You’ll see the option to open “advanced options” or “boot options” (or even “advanced settings”) at the bottom of the screen when your computer is restarting.
The Admin account usually has an image of a chess piece on it.
On Windows Vista, you can type in run if you don’t see Run in the Start menu.
For example: to change the password to “pupper123” for an account named “hugsky”, you would enter net user hugsky pupper123 here.
You can download a Windows Vista ISO file and burn it to a DVD. The installation disc doesn’t need to be the one you use to install your operating system, but it does need to be for the same version of Windows.
If you can’t find the BIOS key, consult your computer’s manual or look up the BIOS key for your computer’s model online.
Skip this step if you don’t see a Boot tab.
You may have to confirm this decision by pressing ↵ Enter when prompted.
If your operating system is installed on the “D:” drive, type in d:\windows\system32\utilman. exe d:\ instead.
For example: to change the password to “ilikelemons” for an account named “citruslover”, you would enter net user citruslover ilikelemons here.
As soon as you run the command, your new password will be ready to go—you don’t need to restart your computer.
