Windows 7 Help
Resetting a Windows 7 password with Linux
- cd to windows/system32/
- rename Utilman.exe to Utilman.bak (or whatever)
- copy cmd.exe to Utilman.exe
- restart windows
- open cmd prompt by clicking on the left-hand bottom widget
- compmgmt.msc
- change password of user
- restart machine -> linux
- delete Utilman.exe
- rename Utilman.bak to Utilman.exe
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Tim McDonald - 2015-06-30
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