Windows 7 Need Help Setting Admin Password After Factory Restore Without Previous Password

[nick gordon]

So i had to factory restore my computer and i did but when i went to put a password on the admin account it was asking me for a previous password so i typed in my old admin account password and it did not work so i was wondering if anyone knew what to do

 

[zvit]

Welcome to the forums!

12 ways to reset password:
How to reset the Windows administrator password - Windows 7 Vista XP - 4sysops

Many more ways:
windows 7 reset administrator password - Google Search

 

[Trouble]

Actually there is a sticky in the root of this very forum Link Removed done by Mike the site owner and one of our administrators which includes a video and a link which I believe works relatively well.