Re: Forgot Administrator Password

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 08/29/05 

Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:59:27 -0700

"Manesh N" <manesh.n@eostek.com> wrote in message
news:%23w%23LOoiqFHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hello
> I forgot my Windows 2003 Administrator Password.
> How can i get the password
> Regards
> Manesh
>

You cannot "get it", short to cracking the stored hash.

The most fast way to reestablish use of the account is to ask
someone that knows, or asks another admin to reset yours.

Domain or stand-alone machine ? 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA

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