A great way to protect against a lost or forgotten password in Windows 7 is to create a Password Reset Disc. This disc will allow you to reset your password should you ever forget it. This is the type of thing most people never think about it until they need it, and by that time, it's too late.
To create a Password recovery disc, you'll need a USB flash drive or a floppy disc. And yes, I said floppy disc... they are still supported for this feature. A word of caution though, I really would suggest using a USB flash drive. Floppy drives weren't exactly ultra-reliable storage back when they were cutting edge technology.
So grab yourself a USB flash drive and let's get crackin'. It only creates a little userkey.psw file that'll be about 2 KB in size. So, it essentially takes up no space on your drive.
You'll need to log into Windows 7 and access your user account by going to "Start" button, which is the "Windows Orb" at the lower left, and choose Control Panel.
From the Control Panel, click on "User Accounts and Family Safety", and then on "User Accounts."
On the User Accounts screen, click on "Create a password reset disc" on the left panel.
The forgotten password wizard will open. Insert your USB flash device, or floppy disc, into your computer and then click "Next."
Choose from the drop down list the drive letter of the USB drive or floppy you are using and then click "Next."
Enter the current user account password, and then click "Next."
Note: This recovery disc will still work even if you change your password in the future, but will not run if you re-run the the Create Password Reset Disc process again with a different disc.
The password recovery reset disc will be created. When the progress bar indicates 100% complete, click "Next."
You have successfully created Password Rest Disc. Label the disc if necessary and keep it in a safe place.
Note: Anyone can reset your password if they have this disc, so be aware!
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