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Cyborg
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      23rd Oct 2007
Is it possible change the local admin password on 100's of XP machines? We
are on an a Windows 203 Active Directory infrastructure.

 
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      23rd Oct 2007

"Cyborg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is it possible change the local admin password on 100's of XP machines?
> We are on an a Windows 203 Active Directory infrastructure.


Yes, it is possible to do this using psexec.exe.


 
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      23rd Oct 2007
Cyborg wrote:
> Is it possible change the local admin password on 100's of XP
> machines? We are on an a Windows 203 Active Directory
> infrastructure.


Like a script?
http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo...tType=vbscript

Other ways/scripts/instructions...
http://www.google.com/search?q=chang...dows+XP+domain

Search using Google!
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(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

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      23rd Oct 2007
I have used the password assistant from the NT Toolkit on 50 machines with
no issues. It is available here:
http://www.netikus.net/software/nttoolkit/index.html
Louis

"Cyborg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is it possible change the local admin password on 100's of XP machines?

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> are on an a Windows 203 Active Directory infrastructure.
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Cyborg
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      24th Oct 2007
Thanks, it's easy searching google but what's better than asking in the MS
forums so others can share their knowledge and problems!

"Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Cyborg wrote:
>> Is it possible change the local admin password on 100's of XP
>> machines? We are on an a Windows 203 Active Directory
>> infrastructure.

>
> Like a script?
> http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo...tType=vbscript
>
> Other ways/scripts/instructions...
> http://www.google.com/search?q=chang...dows+XP+domain
>
> Search using Google!
> http://www.google.com/
> (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
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> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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Cyborg
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      24th Oct 2007
NT Toolkit is great!

"3c273" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have used the password assistant from the NT Toolkit on 50 machines with
> no issues. It is available here:
> http://www.netikus.net/software/nttoolkit/index.html
> Louis
>
> "Cyborg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6FC0BA31-6262-45C8-AB74-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Is it possible change the local admin password on 100's of XP machines?

> We
>> are on an a Windows 203 Active Directory infrastructure.
>>

>
>


 
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