How to Reset Forgotten Windows 7 Password

How to Reset Forgotten Windows 7 Password?

1. Put the system repair disc in the CD/DVD drive of your locked machine. Restart the computer.

2. For just a few seconds, the screen displays Press any key to boot from CD or DVD. Press any key to boot from the disc. If your PC still boots from the hard drive, you need to change the boot order in BIOS.

3. Choose the Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows option. Click Next.

4. On the next screen, you'll see various system recovery tools that can used to repair your computer. Click on Command Prompt. 

    

   

   
   
   
   

   5. In the Command Prompt window, type these commands one by one in order to replace the sethc.exe (Sticky Keys application) with the Command Prompt (cmd.exe). 

    you have to write below commands in cmd windows

   
   
   1.  c:
   2.   
   3.  cd windows
   4.   
   5.  cd system32
   6.   
   7.  ren sethc.exe sethc.exe.bak
   8.   
   9.  copy cmd.exe sethc.exe
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   just like below window
   
   
   
   
   

    

    

   6. Close the Command Prompt. Remove the system repair disc and restart your PC

   7. Once you get to the Windows 7 login screen, hit the Shift key 5 times and it will open the Command Prompt window instead of the Sticky Keys application.

   8.Now to reset the password - just type the following command, replacing the username and password with the combination you want: 

   1.  reset user top-password.com 123456

   
   

   
   

   9.Close the Command Prompt and you should be able to log into your PC using the new password.
   
   10.After getting into Windows 7, remember to rename the sethc.exe.bak back to sethc.exe. 
   
   11. That's it – you have successfully reset your forgotten Windows 7 password.
   
   Its a Simple trick with lots of concentration, please comment if you find out its helpful....