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I am trying to reset the password on an old computer (a dell laptop) running windows 7 using an password reset disk

However I cannot find the path to the registry.

Directory windows/system32/config is the default and it doesn't work.

How can I resolve this?as i cnt get to it through the administrative account

Vomit IT - Chunky Mess Style
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  • Just enable the built-in Administrator account and change the password to the account in question. Why are you attempting to modify the SAM? – Ramhound Feb 17 '16 at 14:52
  • Possible duplicate of [What can I do if I forgot my Windows password?](http://superuser.com/questions/72244/what-can-i-do-if-i-forgot-my-windows-password) – Ramhound Feb 17 '16 at 14:52

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I have now fixed this, I found a backdoor that allows me access to the command prompt from the login screen so I fixed it from there.

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    While this may answer the question, it would be a better answer if you could provide some explanation **why** it does so. – DavidPostill Sep 18 '16 at 12:24