This post is based on ‘this one‘, but now with some ‘print screens’ attached.
I know it should not be necessary :), but unfortunately it is…
And because i could not find the solutions very easily/quickly, i thought i should share it…
- Restart your server with an install disk in place.
- Boot from this setup disc
- Choose language and keyboard layout
- Click Next
- Click Repair you computer
- Choose the right (mostly one?) installation
- Start the ‘Command Prompt’
- Type: C:
- Type: cd Windows\System32
- Type: copy Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.backup
- Type: copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe
- Type: exit
- Click ‘Restart’
- Do a normal boot now
- When ready to login…
- Click the ‘Ease of access’ icon OR press [Windows] + [U]
- A command prompt starts now (note that the titlebar says utilman.exe 🙂 )
- Type: net user “Administrator” “newpassword”
- Type: exit
- Login with the “Administrator” user and your new password “newpassword”
- You are done now.
- Do not forget to change back Utilman.exe.backup to Utilman.exe
- If you do not have write acces on this file now…
- Repeat steps 1 to 9 and then
- Type: copy Utilman.exe.backup Utilman.exe