Re: passwords

From: Jack Seredyniecki (jack_seredyniecki_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/30/03


Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:35:12 -0400


Well, if you're not in a domain and you don't have an admin that you can ask
to reset it for you then ...and if you don't remember the "Administrator"
password either then:

You'll have to hack the security account database.

Check this out:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/cd030426.zip
Unzip the file, burn the ISO to CD and boot with it - it's a small Linux
distro.

"Chris" <cpfoto@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:035a01c36e80$9dfa1f30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> What happens if I changed my password when prompted and
> cannot remember it?
> How do I get to my docs and my computer?



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