Acer Aspire V5-122P: Windows 8 Local password recover or Booting from USB drive

abrarzafar

Hi everyone,

 

Really need help. I am afraid I am going to lose all my data on my hard disk to get my computer working again.

 

I don't know how, but somehow the Windows 8 logon password has been changed. I cannot do anything even if I go into advanced recovery options.

 

I have created a usb flash drive to book my Aspire V5 122P but I cannot book from the usb drive.

 

I have not created a passord reset disk beforehand.

 

I have chosen the option to rest my pc while keeping my data, but windows 8 still asks for the password and does not accept the password that has always worked for me.

 

Really afraid... if I have to lose all my data.

 

Can someone kindly help?

 

 

Abrar

abrarzafar

I managed myself to solve my problem. It would be very useful for someone else as well, that's why posting the update:

 

1. First of all by clicking on Sift-Restart, I went to the advanced options and refreshed my pc while keeping my data.

 

2. This allowed me somehow that in the advanced options I was able to go to command prompt without system asking me the password that I had forgotton.

 

3. Once I was in the command prompt I followed these steps: 

 

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/reset-password-windows-8.htm

 

4. I was able to redefine my user password.

 

5. I had to go through the installation of windows again - not a big problem

 

6. All my programs were removed. I had to reinstall them e.g. MS Office, Cisco VPN Client, Skype, Chrome

 

7. My data was available under the username

 

8. The data removed was placed in windows.old directory so I was able to copy it back easily.

 

So - Thanks God Almight - Life is beautiful again.

 

Hope it helps.

 

Regards

 

Abrar

Brussels

belgium

 

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