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Forgot administrator password on Windows server 2008/R2? If this heppens to you, just using Vodusoft Windows Password Reset Enterprise to quickly resolve your password issue that it can help reset forgotten Windows local and domain administrator password instantly Windows 10, Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP and Windows server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2003, 2000, SBS 2011/2008 on any kind of desktop and laptop.
This tutorial describes how to reset local and domain administrator password for all Windows Server 2008 editions.
Key steps: 1. Create Windows password reset disk - 2. Change Boot Priority - 3. Reset Windows local or domain admin Password
"I recently logged on to our domain controller with the Administrator account and got the message that the password had expired. I changed the password in the displayed fields and continued to the desktop screen. After the session, I write down the password and logged out. Unfortunately I lost the password and now I cannot get back in with either the new or old password. What can I do to solve this? "
If you also forgot or lost Server 2008 administrator password and don't have another available admin account or password reset disk to reset the password, just go through this article to learn an easy way to reset forgotten Windows password include local and domain accounts password. No matter how long the password was, you just need a single click to reset the password to a new one without data loss. The "Windows Password Reset Enterprise" works perfect for Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise.
Firstly, you need to create a Windows password reset disk with "Windows Password Reset Enterprise". How to do this? It is easy.
Click buy now button on the site to purchase "Vodusoft Windows Password Reset Enterprise" full version, you will receive the full version in minutes by email. Then download the software from the link you received and install it, run the software to create a Windows password reset disk with CD, DVD or USB flash drive/Pen drive/Key drive. Here we take USB flash drive for example to show you how to reset Windows Server 2008/R2 domain admin password or reset local administrator password.
1. After installation, run "Vodusoft Windows Password Reset Enterprise", plug in a blank USB flash drive and choose the media type.
2. Select the USB drive name from pull-down list and click "Begin Burning" to start burning. Note that the flash drive will be format in this process.
3. When complete burning, about one minute, transfer the USB disk to your "Server Computer" and follow step 2 and Step 3.
Plug in the USB disk to the "Server Computer" and set it to boot from the USB by running BIOS SETUP Utility and changing the devices boot priority. Set USB-HDD as the first boot device. Detailed step please refer to the following guide:
How to boot from CD/DVD(If you create a Windows password reset disk with CD)
Option One: Reset Forgotten Windows Server 2008/R2 Domain Administrator Password
Option Two: Reset Forgotten Windows Server 2008/R2 Local Administrator or User Password
Option One: Reset Forgotten Windows Server 2008/R2 Domain Administrator Password
Here we take Windows server 2008 Enterprise for example to show you how to reset domain admin password.
When the computer restart and boot from USB, "Windows Password Reset Enterprise" will run automatically and show you a friendly interface on the screen. Administrator and Guest accounts will be displayed and you can reset their password by just a few clicks.
1. Select Windows Server 2008(If there are more than one system installed on your computer) or skip this step.
2. Click Administrator from list.
3. Click Reset button, when a confirm message appears, click Yes.
4. Administrator password has been reset to "Vodusoft@2012". If you want to reset other domain user accounts password, you can log on your domain admimnistrator with the new password and reset any user password on Active Directory.
5. The last step: click Reboot, when a confirm message pops up, remove your CD/DVD/USB first and click Yes to restart the computer.
6. After restart, you can log on your Windows Server 2008 domain administrator with the new password: Vodusoft@2012.
Option Two: Reset Forgotten Windows Server 2008/R2 Local Administrator and User Password
"Windows Password Reset Enterprise" also can be used to reset Windows server 2008/R2 local user accounts password, here we take Windows server 2008r2 for example to show you how to reset local admin password.
When "Windows Password Reset Enterprise" runs automatically and shows you a friendly interface on the screen. All Windows Server 2008R2 local user accounts will be displayed and you can reset their password by just a few clicks.
1. Select your system.
2. All local user accounts has been displayed, click a user account which you want to reset its password from list.
3. Click Reset button, when a confirm message appears, click Yes.
4. The user account's password has been reset to "Vodusoft@2012". You can reset other user accounts password as well.
5. The last step: click Reboot, when a confirm message pops up, remove your CD/DVD/USB first and click Yes to restart the computer.
6. After restart, you can log on your Windows Server 2008/R2 as administrator with the new password: Vodusoft@2012.
