Password Problem?

Matt7613 · 14 Apr 2007 at 02:21

Hey Guys,

I've just fixed an old PC of mine and I have forgot the password to my User. Any idea on how to reset the password?

- Matt

bledd · 14 Apr 2007 at 02:25

unzip this and burn the iso image to disc (burn as image in nero, or burn in 'write' mode in imgburn)

http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/cd070409.zip

basic instructions here, although on screen instructions work fine..

Matt7613 · 14 Apr 2007 at 02:39

Didn't Work..

What else can I do that is simple?

bledd · 14 Apr 2007 at 03:16

what didn't work

Matt7613 · 14 Apr 2007 at 03:32

When it loaded up on Boots, the key board kept freezing so I can go no further forward.

- Matt

Tony Williams · 14 Apr 2007 at 12:54

You might want to try out Ophcrack it's a Linux distro that cracks (bruteforce) the SAM database and is based on SLAX.

bledd · 14 Apr 2007 at 13:09

hardware problem, try a ps2 keyboard

|Ric| · 14 Apr 2007 at 14:14

Never tried this myself but read about it a while ago:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=305

Deiwos · 14 Apr 2007 at 16:27

Have you checked to see if the system has an admin account hiding for when you boot to safe mode?

Memphis · 14 Apr 2007 at 16:59

I assume it's got an XP OS on it yeah?

If so, hit CTRL - ALT - DEL twice at the Welcome screen, change the username to Administrator, and hope it has a blank Admin password.

bledd · 14 Apr 2007 at 17:46

this is an awesome tool, just found it on msfn!

http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

works on vista too

will make repairing people's pc's much easier, no need to mess their passwords now if they can't remember them