Recover Active Directory Domain Password in Windows Server 2008/2003/2000
Do you still worry about forgetting Windows domain administrator password? In fact, there is a special method can recover Windows domain password instantly for Windows server 2008/2003/2000. Just need a bootable CD or USB Flash Drive and cost you about 5 minutes!
Many people use Windows server that include Windows Server 2008/2003/2000 as a workstation. This means a group of computers and devices on a network are administered as a unit with common rules and procedures. And the host computer manages these computers through its admin account and password on Active Directory. However, how to manage these computers in workstation? We need to install Active Directory Domain Controller on Windows server 2008/2003/2000.
However, what can we do when we forgot/lost Windows domain admin password? In fact, there are many methods for resetting Windows password, but notice, most of these methods just can reset Windows local user password.
Fortunately we can use Windows Password Rescuer Advanced for Windows server 2008/2003/2000 Active Directory password recovery. It is a powerful software which can recover Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2000/2003/2008 password instantly. By this small software you can easily reset Windows domain or local admin password without lose anything and do not require any technical knowledge.
To reset Active Directory domain administrator and user password on Windows Server 2008/2003/2000, follow three steps below:
Step 1. Download and install Windows Password Rescuer Advanced on another accessible computer. Run the software to create a Windows domain password recovery disk.
Create a CD/DVD or USB Windows domain password recovery disk, just about 3 steps:
1. Insert a writable CD/DVD or a blank USB drive.
2. Select Burn to CD/DVD or Burn to USB option, and choose the drive which you inserted from the down list.
3. Click Begin Burning button to start burning, you will successfully complete the burning in one minute.
Step 2. Insert your Windows domain password recovery disk and set the "server computer" to boot from it via BIOS SETUP.
How to boot your computer from CD/DVD.
How to boot your computer from USB flash drive.
Step 3: Recover Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 domain password(recover Active Directory password).
Wait for a moment, Windows Password Rescuer Advanced will start up automatically and display an operation full window for you.
Option 1: Recover Windows server 2000/2003/2008 domain administrator password.
1. When the operation window appears, click Administrator account in the users list.
2. Click Reset Password. When a confirm massage pops up, click YES.
Notice: In order to meet the password policy requirement, this software will set the password to Hello@2011 by default. Please remember it.
3. Now you can click Reboot button to restart your computer. When a dialog box pops up, eject Windows domain password recovery disk, and click Yes to restart, then you can logon your domain as administrator with the new password.
Option 2: Recover Windows server 2000/2003/2008 or Windows 7/Vista/XP(if you use Windows 7/Vista/XP user account for a domain user)domain user password.
After resetting the domain Administrator password, you can log on Windows server 2000/2003/2008 as administrator and then reset whichever domain user password(include Windows server 2008/2003/2000 or Windows 7/Vista/XP) in Active Directory.
If you just want to recover a domain user password, do as below:
1. Click Add User button, type in your user name in the user name box and click OK when the create new user dialog appears.
Your user name will appear in the user list and its password has been reseted as Hello@2011.
Clik Reboot button, when a confirm massage pops up, eject your domain password recovery disk and click Yes to confirm restarting. After rebooting, you can log on your windows with new password.
With Windows Password Rescuer, you also can recover forgotten Windows 7/Vista/XP password or Windows server 2008/2003/2000 local administrator/user password instantly.
Refer to:
How to use Windows Password Rescuer Advanced to recover Windows 7/Vista/XP administrator password.
How to reset Windows server 2008/2003/2000 local administrator/user password
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