How to Reset Password in Windows Vista Home Basic Locked Out

If you have lost password to your Windows Vista Home Basic or someone have used your computer and changed the password, you can follow tutorials in this article to easily reset Windows Vista Home Basic password without knowing it.

Solution 1: Reset Windows Vista Home Basic Password from Safe Mode without Disk.

Solution 2: Reset Windows Vista Home Basic Password via Password Reset Wizard.

Solution 3: Reset Administrator Password in Windows Vista Home Basic with USB Flash Drive.

Important: Solution 1 may ask you to login Safe Mode with an admin account available on your computer. Solution 2 requires a password reset disk which was created when you still can log on your user account. If you don’t have an admin account available on the computer and a password reset disk was not created, you can use solution 3 to easily reset your forgotten administrator password for Windows Vista with only a USB flash drive.

Solution 1: Reset Windows Vista Home Basic Password from Safe Mode without Disk.

This is a good way to reset Windows Vista Home Basic password when you have an admin account available on your computer. In this guide, I will show you how to boot into Windows Vista Safe Mode and reset any user account password in Control Panel.

Step 1: Turn on your computer. Hit F8 key repeated while the computer logo appears. It will show you the advanced options before booting Windows Vista. Select “Safe Mode” and then press “Enter” on your keyboard.

Step 2: Wait for the computer to load Windows Vista Home Basic safe mode. If it asks you to login with an admin account, choose an admin account and type your password.

Step 3: After get into Safe Mode, click on Start button and select “Control Panel”.

Step 4: Select “User Accounts” > “Manage another account” > Choose your target user account.

Step 5: Click “Change a password” link from the left panel.

Step 6: Type a new password in the NEW PASSWORD box and then type it again in the CONFIRM PASSWORD Box. Then click “Change password” button.

Step 7: Press CTRL-ALT-DELETE keys and select restart computer. Then you can use the new password to sign into the user account.

Solution 2: Reset Windows Vista Home Basic Password via Password Reset Wizard.

This is a common way for resetting forgotten password of Windows Vista Home Basic user account, but it is one of the best methods that it allows people to reset Windows password without losing data.

To reset Windows Vista Home Basic password via password reset wizard, you must firstly have a password reset disk. This disk has to be created before you lose your password, not later. So, if you have created a password reset disk for your user account in Windows Vista Home Basic, now you can use it to reset forgotten password from the login screen.

Step 1: When you enter a wrong password for your user account, Windows will deny the login request. Click “OK”.

Step 2: Now, under the password bar, you will see a reset password link. Insert your password reset disk to the computer and then click on the link.

Step 3: When Windows Vista password reset wizard appears, select “Next”.

Step 4: The wizard will use the information on the disk to help you reset the password. Pull down the drive list and select the inserted password reset disk. Then click “Next”.

Step 5: Now you are able to choose a new password for the user account without knowing the old one. Just type a new password twice and then click “Next”. The old password will be replaced with the new one.

Step 6: Click “Finish”. Then you can use the new password to sign into the user account in Windows Vista Home Basic.

Solution 3: Reset Administrator Password in Windows Vista Home Basic with USB Flash Drive.

If you have forgotten admin password in your Windows Vista Home Basic and the account is the only administrator, you will need to use some other programs to help reset the forgotten password. Spower Windows Password Reset Professional is one of the best Windows password reset tools which can help reset any Windows password easily and safely.

At present, it is working perfectly for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, Windows server 2019, 2016, 2012/R2, 2008/R2 and 2003 on any laptop/desktop computer. If you want to use Spower Windows Password Reset Professional to reset Windows Vista Home Basic admin password, just complete the following steps.

Step 1: Use Spower Windows Password Reset Professional to create a password recovery disk.

To accomplish this task, you need help of a working computer where you have admin privileges to download and install software.

1. Download Spower Windows Password Reset Professional on a working computer and then install it. (This software can be installed in all versions of Windows Operating System. Free download Spower Windows Password Reset Professional.)

2. When finish installation, upon launch the software. Plug a blank USB flash drive in the current computer and select “USB Device” option from the interface.

3. Now, select the USB flash drive from the drive list and then click “Begin Burning” button to burn to USB.

4. When successfully complete burning, unplug the USB. Now you can use the USB disk to reset Windows password for any other computer.

Step 2: Boot your locked computer and reset Windows password with a few clicks.

1. Plug the USB flash drive in your locked computer. Power on the computer and hit F12/Fn+F12 immediately to get into the Boot Menu. Select USB HDD to continue boot. (Learn how to boot from USB if you meet trouble.)

2. Wait for the computer to boot from USB and load Spower Windows Password Reset Professional. From a friendly interface, click your Windows Vista Home Basic and then click your administrator account from list.

3. Click “Reset” button and confirm to reset the administrator password.

4. The administrator password will be removed and shown “Blank” in list.

5. Click “Reboot”. Unplug the USB flash drive and then confirm to restart.

6. Wait for the computer to load Windows Vista Home Basic normally. When the login screen appears, click “Administrator” to login without entering any password.