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i had an employee with a laptop that she used for home use. She is no longer
with my company. I tried to log on with the old administrator password but it
does not work anymore. I need to get access to the material on the harddrive.
Unfortunately i cannot ask her if she changed it. Is there anyway to bypass
this or can i create a new password or is there a program i can use to do
this. I cannot format the drive this is not an option. What can i do???

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Lost, Forgotten, or Expired Passwords:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Jupiter Jones]

Windows XP Key is a program to reset Windows XP security
if Administrator password, secure boot password or key disk is lost.
http://www.lostpassword.com/windows-xp-2000-nt.htm

Forgot your admin password?
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| i had an employee with a laptop that she used for home use. She is no longer
| with my company. I tried to log on with the old administrator password but it
| does not work anymore. I need to get access to the material on the harddrive.
| Unfortunately i cannot ask her if she changed it. Is there anyway to bypass
| this or can i create a new password or is there a program i can use to do
| this. I cannot format the drive this is not an option. What can i do???

 

[null]

i had an employee with a laptop that she used for home use. She is no longer
with my company. I tried to log on with the old administrator password but it
does not work anymore. I need to get access to the material on the harddrive.
Unfortunately i cannot ask her if she changed it. Is there anyway to bypass
this or can i create a new password or is there a program i can use to do
this. I cannot format the drive this is not an option. What can i do???

Do a search on google for John the Ripper - download it to a CD, boot
from the CD, and being careful not to screw things up, you can change
the Administrator password with that.

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The reader should exercise normal caution and backup the Registry and
data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their
PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not
liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice
posted here. No warranty, express or implied, is given with the posting
of this message.

 

[Malke]

Do a search on google for John the Ripper - download it to a CD, boot
from the CD, and being careful not to screw things up, you can change
the Administrator password with that.

Don't bother with John the Ripper. Just use ntpasswd, which you can get
here:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

It's very easy to use - just be sure to read the ReadMe.

Malke

 

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 >> i had an employee with a laptop that she used for
home use. She is no
 >> longer with my company. I tried to log on with the
old administrator
 >> password but it does not work anymore. I need to get
access to the
 >> material on the harddrive. Unfortunately i cannot ask
her if she
 >> changed it. Is there anyway to bypass this or can i
create a new
 >> password or is there a program i can use to do this.
I cannot format
 >> the drive this is not an option. What can i do???
Don't bother with John the Ripper. Just use ntpasswd, which
you can get
here:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

It's very easy to use - just be sure to read the ReadMe.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"

all you have to do is :

when you have enter a username and password
just enter Administrator in the username
and leave the password blank
there you will logon as an administrator
change the admin password
(if you dunno how to do this)

goto run type in control userpasswords
then click on the account and change the password

FINISHED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!