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ms
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      22nd Feb 2009
4 years after my tech built up my computer, I do have Administrator rights,
but now need the Administrator Password in order to install Recovery
Console using the OS CD.

I understand this utility may detect the existing password.

NT Toolkit V1.97
https://www.netikus.net/products_downloads.html

Has anyone used this, opinions?

Is there another way to detect the existing password?

ms
 
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Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]
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      22nd Feb 2009
Hello ms,

Ask your tech guy, he should give you or configure it for you.

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> 4 years after my tech built up my computer, I do have Administrator
> rights, but now need the Administrator Password in order to install
> Recovery Console using the OS CD.
>
> I understand this utility may detect the existing password.
>
> NT Toolkit V1.97 https://www.netikus.net/products_downloads.html
>
> Has anyone used this, opinions?
>
> Is there another way to detect the existing password?
>
> ms
>



 
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Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]
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      22nd Feb 2009
Hello ms,

BTW, cracking passwords is not the intention of this newsgroup.

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> 4 years after my tech built up my computer, I do have Administrator
> rights, but now need the Administrator Password in order to install
> Recovery Console using the OS CD.
>
> I understand this utility may detect the existing password.
>
> NT Toolkit V1.97 https://www.netikus.net/products_downloads.html
>
> Has anyone used this, opinions?
>
> Is there another way to detect the existing password?
>
> ms
>



 
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Dave Patrick
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      22nd Feb 2009
You can use the tool I pointed you to to reset it.


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"ms" wrote:
>4 years after my tech built up my computer, I do have Administrator rights,
> but now need the Administrator Password in order to install Recovery
> Console using the OS CD.
>
> I understand this utility may detect the existing password.
>
> NT Toolkit V1.97
> https://www.netikus.net/products_downloads.html
>
> Has anyone used this, opinions?
>
> Is there another way to detect the existing password?
>
> ms


 
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      22nd Feb 2009
Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in
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> Hello ms,
>
> BTW, cracking passwords is not the intention of this newsgroup.
>

Your remark is out of place. I am the original owner of the CD and the
machine.

ms

> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
>> 4 years after my tech built up my computer, I do have Administrator
>> rights, but now need the Administrator Password in order to install
>> Recovery Console using the OS CD.
>>
>> I understand this utility may detect the existing password.
>>
>> NT Toolkit V1.97 https://www.netikus.net/products_downloads.html
>>
>> Has anyone used this, opinions?
>>
>> Is there another way to detect the existing password?
>>
>> ms
>>

>
>


 
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Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]
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      22nd Feb 2009
Hello ms,

If you google a bit there exist tools to reset the administrator account
password.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> Hello ms,
>>
>> BTW, cracking passwords is not the intention of this newsgroup.
>>

> Your remark is out of place. I am the original owner of the CD and the
> machine.
>
> ms
>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> 4 years after my tech built up my computer, I do have Administrator
>>> rights, but now need the Administrator Password in order to install
>>> Recovery Console using the OS CD.
>>>
>>> I understand this utility may detect the existing password.
>>>
>>> NT Toolkit V1.97 https://www.netikus.net/products_downloads.html
>>>
>>> Has anyone used this, opinions?
>>>
>>> Is there another way to detect the existing password?
>>>
>>> ms
>>>



 
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      23rd Feb 2009
"Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:AA57B047-8A34-
4F75-B92C-(E-Mail Removed):

> You can use the tool I pointed you to to reset it.
>
>

Below assumes you have used the utility.

I read the data from that site, downloaded the floppy files. it seemed
pretty complex. Today I read it again, off the deep end where I'm at. But I
followed the instructions for creating several floppies, rebooted, made
choices, finally was greeted with "what is the path to registry directory,
(relative to windows disk)".

The registry is a hidden file, with windows in C and typical installation,
what is the path statement to the registry directory?

Assume by windows disk they mean windows partition?

It unpacked lots of files, not obvious where located in C, but no matter.

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Dave Patrick
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      23rd Feb 2009
If I recall correctly it is easier to create and use the bootable CD-Rom

The default registry location is;

C:\winnt\system32\config



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"ms" wrote:
> Below assumes you have used the utility.
>
> I read the data from that site, downloaded the floppy files. it seemed
> pretty complex. Today I read it again, off the deep end where I'm at. But
> I
> followed the instructions for creating several floppies, rebooted, made
> choices, finally was greeted with "what is the path to registry directory,
> (relative to windows disk)".
>
> The registry is a hidden file, with windows in C and typical installation,
> what is the path statement to the registry directory?
>
> Assume by windows disk they mean windows partition?
>
> It unpacked lots of files, not obvious where located in C, but no matter.
>
> ms


 
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ms
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      23rd Feb 2009
Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> Hello ms,
>
> If you google a bit there exist tools to reset the administrator
> account password.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
>> Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in
>> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>>> Hello ms,
>>>
>>> BTW, cracking passwords is not the intention of this newsgroup.
>>>

>> Your remark is out of place. I am the original owner of the CD and
>> the machine.
>>
>> ms
>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Meinolf Weber
>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>> confers no rights.
>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>> 4 years after my tech built up my computer, I do have Administrator
>>>> rights, but now need the Administrator Password in order to install
>>>> Recovery Console using the OS CD.
>>>>
>>>> I understand this utility may detect the existing password.
>>>>
>>>> NT Toolkit V1.97 https://www.netikus.net/products_downloads.html
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone used this, opinions?
>>>>
>>>> Is there another way to detect the existing password?
>>>>
>>>> ms
>>>>

>
>
>

Thanks, with just the right search criteria, I got a lot of sites to look
at.

ms
 
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      24th Feb 2009
"Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:4D33FAB2-89F7-
4AA9-9261-(E-Mail Removed):

> If I recall correctly it is easier to create and use the bootable CD-Rom
>
> The default registry location is;
>
> C:\winnt\system32\config
>
>


I read the data on creating a CD. Please advise again, why do I enable
Recovery Console relative to the original corrupted file issue?

I did change the registry key to 1 as you recommended, so with that done,
what benefit is the Recovery Console for this situation?

There is now no file issues at all on the machine at this time.

Thanks

ms
 
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