Now that your password has been recovered using Ophcrack LiveCD, simply enter your password when prompted after booting your computer normally.
To avoid needing to hack your own password again someday, I recommend creating a password reset disk. As long as you can keep the disk safe and also avoid losing it, you'll be protected from any future forgetfulness when it comes to your Windows password:
Here are some other password how-to's you also might find useful:
- How to Change Your Windows Vista Logon Password
- How to Create a Windows Vista Logon Password
- How to Delete a Windows Vista Logon Password
Here's more of the same but for Windows XP:
- How to Change Your Windows XP Logon Password
- How to Create a Windows XP Logon Password
- How to Delete a Windows XP Logon Password
Note: The above example shows a Windows Vista logon screen but the same steps will of course apply with Windows XP.
