Re: Accidentally deleted Admin

From: Peter Clark (clark_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 05/02/03

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    Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 15:28:58 -0700

    delete or rename c:\winnt\system32\config\sam -
    a new one should be created on bootup with the users guest
    and administrator. guest is disabled and the administrator
    account has nothing for a password.

    >-----Original Message-----
    >Are we talking about domain account or just local
    administrator account?
    >There are many tools and tricks to reset local
    aministrator password to
    >blank, one of them is to boot another os and delete "SAM"
    file (this deletes
    >all local accounts and sets admin password to blank), plus
    there are several
    >tools which do similar things.
    >
    >--
    >Dmitry Korolyov
    >
    >
    >"Jean-Paul Sartre"
    <sometimesthelettersarelukewarm@hotmail.com> wrote in
    >message news:#1KnYvAEDHA.1932@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
    >> Hey guys,
    >>
    >> Sorry about the multi-group post... I didn't know which
    group might be
    >able
    >> to answer this question best.
    >>
    >> I recently cleaned out my extraneous users and groups on
    my Win2k box, but
    >> in the process, I wiped out the Admin login as well.
    >>
    >> Now, when I try to login, I can't (naturally).
    >>
    >> The old user/pass no longer works (since the profile was
    deleted) nor did
    >a
    >> blank user/pass or any other combination
    usernames/passwords (for
    >instance:
    >> logmeinyoulousymachine/goddammitimserious, etc...)
    >>
    >> Anyone know what I can do? (Short of a
    format/re-install, of course).
    >>
    >> Thanks!!!
    >>
    >> -David
    >>
    >>
    >
    >
    >.
    >

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