how to change password throgh command prompt when not loged in

Anonymous
2010-11-14T07:00:26+00:00

Hi I just Got a computer from a friend and she forgot her password and she never made a recovery disk. We can get into the comand promt when not loged in, so we wanted to know if there was any way to change password throgh the command prompt and what would I type?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-11-14T07:41:17+00:00

    How exactly did you get into the Command Prompt when not logged on? By booting into Repair Mode?

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-11-14T08:20:45+00:00

    Hi

    No, this cannot be done. Here is more information.

    Regards,

    Ronnie Vernon MVP – Windows Desktop Experience

    This is not the full story but let's wait and see what Joe reports about the Command Prompt.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-11-14T15:12:07+00:00

    we used a reboot disk for a laptop that has windows 7 to get into the command prompt in the other computer

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