Introduction

Windows Vista is by far the most secure version of Windows yet. That makes gaining access to an account you forgot the password for a lot harder. An easy way to prevent being locked out of you user account is to create a Password Reset Disk.

Create a Password Reset Disk

1. While logged in to the account you want to create the password reset disk for open the Control panel.
2. Open User Accounts.
3. Insert a floppy disk (I don’t recommend using a floppy disk. They go bad too easy.) or a USB drive.
4. Click Create a password reset disk in the top left of the tasks pane.
5. The Forgotten Password Wizard will open. Click Next.

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6. Select where you want to save the password reset key.

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7. Type the current password and then click Next.

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8. When it’s finished creating the key click next.

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9. And you’re done!

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Note: If you change your password you need to create a new password reset disk.