Re: Win2k admin password

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 09/21/04


Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:53:48 +0200

John wrote:

> Hi, I have a pc running Win2k and I can't remember the
> admin password. This is the only user account that I gave
> admin rights to, so now I can't install new programs. I
> tried the solution posted, but the link appears to be
> dead. Is there a solution?
Hi

Several solutions listed here
http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password

and here
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

e.g. this one:

Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx


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