WinXP Pro - Lost admin pwd

From: Laurent (redoctober@bitsmart.com)
Date: 12/12/02

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    From: "Laurent" <redoctober@bitsmart.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:33:14 +1100

    Does anyone know of a way to recover the administrator password on a Windows
    XP Pro box?
    Can log on as a admin user, but do not have the administrator pwd. can
    Lophtcrack or some other such utility retrieve the password hash on WinXP?

    Any suggestions welcome.

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