Windows Vista
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In Vista it's possible to run powerfull commands using the commandprompt. With this option commands can be run quick and without grafical user interface. The following command for example
C:\>NET USER Administrator 123456
Will change tha password of the local administrator account to 123456
To do this, the commandprompt has to be started with administrator rights, just logon using a an administrator account is not enough. Running the command will give an erro like "System error 5, access is denied".
To start a commandprompt with administrator rights, you select Start -> All Programms -> Accessoires. Next, give a right click on the Run programm en select the "Run as Administrator" option.
Running the command above in such a box will succeed and the error message will disappear.
C:\>NET USER Administrator 123456
Will change tha password of the local administrator account to 123456
To do this, the commandprompt has to be started with administrator rights, just logon using a an administrator account is not enough. Running the command will give an erro like "System error 5, access is denied".
To start a commandprompt with administrator rights, you select Start -> All Programms -> Accessoires. Next, give a right click on the Run programm en select the "Run as Administrator" option.
Running the command above in such a box will succeed and the error message will disappear.
