windows instantly without reinstalling the OS. It supports to reset passwords of all Windows versions, like Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP, 2008, 2003 and 2000, etc. You can burn this Windows password recovery software onto a bootable CD/DVD, USB drive or a floppy drive to use it to recover the password either in a household, business or a government environment. With this windows password recovery tool, instead of locked out of your computer, you are able to login Windows with a blank password (no password). It is also recommended by professional PC support.


Hope these tool I found can give you a hand to reset windows password with USB flash drive! :D

Windows Password Recovery Software from PassKiller

Windows Password Reset 7.0 Standard is a new release from PassKiller in Sept. 20, 2009: http://www.resetwindowspassword.com/,which is a start-up software publisher for Windows password recovery programs. Windows Password Reset 7.0 Standard is professional Windows password recovery software to remove Windows administrator and user password. This program highlights itself with sets of robust features as a result of cutting-edge technologies in software encryption field.
And Windows Password Reset 7.0 Professional is also newly released by PassKiller at the same time. Windows Password Reset 7.0 Professional is one of the most professional Windows password recovery software tool to recover Windows user and administrator passwords for you to login Windows in case the password is lost or forgotten. Instead of reinstalling the OS, which may cause data lose, users can remove the password hidden behind the black dots in the password text box on Windows Welcome screen and log into Windows with an empty password! It can erase all passwords, including the administrator password, users’ passwords with administrative privileges and guests’ passwords, etc. After trials and tests, it is estimated to have a high compatibility with all Windows versions and hardware configurations, like the latest Windows 7, Windows Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT installed on any brands of laptops, desktop PCs and servers of any age, etc. This password recovery tool can not only be burned to CD/DVD but USB flash drive and floppy disk, which helps to excel itself as one of the best software in the encryption field. Meanwhile, the burning is efficient. If the CD/DVD, USB flash drive or floppy disk is well connected to the computer, just a mouse click of “Burn” button on the program will launch the burning, and no more than a minute will see the task finishes.
The password removing is easy and fast as well. Get the newly created device connected to the locked computer, boot the computer from it to launch the program, locate the Windows installation, select the user name whose password is to be removed from the displayed user names, and forward to remove the password will do the job.
It’s powerful enough to remove windows password of any length and complexity almost instantly. Instead of recover the password, the program removes the password, so the password length and complexity will be ignored, which increases the performance of the program to enhance the working efficiency.
PassKiller insist providing high-quality products and renowned customer service to its clients and strategic business partners. And he did. Windows Password Reset 7.0 proves it.

How Many Passwords do You Know to Protect Your Computer Privacy?

1.Administrator Password:

It is the most common way to lock your computer. But is it the safest way? Mostly, it is the easiest way to lock your computer.

How to set administrators password?

