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April 25, 2014

How to Reset Dell Laptop for Better Use after Factory Reset

After you successfully factory reset Dell laptop, it would turn back to the status as you just buy it. So in order to use it better for our life and work, we have to reset Dell laptop on disk, drive, security and backup.

Create disk partition again
Upgrade BIOS and update drive
Set password to protect laptop
Backup system and personal files
Simply upgrade computer hardware

1. Create disk partition again

Most laptop disk is set as only one disk partition when you just buy it. For managing files conveniently, we generally divide it into several disk partitions. But don’t create too many partitions unless they are used for different kinds of special functions. Generally, set some space to store system files and other is used to save user’s files.

On partition format selection, we suggest FAT32, which is not as good as NTFS on security and management. But it runs quickly and could save your system and data in DOS environment when your system is destroyed.

Tips: How to Create a Partition in Windows 8

2. Upgrade BIOS and update drive

Because of the date difference between laptop purchase and manufacture, BIOS may be not the newest. And upgrade BIOS and update drive would improve computer compatibility and stability. In addition, computer performance would improve. Especially, some special software provided by manufacturers would make computer work better and conveniently. So please upgrade your laptop BIOS and update drive.

3. Set password to protect laptop

User login password and BIOS password are two ways to protect laptop from cracking. And encrypt file with password is another way to protect file in accessible laptop. But once lose or forget Windows password, BIOS password, file password, it is a trouble too. So we have to save these passwords in safe place.

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4. Backup system and personal files in time

There would be always problems appearing during laptop use. So form a habit to backup system and personal files in time would decrease your lose when your laptop couldn’t work or disk is destroyed. For example, when laptop couldn’t boot successfully, restore system to early backup point is another will make laptop work normally.

5. Simply upgrade hardware

Maybe you would ask why we should upgrade hardware. Some standard configurations in laptop are not balanced matched. And the hard disk and memory are the most obvious. They will influence the laptop performance. For example, some computer user has high demand on hard disk capacity, but all the hard disk is only 20GB or less. Now we could consider upgrading hard disk.

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April 8, 2014

Windows Server 2008 R2 Default Administrator Password

Windows server 2008 r2 built-in administrator is Administrator, which is created during the Windows setup process. There is no default password for Administrator, and generally it will ask you to change password at first Windows logon and allow you to log in.

Part 1:How to Set Server 2008 R2 Default Administrator Password?

1. Default Administrator password is used for Windows security. At the first Windows server logon, please change built-in Administrator password, in order to protect Administrator password being set blank default.

2. Set Administrator password during System preparation.

Complex password has to be created for all of user accounts in Windows server 2008(R2) and Windows Vista. In the process of Windows installation, installation program would remind you of setting a complex password for Administrator. And simple password would be failed.

3. Auto-set password for Windows server Administrator.

Enterprise user could set password for Administrator automatically through creating answer file used together with Sysprep. This file is Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | UserAccounts | AdministratorPassword.

Part 2: How to reset Windows server 2008 r2 Administrator password

1. When you run “sysprep /generalize” command on Windows server 2008 or server 2008 r2, you could reset Windows server default Administrator password.

Tips: But Sysprep tool is only for clearing password on server default Administrator password, not applying for client server computer. When you boot computer next time, installation program would remind you of password hint.

2. Or boot server 2008 r2 from Windows password reset disk to reset Administrator password, which is created by Windows Password Genius Advanced when you have no other ways to reset Windows server 2008 r2 password.

reset windows server 2008 r2 default administrator password

The above are ways to protect Windows server 2008 r2 safe by password. Actually we could create other system administrator and disable server 2008 r2 default administrator.

How to disable Windows server 2008 r2 default Administrator?

Similarly, for Windows server 2008 r2 system security, please disable default Administrator before taking computer to client users. Run “sysprep /generalize” command. And when you prepare to login Windows server 2008 r2 next time, default Administrator would be disabled. Or Run “net user administrator /active: no” to forbidden Administrator.

If you have not created system administrator, but disable Windows server 2008 r2 default administrator carelessly, how to access server 2008 r2 computer?

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Access Windows Server 2008 R2 only Built-in Administrator Disabled

When the only built-in Administrator is disabled and no other admin account, how to access Windows Server 2008 R2?

If you still have other administrator available for Windows logon, just “Switch User” to logon is OK. But if not, how do we do if we want to protect server 2008 r2 from cracking or danger at the same time?

Actually, Windows server 2008 r2 password reset disk could work for you. Password reset disk would help you to create new system administrator for Windows server logon or reset disabled Administrator password. But please pay attention that, the password reset disk is created with Windows Password Genius, not created in Control Panel.

Step 1: Prepare Windows server password reset disk.

