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Le_Canard
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Recovering XP Pro Admin Passwords.
#5817731 - 07/03/06 09:19 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Welp, I help my friend set up his computer which was given to him by his uncle. The problem is, unca can't recall his admin password (he's getting up there and his memory is like a sieve). We also do not have the XP set-up disc, so we're fucked there. Is there some kind of boot disc we can make to recover or reset this? Thanks in advance.
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ZippoZ
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Re: Recovering XP Pro Admin Passwords. [Re: Le_Canard]
#5817735 - 07/03/06 09:20 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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iremember on a dell, there was a jumper you could pull on the motherboards to reset passwords...
call customer support
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Le_Canard
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Re: Recovering XP Pro Admin Passwords. [Re: ZippoZ]
#5817745 - 07/03/06 09:22 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hmm...I don't think this is a Dell, but I'll look into this. Thanks!
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Ythan
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Re: Recovering XP Pro Admin Passwords. [Re: Le_Canard]
#5818400 - 07/04/06 12:13 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html works like a charm I've used it many times.
No jumper will reset your Windows password, that's probably in case you lock yourself out through the BIOS.
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blink
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Re: Recovering XP Pro Admin Passwords. [Re: Le_Canard]
#5818849 - 07/04/06 04:33 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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If you need to recover it, there's nothing better than l0phtcrack or @Stake or whatever they call themselves now.
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funkymonk
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Re: Recovering XP Pro Admin Passwords. [Re: blink]
#5819026 - 07/04/06 07:37 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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the link ythans put up is probably your best bet, it resets the password for you. works like a charm
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OJK
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Re: Recovering XP Pro Admin Passwords. [Re: blink]
#5819034 - 07/04/06 07:44 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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If you'd rather recover the password than reset it, take blink's advice and use Ophcrack 2.2. It works a treat for most consumer-level passwords (less than 14 characters, limited use of special characters).
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Le_Canard
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Re: Recovering XP Pro Admin Passwords. [Re: Le_Canard]
#5820912 - 07/04/06 06:01 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thanks y'all! I'll definitely try your suggestions.
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