These steps work in every case as long as you're able to log in as an administrator.
①In Windows Vista, click the Start button, and in the "Start Search" field, enter lusrmgr.msc .
②In Windows XP or 2000, from the Start menu, select Run... . In the window that opens, type lusrmgr.msc and click OK.
Double-click the Users folder. On the right, in the list of local users, right-click the account name for the Administrator account, and select Set Password.
Note: On some computers, the account will not be named "Administrator" because the owner or administrator either changed that name or added administrative accounts with different usernames. In either case, you will need to know which of the accounts in the list is the designated Administrator account.
Also be aware that on Windows Vista by default, and in some Windows XP computers by owner or administrator choice, the account named "Administrator" is disabled (this doesn't apply to Windows 2000; built-in accounts cannot be disabled in that operating system). Setting a password does not automatically re-enable the account, but it is useless to change a disabled account's password if your goal is to affect currently active administrator accounts.
Alternate methods
You can also change the administrator password by going into the Control Panel and using the "User Accounts" control. Some users may prefer this method to the universal steps above. Follow the instructions below for your situation and operating system.
But if you forgot windows password, how can you recover administrator password? Please refer to How to Recover and Reset Password in windows 7/Vista/XP/2003/2K/NT for Free
2.BIOS Password/ Start up Password:
Your computers BIOS is the first program that is run when your computer starts. You can tell the BIOS to ask for a password when it starts, thus restricting access to your computer.
BUT it is very easy to clear BIOS password for some people.
How to set BIOS password?
Turn on or reboot your computer. The screen will display a series of diagnostics and a memory check.
A message like "Hit the key to enter the BIOS setup program" will appear.
When you do hit DEL(It's not always the DEL key some BIOS's use F2 or F10 or anothother key combination, check your motherboard manual) at the right time you'll see a menu screen something like this:
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Note: Some BIOS versions use a graphical type menu with icons (a GUI) or have a text interface that appears differt to the one shown, the principle however is exactly the same.
As you can see there are two options that relate to passwords, Supervisor Password and User Password, these relate to controlling access to the BIOS Setup Program and the Machine Boot respectively.
Note that not all BIOS's have this password feature, your bios may not have it in which case you won't be able to restrict access to your computer in this way.
Select USER PASSWORD and you'll be prompted to enter a password:
You should now enter a password of up to eight characters (most BIOS's are limited to eight characters unfortunately). I recommend you use the full eight but take care that you choose something you'll not forget.
The BIOS will then prompt you to confirm the password, just type the same thing again.
Now you'll want to set your system to ask for that password every time it boots, so select the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option, to see a menu something like this:
Fairly obviously, it's the Password Check option we're interested in, so select it and change the setting to ALWAYS.
Now navigate back to the main menu and select SAVE & EXIT SETUP. Your machine will then reboot and you'll be prompted for the password.
Each and every time you boot you'll be asked for password you chose.
Please note that this method of restricting access to your computer is not completely foolproof, there are ways around it. But it will stop or at least delay the majority of casual attempts to get access.
If you forget your BIOS password, refer to How to Reset BIOS Password?
3.Hard Disk Password
It is not a very well known fact, but all hard disks have a very strong hardware password capability build in. This password is usually stored both in a chip on the HD controller (the printed circuit board on the hard disk) and on the hard disk itself in a special hidden sector.
Setting this password will make the hard disk completely unusable to anyone that doesn’t know it. And not only on your computer, but on any computer.
A lot of newer laptops will set the HD password together with the BIOS password, completely locking all the hardware.
How to set Hard Disk Password?
This procedure is for setting password on the HDD in the ThinkPad, for HDD in the Select-A-Dock refer to your user guide.
1. Start Easy-Setup by pressing and holding F1 and then turning on the computer.
2. Select Password icon and then select HDD-1 or HDD-2 according to the hard disk type you want to set.
3. Type your desired hard disk password; then press Enter. You can use any combination of up to 7 characters. Use a combination of any letters or numbers (A to Z, 0 to 9) in uppercase (A) or lowercase (a). Uppercase and lowercase letters are treated the same.
4. Type your hard disk drive password again to verify it; the press Enter.
The hard disk manufacturers are unable to unlock a password protected hard disk, as there aren’t any “secret” master passwords build into the firmware. Even swapping the controller of the password-protected hard disk with exactly the same controller from an unprotected HD will not remove the protection on most disks, as the password (together with most of the firmware) is also stored on the hard disk itself.
The only way of retrieving any files from a password protected hard disk without knowing the password is to send it to a data recovery company for unlocking, but not all data recovery companies could or would unlock a password protected HD.
In this time of rising identity theft, protecting your personal data by locking your hard disk with a password is indeed a good idea. The downside is that when the HD eventually malfunctions it will be harder or even impossible to retrieve any files from it. So, the first rule of using a computer applies here in full strength – “Your data is only as good as your latest backup”!
Enjoy your private computer!!

What will be a perfect password?

Myth: if it is encrypted, it is secure.
Truth: if it is not encrypted, it is not secure.
Before creating a password you should know:
 ⑴ NO password is uncrackable. The best you can do is making it difficult and non-trivial to determine your password.
What's the worst password? The one you've forgotten.
Password recovery is the most difficult process, sometimes even is impossible.
⑵Whatever method you choose, it's a good idea to change your password often.
The more important the password, the more often it should be changed.
Why? If someone is attempting a brute-force attack on your password, the hope is that you're changing it to something they've already tried and found to be wrong.
⑶The longer the password, the harder it is to 'guess.'
Note: many systems limit passwords to 8 characters.
Some clever people are foregoing brute-force hacks (e.g. dictionary attacks), in favor of 'social engineering' to obtain passwords.
If somebody calls or emails, requesting your password, it's a dumb idea to give it to them.
Of course nobody would sticky-note a password to their monitor, or under a keyboard. A good password is one that's hard to guess, yet easy to remember.
So here are the 6 steps to build a strong password related to you but look no relation.
It also used to avoid common password strategies that fail .
The strongest passwords look like a random string of characters to attackers. It will be perfect if it begins with a letter and mixes with capital letters and small letters and numbers and special characters.
Let’s try to make strong 6 characters password.
1. Think of something that you really want.
    Example: "I want 1 million dollars."
2. Turn your sentence into a password.
    try character encoding scheme in this case: "iw1m$".
3. Add complexity to your password or pass phrase Mix uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers.
      Introduce intentional misspellings. For example, in the sentence above, you might substitute the letter i for  the word  "I", so a password might be "Iw1m$".
4. Substitute some special characters
     Use symbols that look like letters, combine words, or replace letters with numbers to make the password complex. You see, 1=1.0. Using these strategies, you might end up with the password "Iw1.m$"
5. Test your new password with Password Checker
    Password Checker evaluates your password's strength as you type.
6. Keep your password a secret
    Treat your passwords with as much care as the information that they protect.
Qualities of strong passwords

