Locked Windows 7 Home edition

[Latman]

Somehow my kids managed to change the admin password while back and now cannot remember what it was changed to.

Being an old laptop, just wondering if there is a free utility available which will allow me to boot from USB stick to unlock it.
(I know I used to have one, but not sure what I've done with it.)

Thanks

[evilsatan]

32-bit? If so use Kon-Boot free version to login using a blank pass. If it's 64-bit then you need v2 commercial version.

If you want to wipe the password then I think MSDaRT has the utility or Spotmau Powersuite does too.

[muttleymacclad]

Pogostick will do the job for you.

http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

[Latman]

Thanks for the tips guys.
At the end I went and used Pogostick and it worked like a charm.
So small in size and very easy to use.