Re: Stolen Notebook and Password Security
From: Steven L Umbach (n9rouz_at_nscomcast.net)
Date: 12/01/03
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Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:38:02 GMT
Even if they did, you just take out the hard drive and put it in another computer to
access the data unless data was encrypted and the private keys had been removed. ---
Steve
"Logical1" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ah, Yes.. Of course your asking for the utility. Probably
> because you stole a laptop. The tool you need is the NT
> Password and Registry Boot Disk. A simple search on Google
> will bring you the file. Pop this disk into the floppy
> drive and follow the easy to understand instructions and a
> few key strokes later you 0WN the machine. Unless the user
> had some brains to implement a BIOS password after he
> disabled the ability to boot from CD & Floppy. Which I
> highly doubt.
>
> (Yes, I know... A simple removal of the CMOS battery wipes
> out the BIOS password, but it still stalls the cracker and
> baffles most n00bs.)
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >My computer was stolen, of course, it has a lot of
> >sensitive data. I have an administrator account, and a
> >user account, both of which have a password. Without the
> >password, can anyone access the pc and the data?
> >.
> >
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