Password Length
Each character you add to your password increases the protection it provides.
8 or more characters are the minimum for a strong password;
14 characters or longer are ideal.
Password Complexity
The greater variety of characters that you have in your password, the harder it is to guess.
An ideal password combines both length and different types of symbols.
Use the entire keyboard. Easy to remember, hard to guess The easiest way to remember your passwords is to write them down. It is OK to write passwords down, but keep them secret so they remain secure and effective.
Note:
Avoid sequences or repeated characters
"12345678," "222222," "abcdefg," or adjacent letters on your keyboard do not make secure passwords.
Avoid using only look-alike substitutions of numbers or symbols
Criminals will not be fooled by common look-alike replacements, such as to replace an 'i' with a '1' or an 'a' with '@' as in "M1cr0$0ft" or "P@ssw0rd".
Avoid your login name
don’t use any part of your name, birthday, social security number, or similar information for your loved ones. This type of information is one of the first things criminals will try, and they can find it easily online from social networking sites, online resumes, and other public sources of data.
Avoid dictionary words in ANY language
Criminals use sophisticated tools that can rapidly guess passwords that are based on words in multiple dictionaries, including words spelled backwards, common misspellings, profanity, and substitutions.
Avoid using only one password for all your accounts If your password is compromised on any one of the computers or online systems that use it, you should consider all of your other information protected by that password compromised as well. This post may be a little late.
If you need password recovery like windows password recovery, windows Password Reset 7.0 also supports windows 7 password reset.you should refer to How to Recover and Reset Password in windows 7/Vista/XP/2003/2K/NT for Free. .

Do you like Windows 7?

Windows 7 is the latest public release version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Windows 7's server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released at the same time.

How is the UI of Windows 7 like?



                                 Windows 7 RC screenshot



Windows Taskbar Previews

The Windows 7 interface has a few noticeable changes. First, the Vista sidebar has gone, but you can still use the clock and other gadgets, and you can position them wherever you like. Second, the Quick Launch area and the TaskBar have been replaced by a sort of combo-pack.

Instead of putting applications in the Quick Launch area, you can now right-click and pin them to the new-style Taskbar, alongside running applications. In Internet Explorer, it shows your recent browsing history; in Windows Media Player, it'll let you play recent videos; and Windows Explorer will give you quick access to pinned and frequently used folders and files.

Here's where we really get into what makes Windows 7's UI really special and so different from past Windows versions—the way you handle and manage windows, and by extension, applications. It'll change your life! Maybe! These UI changes represent a brave move by the company. The new UI takes the concepts that Windows users have been using for the last 13 years and extends them in new and exciting ways.

Windows xp vs Vista vs Windows 7

The first thing you'll notice about Windows 7 is that it looks like Vista. However, it works much better than Vista, and most of Vista's annoyances have either been removed, or (mostly) can be changed, so the system works the way you like. It takes personalisation to extremes.

The most obvious difference is that Windows 7 doesn't keep annoying you with prompts — though it's also true that the latest version of Vista is much less annoying than the original. In fact, you can set the degree of annoyance on a sliding scale, though reducing it increases the risk of security breaches. However, Windows 7 is vastly more secure than XP and, in any case, the threat landscape has changed since XP was trashed by worms such as Blaster and Slammer. Today, the more important security changes are in the Internet Explorer 8 browser which, uniquely, defends against cross-site scripting.

Another obvious difference is that Windows 7 uses fewer resources.

Where Vista really needed 2GB of memory, Windows 7 will run quite happily in 1GB on a slow dual-core Intel processor, though I'd still recommend 2GB or, for preference, 4GB with the speedy 64-bit version of Windows 7.

Tips of Windows 7

How to make the most of Windows 7 in your environment？Here are some tips and tricks to get you there.

1. Pick Your Edition. Most business users do not need the more expensive Ultimate Edition; stick with Professional unless you specifically need BitLocker.



