need to hack an account

reinstall windows

do you have access to the bios?

than boot from a windows cd,

and there you can formate the disk (or just install over the existing

windows)

but make sure you have all the drivers and stuff ...

when you have no access to the bios , open the notebook and remove the

cmos battary (not easy)

If I read your post correctly, your friend cannot remember the Operating systems

Administrator password. Therefore you cannot install software, change settings and the

like.

It is possible to reset the Administrators password, without re-installing the

operating system.

Have a look

at:

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

Full

instructions in English, and links to the tools to do it.

If that does not work, or

you damage something in the process, then as stated in an earlier post, boot from the

install CD and format the drive from there, before re-installing the Operating

system.

If however you are locked out of the BIOS, that is a different problem with a

different solution, just correct me if I am wrong

Have Fun!!!

JtaK

jtak gave a very interesting website and u probably will find some

software that allows u to recover the password

anyways, if everything fails, and

before formatting, try this:
just boot from a XP disk. the second time it asks about

repairing system press R. the repairing proccess will start. the screens u can see are quite

similar to those in the windows install proccess, but unlikely to there, all the info and

config of ur comp will remain usable (including installed software and drivers). at the end

u will be able to choose a new admin password and to create new (admin)users
its very

important that the XP version u have in the comp matches the one in the CD (u cannot repair

an XP Pro with a XP Home disk or a XP Home with a XP Pro disk)
mmm, and take some

coffee... it will take an hour or so...

good luck

To Arvedui:

I read your post with interest,

and I would like to know if you have tried your suggestion. I have not heard of that

one!

I came accross an article that seemed to describe what you were suggesting at

http://security.itworld.com/4352/030218winxp/page_1.html

But if I read it

correctly, it only allows you access to the files of the system, not reset the password

itself.

I have used a package called L0phtCrack in the past for this problem, but I

appear to have lost my copy of it.

The tools on the web site I mentioned in my other

post seem very good, and you can always ask again for help!

Good

luck!

Remember kids don't try this at home!

can u boot from

a cd?
yes?
download... what is it called again... special boot cd, cant remember,

looking up...

or...

give it to her, she will crack

it...

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Originally posted by

JTAK999
To Arvedui:

I read your post with interest, and I would like to know

if you have tried your suggestion. I have not heard of that one!

I came accross an

article that seemed to describe what you were suggesting at

http://security.itworld.com/4352/030218winxp/page_1.html

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its

part of my job to do that stuff and i repair 2 or 3 systems each week and definitevely it

works... sometimes...

the repair proccess is in fact a reinstall process in wich

part of the registry (including the part regarding the installed software) is not

deleted.
its specially useful when the mainboard or any other main component of the

computer is replaced... it allows u to keep ur old system working in the new system without

reinstall the software or removing ur data

its main goal is not to remove old

passwords, but, as many other windows install process, usually ends with the "users setup"

screen, where u can add new users (although it can vary depending on the version used and

the users config in the previously installed OS)

on the other hand, it is a long

process (as long as a full reinstall of XP) and it can fail if the hardware in the comp is

not so standard and includes some exotic drivers... (usually TV cards are problematic)
if

it fails the only way is to reinstall from scratch, formatting the HD...

for mechs

case i think this repair is only a "last resource", to be tested only if he cannot find a

software capable to recover the password in an easier way...

btw, to mech,

try this

one:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpassw

d/
the program in that web allows u to create a linux boot cd capable to read NTFS

partitions and to change users passwords (or at least to remove them)

its a bit

complex to use if u have no experience with linux, but u can found a "how to use" section in

the same website

To Arvedui,

Sorry if I am being pedantic, but does that

allow you to reset the admin password as well?

If so, very useful information, thank

you for that.

Geek Control Out!

mmm, the repair process most times doesnt allows to reset admin

password i think... anyways, i think also in some comps it could allow... usually the best

admin password for most computer owners is no password at all, so i usually dont care too

much about the admin password screen during repair/reinstall (u know, the nextnextnext

syndrome)

the program i pointed in the other post allows to reset any

users password, including admin

Seems the best

way to fix a Windows box is to use a Linux tool.

Now what does that tell

you!

JtaK

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Originally posted by JTAK999
Seems the best way to fix a Windows box

is to use a Linux tool.

Now what does that tell you!

JtaK

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lol

Winternals Erd Commander does the trick! It's a hell of a software for such issues. Just burn the CD and boot from it. You have a locksmith there and it allows to modify administrator password too But you can sure get a "illegal" copy somewhere