Lost password... PLEASE READ, IMPORTANT

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Alaric Scott

Okay, I know what I am doing first off so don't give me
and crap answers like "reset the password." I am in
charge of the computers here at the small company for
which I work and I recently set a farily secure password
of the Router, Printer all administrator accounts etc,
but I have completely forgotten what it is (it is one of
like 15 that I commonly use which sucks because of my
shit memory.) I could just do a reset on the computers,
but that makes it hard to access the router or the linux
box or the printer. If worse comes to worse, I can take
care of the linux box and router, but I need to get into
the printer's shell so that I can fix something.
According to HP there is no way to get in without a $1500
service call. I know that I will know which pass it is
if I were able to see the last digits (my first 4 chars
are the same for all of my secure pass's except one, as
dumb as that is.) Is there any way that I can recover
it, or am I boned with the service call which WILL be
taken out of my paycheck (work is pissed.)
 
Lost, Forgotten, or Expired Passwords:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Jupiter Jones]

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Okay, I know what I am doing first off so don't give me
| and crap answers like "reset the password." I am in
| charge of the computers here at the small company for
| which I work and I recently set a farily secure password
| of the Router, Printer all administrator accounts etc,
| but I have completely forgotten what it is (it is one of
| like 15 that I commonly use which sucks because of my
| shit memory.) I could just do a reset on the computers,
| but that makes it hard to access the router or the linux
| box or the printer. If worse comes to worse, I can take
| care of the linux box and router, but I need to get into
| the printer's shell so that I can fix something.
| According to HP there is no way to get in without a $1500
| service call. I know that I will know which pass it is
| if I were able to see the last digits (my first 4 chars
| are the same for all of my secure pass's except one, as
| dumb as that is.) Is there any way that I can recover
| it, or am I boned with the service call which WILL be
| taken out of my paycheck (work is pissed.)
 
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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Okay, I know what I am doing first off so don't give me
| and crap answers like "reset the password." I am in
| charge of the computers here at the small company for
| which I work and I recently set a farily secure password
| of the Router, Printer all administrator accounts etc,
| but I have completely forgotten what it is (it is one of
| like 15 that I commonly use which sucks because of my
| shit memory.) I could just do a reset on the computers,
| but that makes it hard to access the router or the linux
| box or the printer. If worse comes to worse, I can take
| care of the linux box and router, but I need to get into
| the printer's shell so that I can fix something.
| According to HP there is no way to get in without a $1500
| service call. I know that I will know which pass it is
| if I were able to see the last digits (my first 4 chars
| are the same for all of my secure pass's except one, as
| dumb as that is.) Is there any way that I can recover
| it, or am I boned with the service call which WILL be
| taken out of my paycheck (work is pissed.)
 
Greetings --

Actually, if you knew what you were doing and were entitled to be
in charge of all of the computers at any sized company, you'd know
that you could easily obtain password bypassing utilities from scores
of places on the Internet without even speaking to HP. A few seconds
on Google would have solved your problems for you.

Bruce Chambers

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