2. Upgrading? Go 64-bit. As the second major Windows release to fully support 64-bit, the x64 architecture has definitely arrived on the desktop. Don't buy new 32-bit hardware unless it's a netbook.



3. Use Windows XP Mode. Yes, it's only an embedded Virtual PC with a full copy of WinXP—but it's an embedded Virtual PC with a full copy of Windows XP! This is the first profoundly intelligent use of desktop virtualization we've seen—and a great way to move to Windows 7 without giving up full Windows XP compatibility.



4. Start Thinking About Windows Server 2008 R2. Some of Windows 7's more compelling features, like BranchCache, work in conjunction with the new server OS. The R2 upgrade path is pretty straightforward, so there's little reason not to take advantage of the synergies if you can afford upgrade licenses.



5. Accept Diversity. Not every organization will be ready to move entirely to Windows 7 right away. That's fine—but that shouldn't mean the entire organization stays on Windows XP, either. The myths of the cost savings of having only one OS have been largely disproven or downplayed, so use Windows 7 where it makes sense to do so.



6. Snap That Aero. The Windows key is great for all your shortcuts. Now you can use it to work with the new AeroSnap feature in Windows 7. Select a window, hit the Windows key and a left or right arrow to snap the window to that half of the screen, or use the up arrow to snap it to the top of the screen.


Windows 7 Security Enhancements



Built upon the security foundations of Windows Vista, Windows 7 introduces the right security enhancements to give users the confidence that Microsoft is helping keep them protected. Businesses will benefit from enhancements that help protect company sensitive information, that provide stronger protections against malware and that help secure anywhere access to corporate resources and data. In this session we will discuss the core security features of Windows 7 and explore their usage scenarios. But such as Administrator password,Windows 7 still using the same encrypt arithmetic as the previous versions of windows. That mean if you need to reset Administrator password, you can just use the similar methods like windows vista password reset or windows xp password reset.

Please refer to How to Recover and Reset Password in windows 7/Vista/XP/2003/2K/NT for Free.


WINDOWS 7 HOME PAGE: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

Tips for Windows Administrator

How many administrators does Windows Operating System allow?
Windows Operating System does not limit the number of administrator accounts, you can set as many as you can for your need.


It’s easy to set an administrator account: Start>Settings>Control Panel>User Accounts>Pick a Task>Create a new account, in the text box ‘Name the new account’, enter a user name and click ‘Next’, keep the checkbox ‘Computer administrator’, and click ‘Create Account’ to set a new Windows administrator account.

Go back to the User Accounts window, and click the user name you newly created, and go on to click ‘Create a password’, then set a password for your user name.

What privileges does Windows administrator have?
With a computer administrator account, you can:
a. Create, change, and delete accounts
a. Make system-wide changes
a. Install programs and access all files.

The Welcome screen shows the names of everyone with a user account for this computer. This screen appears when you start the computer or switch users. Windows administrator user names will appear on this window.

What about user accounts which are neither administrator account nor guest account?
With user accounts, you can:
a. Customize the way Windows and the desktop look for each user on your computer.
a. Have your own lists of Web Favorites and recently visited Web sites.
a. Help protect your important computer settings.
a. Log on faster, and quickly switch between users without closing your program.

What’s the difference between the administrator account and guest account?
Administrator account has an overall control of the whole system, with administrator account, you can see and use all users’ documents and folders, modify files, and install and remove programs. However, if with Guest account, you can only use the ready programs installed on the computer, unable to view and modify files and folders created by other users.

How comes I log onto Windows with the hidden administrator account?
When booting Windows, the Welcome Screen only lists the regular user names by default. The administrator's account is hidden. Press key combination Ctrl+Alt+Delete (Delete two times) to display Login Dialog Window and you will see a user name box and a password box. Type ‘Administrator’ in the user name text box and enter the password in the Password text box. Then you log onto Windows with administrator account.

What if I forgot Windows password? What can I do if the administrator password is lost?
If you forget your password on a computer that is part of a workgroup or is a stand-alone computer, check your password hint. (Your password hint is located on the Welcome screen beside the password prompt.)

If you have a password reset disk, you can use it to create a new password for your account. Your personalized computer settings will be retained.

If your password hint does not help you remember your password and you did not create a password reset disk, you will need to have someone with a computer administrator account create a new password for you. For security reasons, a computer administrator cannot recover your password if you forget it; he or she can only create a new one for you.

If so unfortunately, you have your lost administrator password, The convenient and easy way is to get help from windows password recovery software, like Windows Password Reset 7.0, which is professional and easy to crack windows xp administrator password in one second. The same solution for windows vista password recovery or other windows version.