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== Trinity Rescue Kit Method ==

# Download Trinity Rescue Kit, and burn it to a CD/DVD. http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?pid=1&wpid=5&p_node=1&edit_pid=5&front_id=12 .
# Boot from the Disc
# Boot TRK normally. You will then reach a command line.
# Type 'winpass -u Administrator' at the command prompt.
# You will then see Searching and mounting all file system on local machine
# Windows NT/2K/XP installation(s) found in:  /sda1/Windows
#  Make your choice or ‘q’ to quit [1]:
# Press ENTER
# Type '*' then press ENTER
# Type 'Y' to accept.
# Restart, or if you want, type 'init 0' then power on again, without the disc, and boot into Windows.
# You will now see an 'Administrator' account with an orange flower.
# Click on it, you will log on as the 'Super' Administrator and be unmolested by UAC prompts.
# Click the Start button, then click the (most likely flower) picture at the top.
# Navigate to YOUR account, then press either remove password or change password.
# If you are changing it, just enter the new password twice and finish.
# Log off, and now you can log on to yours with either no password or your new password.
# In your account, type 'cmd' in the search bar, and right click the result on top. DO NOT PRESS ENTER. Press 'Run as Administrator.'
# Type 'net user Administrator /active:no' OR 'net user Administrator /inactive'
# Your password is restored, and the Administrator account is hidden again.