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Wednesday, June 10, 2015 7:41 AM
Hey guyes,
We have installed windows server 2008r2 standard version which is a new one to us. Recently we have changed the password, but next day the changed password is not being accepted and showing error "The user name or password is incorrect". Could anyone help /guide us how to recover administrator password.
Thanks in advance,
Sanju-rkl
All replies (4)
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:08 AM ✅Answered
Hi
if you create a password disc before follow these steps;
- Insert your Windows Server password disc and click the link.
- A reset password wizard pops up,click the next to continue.
- Select the drive that password key disk in.Click next.
- Reset user account password.type new password for your user account and confim.click next
- Click finish to complete the pssword reset wizard.Then you can login that user with new password.
If you don't create a password disc before;
- Boot your server to repair mode using Server DVD.
- When the screen cames up,click "repair your computer" link
- next screen click "Command Prompt"
- Enter drive c/d (Where the system run) cd Windows\System32
- Enter on cmd console "move Utilman.exe Utilman.exe backup"
- enter on cmd console "copy cmd.exe Utilman.exe" the system recovery options screen comes,click "restart"
- after reboot on Windows login screen press "Windows + U" and its open MS DOS CMD
- on CMD console enter "Net user administrator "newpassword"(Which password want to change)
- finally login administrator with new password.
Friday, June 12, 2015 5:54 AM ✅Answered
Hi,
In addition to others.
You could reset Windows Server 2008 Password with another admin account if you have.
How to Reset Administrator Password in Windows Server 2008R2
Regards.
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Sunday, July 19, 2015 12:58 PM
Hi Burak,
Thanks for the administrator password reset in windows server 2008r2. I have tried your solutions but unable to complete the job. Below I have mentioned the step I have followed :
a) Insert the original dvd of windows server 2008r2
b) Choose repair option
c) selected d:\windows\system32
d) moved the file utilman.exe to utilman.exe.bak
e) copied the file cmd.exe to utilman.exe
f) restarted the computer
g) After getting the login screen where two users name have appeared Administraor and guest.. here I have pressed windoes key + u, after pressing both the keys it did not fire cmd.exe, instead of that another screen has appeard.
h) Moreover I have tried to move the utilman.exe.bak to utilman.exe but the system did not find that file.
Please guide me in details in this regards.
Thanks in advance.
Sanju-Rkl
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 6:09 PM
It works perfectly. many thanks !