Re: 2000 pro security

From: Torgeir Bakken (Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com)
Date: 09/30/02 

From: Torgeir Bakken <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 15:08:31 +0200

tomspragge wrote:

> Anyone, we got a computer given to us. it has windows 2000
> pro installed. it has a security question or password
> needed to enter. we do not know the password. is there a
> way to overide this so we can get in and set our own
> password. thanks for the help.

Tip 1984 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com/reghack.htm

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From: Stephen Souza (ssouza@.usa.#Niner.net)
Subject: Re: PASSWORD REMOVAL
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.security
Date: 2002-09-12 11:57:38 PST
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=Xns92879791282FBStephenSouzausanet%40209.189.89.243

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"LINDA" <CPSPECIAL@ATT.NET> wrote in news:f52f01c25a85$f118f4d0
$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl:

> My 12 yr. old has a computer running Windows 2000 Pro. He
> likes to think that he knows a lot about computers and
> frequently changes his password. However, he was gone
> for a while and has now forgotten the password. How can
> we override it or delete it?

Subject: Re: forgot admin password

a. http://www.sysinternals.com - ERD Commander 2002
b. http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
c. http://www.dmzs.com/tools/files/
d. http://www.nmrc.org/files/snt/index.html - bootdisk.bin
e. http://www.sunbelt-software.com - NTAccess
f. http://www.2600slc.org/texts/SAM_Files.txt

These tools will allow a reset of the password
without knowing what the orginal was.
All require a re-boot of the system.

I have used options a, b, c, d. I like ERD Commander
but it is expensive, I would suggest trying
(b) ntpasswd, it does work and is free.
(c) boot cdrom (ISO) version of b.
(d) another version of b.
(e) commercial software

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torgeir

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