Re: Resetting administrator password

Hello,

You can recover a password for your customer. Locate a recent backup
of the Win2003 system state. Restore the files from "C:\Windows
\repair" and "C:\Windows\system32\config" folders on a different
computer. Restore these to an alternate location and be careful not to
overwrite the computer's local files.

Download the Cain & Abel tool and install it on this second computer.
Run the password hash collection wizard. Select to "Import Hashes from
a Sam database." Point the tool at the Win2003 Sam file you restored.
Let it run.

This will take quite a while but should eventually recover the
password.

J Wolfgang Goerlich



On Jun 8, 11:17 am, "Alberto Brivio" <a.bri...@xxxxxx> wrote:
Dear All,

a customer of mine have a WIN 2003 Small Business Server and he has
forgotten administrator password and doesn't have an equivalent priviledge
account.

Please, could anyone give me any ideas to resetting password avoiding
complete re-installation?

Regards

Alberto Brivio


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