Re: XP password question.

This is a simple task.
Go to this link and get the free program, and create the boot disk. The are
image files for either floppy of CD boot disks. You can then reset the
password in about 30 seconds.
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

If the system has encrypted files (efs), you'll need the original password,
and have to use a program like saminside or LC4 (lophtcrack) to get the
actual password from the sam file. This may take some time
It's all very simple to do on XP, and any tech should know how to do this
because people forget their passwords and get locked out all the time.



"SBFan2000" <> wrote in message
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> I took in a computer from a doctor I work with that was not booting. The
> CPU was lose and I fixed that but now he wants to to add/remove some files
> and programs. When I asked the XP password he said that he had the
computer
> loaned out for quite a while and doesn't know the password. I know there
> has to be a way to bypass the password. Can someone instruct me on how to
> do it. E-mail if you like.
>
> Glenn
> A+
>
>

martin

"SchroedingerzKat" <> wrote in message
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> >This is a simple task.
> >Go to this link and get the free program, and create the boot disk. The
are
> >image files for either floppy of CD boot disks. You can then reset the
> >password in about 30 seconds.
> >http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
> >
> >If the system has encrypted files (efs), you'll need the original
password,
> >and have to use a program like saminside or LC4 (lophtcrack) to get the
> >actual password from the sam file. This may take some time
> >It's all very simple to do on XP, and any tech should know how to do this
> >because people forget their passwords and get locked out all the time.
>
> You can use PWDump to extract the password hashes after booting up with a
boot
> disk. Or use an exploit (on an unpatched system) to jump from guest to
admin,
> then grab the hashes. You can also use a unix boot disk or the password
reset
> boot disk mentioned by the poster above.
>
> L0phtcrack will certainly work, but the trial version only cracks
dictionary
> and maybe hybrid stuff. For brute force you need the full $350 version.
>
> If the filesystem is encrypted on unix, you are generally screwed. Don't
know
> about EFS.
>
> Michael
Actually Unix that boots with Lilo is REALLY easy if you have physical
access. You just boot to single user mode and change the password. I used
to have to leave one of our servers in SU mode because someone had hacked
it. He was in jail the last time I checked.
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