windows 7 password.

[aintnothang]

All of a sudden my password for windows 7 doesn't work anymore. I was going to use orphcrack, but thats just gonna tell me the password I already know. How should I approach this. I have to use an ubuntu live cd right now. Should I just use Offline NT Password & Registry Editor?

[aintnothang]

Should I try to take all my data off my hdd and fresh install.

[AMD Killa]

Have you tried using a different keyboard? i had a laptop in the shop that had the shift key stuck down but without the actual key being stuck. Just disconnected the internal keyboard and used a USB external and it worked fine.

XP used to do that with me sometimes after resuming from standby or hibernation. The fix for it was always a reboot.

[x88x]

Hmm, I didn't see this when you posted it.. I would recommend using either the Offline NT Password & Registry Editor or konboot (http://www.piotrbania.com/all/kon-boot/). Konboot patches the OS in RAM, and completely bypasses the authentication process. So, basically, that one boot you can log in with no password, then change it to whatever.

[TheGreatSatan]

It's really hard to hack the password in W7. I don't even know why people even use them...

I use the Emergency Boot CD (EBCD) to hack the password in systems XP and prior, but it never works in Vista or W7