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fbrdphreak

Lifer
Apr 17, 2004
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I found a boot disk that will reset the admin password, but I'm not 100% sure that the admin account is still named Administrator. I would like to find a Linux or whatever boot disk that will allow me to reset/recover ANY user's password. Recovery is preferred if only so I know WTF happened to it; not sure if its user stupidity or something they DLed that f-ed up their machine. TIA!!
 

Billzie7718

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Sep 2, 2005
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All the ones I have seen only reset Administrator, because you can change the others from Administrator.
 

spanky

Lifer
Jun 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
I found a boot disk that will reset the admin password, but I'm not 100% sure that the admin account is still named Administrator. I would like to find a Linux or whatever boot disk that will allow me to reset/recover ANY user's password. Recovery is preferred if only so I know WTF happened to it; not sure if its user stupidity or something they DLed that f-ed up their machine. TIA!!

i thought that dude peter nord (sp?) had something where u can reset any account. google it.
 

fbrdphreak

Lifer
Apr 17, 2004
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I have been googling and until now hadn't found this:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Looks like that might do it?

Assuming Administrator is still named Administrator, I should be able to use any of them; but I don't have a lot of time to deal with this today and wanted that ground covered come time to fix this crap. Stupid damn farmers :|
 

xospec1alk

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Mar 4, 2002
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Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
I have been googling and until now hadn't found this:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Looks like that might do it?

Assuming Administrator is still named Administrator, I should be able to use any of them; but I don't have a lot of time to deal with this today and wanted that ground covered come time to fix this crap. Stupid damn farmers :|

i think thats the right one. work is blocking that site for me.
 

spanky

Lifer
Jun 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
I have been googling and until now hadn't found this:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Looks like that might do it?

Assuming Administrator is still named Administrator, I should be able to use any of them; but I don't have a lot of time to deal with this today and wanted that ground covered come time to fix this crap. Stupid damn farmers :|

i knew i spelled his name wrong. god dammit.