Install Windows Password Genius Advanced on another accessible computer.
Run the software after installation and insert bootable USB flash drive.
Choose “USB Device” and click “Begin burning” to create Windows server password reset disk with USB drive. Until “ Burning Successfully” message pops up, exit USB drive.

Step 2: Create access way to Windows server 2008 r2.

Create system administrator with password reset disk and login Windows server 2008 r2 with new administrator.
Reset disabled built-in Administrator password. Login server 2008 r2 with new password.

Method 1: Create new system administrator for Windows server 2008 r2 logon.

create new administrator for windows server 2008 r2

Plug password reset disk into server 2008 r2 computer, and set server computer boot from USB device. Windows Password Genius program runs. Make sure Windows system and click “Add User”.
Type user name in pop-up dialog, and click “OK” to create a new account with admin privileges. Reboot computer and login Windows server 2008 r2 with new account and password.

Method 2: Reset disabled Administrator password to login Windows server with it again.

Boot server 2008 r2 computer boot from USB drive first, to run Windows Password Genius program in locked server computer.
Select Windows server 2008 r2 system and Administrator, click “Reset Password” and “Yes”. Administrator password would be reset as “iSunshare@2012”.
Reboot server computer and type new password to access server with Administrator.

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April 2, 2014

Where to Get a Password Reset Disk for Windows 7/8

When we have typed incorrect password to try to login in to Windows 8/7 computer, a prompt usually suggests us to reset Windows password by click “Reset Password” button under password box. But if we have no password reset disk available, where to get one for Windows 8/7?

Generally, you could get Windows 8/7 password reset disk from two ways.

One is created when the computer is available. Turn to Control Panel – User Account. On the left side of window, click “Create a password reset disk” and insert bootable USB to burn password reset disk. The other is to use password recovery tool, Windows Password Genius.

1. Get Windows 7/8 Password Reset Disk in Control Panel

For Windows 7:
Open Control Panel from Start menu, and turn to User Accounts and Family Safety - User Accounts screen. Insert bootable USB drive and click "Create a password reset disk". Follow "Forgotten Password Wizard".

windows 7 password reset disk creation in control panel

For Windows 8:
Windows 8 Control Panel is different from Windows 7. Control Panel has to be viewed by "Small icons" or "Large icons". And then User Accounts could be found.

get windows 8 password reset disk in control panel

2. Burn Password Reset Disk with Windows Password Recovery Tool

Step 1: Install and run Windows Password Genius on another accessible Windows computer, Mac, or Android phone.

Step 2: Prepare bootable USB or CD/DVD-ROM to burn password reset disk.

When you see "Burning Successfully" message, Windows 8/7 password reset disk has been created. Besides, such password reset disk also works for Windows Vista/XP and Windows server 2012/2008/2003/2000.

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April 1, 2014

How to Make a Boot Disk for Windows 7

I want to reinstall Windows 7 but no installation disk. How do I get or make Windows 7 boot disk free by myself?

For Windows 7, you could create Windows USB installation disk and Windows CD/DVD disk with Finalbooster. Finalbooster is powerful install tool, which could create Windows installation disk with ISO image file. And then you could boot computer from it and install Windows operational system on computer, such as Windows 8/7/Vista and Windows server 2012/2008.

So now create Windows 7 boot disk with Finalbooster in two ways, bootable USB drive and CD/DVD-ROM.

Create Windows 7 Boot Disk with Bootable USB Drive
Make a Boot Disk for Windows 7 with CD/DVD-ROM

Step 1: Get Finalbooster and install it on accessible computer.

Step 2: Run it after installation, you would see following in screen.

Select an ISO image file
Burn ISO image file to CD/DVD disc
Burn ISO image file to USB flash drive

finalbooster for windows boot disk creation

Step 3: Click “Browse” button to import Windows 7 ISO image file.

And then prepare bootable USB flash drive or CD/DVD-ROM and insert it into computer.

Step 4: Burn Windows 7 ISO image file into USB flash drive or CD/DVD-ROM.

1. Create Windows 7 boot disk with USB drive

After insert USB flash drive into computer, choose it from drop-down box of “Burn ISO image file to USB flash drive”. And then click “Burn to USB”.

2. Make a boot disk for Windows 7 with CD/DVD-ROM

After insert CD/DVD device into computer, select it from drop-down box of “Burn ISO image file to CD/DVD disc”. And then click “Burn to CD/DVD”.

Step 5: When the Progress bar becomes full, it means ISO image file has been successfully burned into USB drive or CD/DVD-ROM.

burn windows boot disk successfully with finalbooster

The method of making Windows installation disk or boot disk above applies to Windows 7/8/Vista/2008/2012. And the most important is that you could burn Windows boot disk with Finalbooster free and easily. So don’t worry about no Windows installation or boot disk.

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