As we know that Windows Server 2008 R2 is the newly released version of Microsoft's Windows Server system. Even Microsoft tries the best to make each task and operating as simple as possible, but it's still very difficult for users to reset admin password of Windows Server 2008 R2 if they forgot. Forgetting your password is always a pain and make you crazy after many attempts. Forgetting or losing Windows server 2008 domain password can be something complicated as compared to forgetting a local password. The reason for this is that when it comes to recovery or resetting of the local password, there are different methods available, but when the task of recovery or resetting comes to domain server 2008 R2, it can be something difficult to achieve.
Fortunately, there are some easy ways to reset your Domain Administrator password. Here are the two commonly used methods in the process of resetting Domain password. For those of you who have no installation disk in hand, please see Part 2, notably much easier to Part 1.
Step 2: After your computer boots from the installation disk, you should click "Next" from the Install Windows menu.
Step 3: Then select "Repair your computer" option from the lower left-hand corner.
Step 4: In the System Recovery Options, select the Operating System to repair and click "Next".
Step 5: Open the Command Prompt.
Step 6: At the command prompt, type the following commands:
MOVE C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe.bak
Next, you will need to copy cmd.exe and rename it Utilman.exe:
COPY C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe
Step 7: Now close the command prompt dialog, reboot the Windows Server 2008 r2 system and allowing Windows to load as normal. When you are at the Login screen, you need to click on the "Ease of access" icon.
Step 8: At the command prompt, enter the following command: "net user administrator *".
When you click "Enter" key, it will prompt you to enter the New Password you want, after that, please confirm it. Once you're logged in again, you should delete the newly created Utilman.exe and then rename Utilman.exe.bak back to plain old Utilman.exe.
Follow this guide to delete:
Step 1: Reboot your computer from the installation disk.
Step 2: Get to the Command Prompt. Run the command copy Utilman.exe cmd.exe.
Step 3: Run the command move Utilman.exe.bak Utilman.exe.
Fortunately, there are some easy ways to reset your Domain Administrator password. Here are the two commonly used methods in the process of resetting Domain password. For those of you who have no installation disk in hand, please see Part 2, notably much easier to Part 1.
- Part 1. How to Reset Windows Server 2008 R2 Administrator Password with Installation Disk
- Part 2. Reset Administrator Password on Windows Server 2008 R2 with Password Recovery
Part 1: Reset Windows Server 2008 R2 Password with Installation Disk
When you happened to forgot your Windows Server 2008 R2 administrator password and can't access your system, don't panic, you still have a great chance to recover your forgotten domain password without re-installation. All you need to have is a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 installation disk and some simple command line trick.
Step 1: Insert the installation disk into your server computer, then boot from the installation disk.Step 2: After your computer boots from the installation disk, you should click "Next" from the Install Windows menu.
Step 3: Then select "Repair your computer" option from the lower left-hand corner.
Step 4: In the System Recovery Options, select the Operating System to repair and click "Next".
Step 5: Open the Command Prompt.
Step 6: At the command prompt, type the following commands:
MOVE C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe.bak
Next, you will need to copy cmd.exe and rename it Utilman.exe:
COPY C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\Utilman.exe
Step 7: Now close the command prompt dialog, reboot the Windows Server 2008 r2 system and allowing Windows to load as normal. When you are at the Login screen, you need to click on the "Ease of access" icon.
Step 8: At the command prompt, enter the following command: "net user administrator *".
When you click "Enter" key, it will prompt you to enter the New Password you want, after that, please confirm it. Once you're logged in again, you should delete the newly created Utilman.exe and then rename Utilman.exe.bak back to plain old Utilman.exe.
Follow this guide to delete:
Step 1: Reboot your computer from the installation disk.
Step 2: Get to the Command Prompt. Run the command copy Utilman.exe cmd.exe.
Step 3: Run the command move Utilman.exe.bak Utilman.exe.
