They are lot of ways to recover/reset the admin password by using lot of third party tools and hacking tools. Download this small utility. Click Here To Download You will get an zipped file with ISO image in it.Extract his image using winrar or inbuilt windows software. Put your blank cd in CD-ROM and burn this using Nero or any other image burner software.this is most important step and make sure you burn the ISO image properly. Now put this CD in the system whose password is to be reset. Restart your system and when prompted press enter to boot from the CD. the software will load automatically.It will ask you to select the windows drive and after that provide you with the option of resetting password. please Read the Article Posted by Aiden before doing this operation: For more information, please refer to the following Microsoft KB article: Microsoft policy about lost or forgotten passwords http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189126/en-us Gopi Kiran

No problem.. I und Q: Boot using my Windows Server 2008R2 DVD or the image of MS DaRT ? : boot with 2008R2 DVD Q: This is the command i should type in CMD? : Yes Q: After restart boot to OS and on logon scree press Windows+U? it gives me the Ease of Access Window. what should i do with it? I don't understand that line... how i get to the cmd? what is the command exactly i need to type. Answer: c:\windows\system32>copy cmd.exe utilman.exe > we copied cmd.exe as utilman.exe so at logon once u press the shortcut u will be getting CMD. net user administrator "Password that u want use" - with out quotes This should work.... ----------------------- info is for the security foks these are steps would be performed to hack password using BACKTRACK .. we Just pushed it a litlle further by only using the official Windows Server 2008 DVD from Microsoft instead of backtrack... you can find the video on the Offensive security website. This info is for the security foks,who are familar with the Backtrack Gopi Kiran |Facebook| This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties,and confers no rights.

you are the best! i'll give it a try later and let you now.

Thank you so much!!!! it worked like a charm!!! all the tools could not solve my problem and your solution just did it so easy!!!! you are the best! :)

Thank you.Glad it worked.Gopi Kiran |Facebook| This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties,and confers no rights.

do you have any other admin user accounts? If not, you have to use some password tools.

this is the only admin user. can you indicate me a working password tool for Server 2008 r2. i tried some that dose not work. i think they do not know to handle its disk encryption. thanks

hey Aiden i understand the legal issu. my server is registered one and is a stand-alone server, therefor i have only one admin user. i have msdn subscription and i downloaded from there the MS DaRT v7.0 (Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset). I worked with Microsoft guide, created the ISO and Bootable CD. I mounted the server from cd and got to the reset password tool. I created new password for the admin but nothing changes! still can not log in. it seems that the tool is not able to change the password :( i have no other ideas....

Hey Gopi as i wrote above, i have msdn subscription and i downloaded from there the MS DaRT v7.0 (Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset). I worked with Microsoft guide, created the ISO and Bootable CD. I mounted the server from cd and got to the reset password tool. I created new password for the admin but nothing changes! still can not log in. it seems that the tool is not able to change the password :( i have no other ideas.... i tried that tool that you indicated to me but it is stuck because my server running Intel Embedded RAID Technology II so i need to load a driver for him to recognize my HDD. the tool you indicated dose not support me the option to load those drivers and therefor i can not use it. but the MS DaRT7.0 do the same, it is MS tool and is designed for Win7 and Win2008R2, and if i could not reset or change admin password with it, i don't know what else i can do... any ideas?

dear all windows server 2008 r2 just forced me to change administrator password, so i did so. a couple of days later i tried to access the server with no luck. i think i just do not remember the new password i typed! what can i do to unlock it? reset it? or change it? i can not format it!!! please any help! Thank you!

Alon, try these steps it will work : boot with win2008 DVD choose Repair option Launch cmd c:\cd windows\system32 c:\windows\system32>move utilman.exe utilman.exe.bak c:\windows\system32>copy cmd.exe utilman.exe restart ur computer on the windows login Screen (Keyboard Shortcut = Windows+u) net user administrator Newpass123 inside the cmd log on with the domain admin account and this new pass change the password to remember it if needed Reboot on the DVD to put back the original Utilman.exeGopi Kiran |Facebook| This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties,and confers no rights.

Hi, Thanks for your post. If your server 2008 R2 is a standalone server and we have no other administrator account, there is no Microsoft recommended way to reset the administrator password. This is designed for improving the OS security. If you try to break or to reset a password by using third-party tools, for legal reasons, we cannot recommend or endorse any one of these companies. You use such third-party products and services at your own risk. Your understanding is highly appreciated. For more information, please refer to the following Microsoft KB article: Microsoft policy about lost or forgotten passwords http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189126/en-us However, for the same issue, you may reference the below thread. Hope it helps. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-IE/winservergen/thread/ab435f7e-3927-4fda-a991-80f42e18089b Best Regards, Aiden

They are lot of ways to recover/reset the admin password by using lot of third party tools and hacking tools. Download this small utility. Click Here To Download You will get an zipped file with ISO image in it.Extract his image using winrar or inbuilt windows software. Put your blank cd in CD-ROM and burn this using Nero or any other image burner software.this is most important step and make sure you burn the ISO image properly. Now put this CD in the system whose password is to be reset. Restart your system and when prompted press enter to boot from the CD. the software will load automatically.It will ask you to select the windows drive and after that provide you with the option of resetting password. please Read before doing this opertaion: For more information, please refer to the following Microsoft KB article: Microsoft policy about lost or forgotten passwords http://support.microsoft.com/kb/189126/en-us However, for the same issue, you may reference the below thread. Hope it helps. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-IE/winservergen/thread/ab435f7e-3927-4fda-a991-80f42e18089b Gopi Kiran

Hello Again! first of all thank you for your quick replies! so i am going to try it later when i'll be next to the Server, and i want to clear for me some stuff i am not sure with: boot with win2008 DVD - Boot using my Windows Server 2008R2 DVD or the image of MS DaRT? choose Repair option Launch cmd c:\cd windows\system32 c:\windows\system32>move utilman.exe utilman.exe.bak - This is the command i should type in CMD? c:\windows\system32>copy cmd.exe utilman.exe restart ur computer on the windows login Screen (Keyboard Shortcut = Windows+u) - After restart boot to OS and on logon scree press Windows+U? it gives me the Ease of Access Window. what should i do with it? net user administrator Newpass123 inside the cmd - I don't understand that line... how i get to the cmd? what is the command exactly i need to type. log on with the domain admin account and this new pass change the password to remember it if needed Reboot on the DVD to put back the original Utilman.exe i am sorry if i am asking dummy questions but this is the first time it happens to me... Thanks again!