Re: Dual Boot Linux - WinXP - Mod Admin Passwd for XP?

From: Kyle (kkopp@hotmail.com)
Date: 04/19/03

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    From: kkopp@hotmail.com (Kyle)
Date: 18 Apr 2003 19:02:02 -0700

    "Centurion" <spam_this@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:<i4he7b.g72.ln@news.grayonline.id.au>...
    > "Kyle" wrote...
    > > I have a dual boot PC (Linux / XP). For various
    > > reasons, I can't get into the Admin account on
    > > the XP side of the disk. Does anyone know of a way
    > > that I can obtain/reset the admin password on the
    > > XP side from the Linux side?
    > >
    > > I have access to root on Linux and can read the XP
    > > parition.
    >
    > A quick googling reveals:
    >
    > http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
    >
    > READ THE WHOLE PAGE BEFORE USING THIS TOOL!! You have been warned.
    >
    > My advice: reset the "Administrator" password to "*" in the password
    > tool (boot disk). This means "no password". Log into XP as
    > "Administrator", leave the password field blank and then, once logged
    > in, assign Admin a new password. I haven't had much success with Win2K
    > and XP when specifying a particular password. But have no problems with
    > the above approach: reset to no password, log in, reset.
    >
    > I use this tool a lot in my consultancy duties when I "inherit" systems
    > from other admins who don't believe in documentation. :-/
    >
    > YMMV.
    >
    > --James

    I had tried this software previously and it worked fine until it tried to write
    the SAM file and then it just hung. I rebooted after about 5 minutes. Have
    you ever had this problem?

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