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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Administrator's password reset.

How to reset administrator's password in windows server 2008?


Step 1
a) Insert DVD disk of Windows Server 2008
b) Boot from DVD disk
c) Navigate to "Repair your computer"

d) Choose first option ("Use recovery tools that can........")

e) Choose recovery tool:  "Command Prompt"

f) Enter commands like on screenshot below.

g) Click on "Restart"

Step 2
a) Click on utils button

b) Follow the screenshot below

c) Now you can login to server with Administrator withou any problems.

DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE UTILMAN.EXE BACK!!
Go to step 1. and open "Command Prompt"
Enter next commands to change back your utilman.exe
d:
cd windows/system32
move utilman.exe.bak utilman.exe

RESTART

eNj0Y!

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