:: I ‘ll walk you through the guide to do this ::
{Latest : Windows 8 & 8.1 support added}
step 1 : Download HBCD from here
step 2 : After download , burn to a disk or make a bootable usb
step 3 : When you finish burning the disk / making the bootable usb , we need to boot from it, by
inserting the disk in the CD/DVD Drive/attach the usb and re-start the computer.
step 4 : In the re-start process you will see a message Press any key to boot from CD/Usb. Tap the
Enter Key on your key board. If you don’t see this message then you need to change the boot
sequence in BIOS
step 5 : You will be prompted with the Hiren’s CD Menu, from there select Mini Windows XP and
Press Enter
step 6 : The Computer will run a Mini Windows XP, Similar to Windows XP.
step 7 : Navigate to My Computer to locate the drive letter of your Local Disk. In this case my Local
Disk drive is letter D:
step 8 : From the Desktop click on the HBCD Menu icon. on the following window click on
Programs.
step 9 : From the drop-down menu select Passwords / Keys -> Windows Login -> NTPWEdit
(Reset XP/Vista /7 Password).
step 10 : In the NTPWEdit 0.3 Window Change the Drive letter of the Path to SAM file to the Local
Disk drive letter. In this video the Local Disk Drive letter is (D:). So I changed my drive
letter in the NTPWEdit 0.3 Window to (D:) instead of (C:) and click on (Re)open to bring
up all the users
step 11 : From the list of users select the user who needs the password reset and click on Change
Password button, another window will pop up for you to add the new password. You can
leave it blank to remove the password or you can enter a new password.
step 12 : When you are done click OK button, then click on Save Changes Button and Exit.
step 13 : Remove the disk from the drive and Re-start your computer.
step 14 : If you left the password blank then the user shouldn’t be prompted for a password. If you
changed the password then enter the new password when prompted.
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