windows XP password recovery???

[Alex]

wtf!!!!! :| :|

me and my roomate had an argument a couple days ago and i just found out that somehow he changed my password because i can't seem to manage to log on my computer anymore. this is so anoying. i confronted him about it but he denies it and now i'm stuck using my crappy guest account because i can't get into my own admin account.

is there any way to reset the passwords or change them or anything???

thanks for any help!!

-franguinho (desperate)

 

[NogginBoink]

If you can log on to any account that has admin rights, yes.

If not, you're SOL.

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
If you can log on to any account that has admin rights, yes.

If not, you're SOL.

i wish people would not give advice if they do not know the answer, especially if it means when they are wrong that there is a lot of needless work that was done by someone else. Having to reformat or reinstall when it's not required certainly applies here.

download this linux boot disk here then once you download the zip file, just unzip it and run the included executable file to create the actual floppy-based boot disk.

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: Need4Speed

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
If you can log on to any account that has admin rights, yes.

If not, you're SOL.

i wish people would not give advice if they do not know the answer, especially if it means when they are wrong that there is a lot of needless work that was done by someone else. Having to reformat or reinstall when it's not required certainly applies here.

download this linux boot disk here then once you download the zip file, just unzip it and run the included executable file to create the actual floppy-based boot disk.

how will a linux boot disk help me log on to my main admin account in winxp???

 

[Need4Speed]

there should be some basic instructions with the boot disk

 

[Derango]

Originally posted by: Need4Speed

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
If you can log on to any account that has admin rights, yes.

If not, you're SOL.

i wish people would not give advice if they do not know the answer, especially if it means when they are wrong that there is a lot of needless work that was done by someone else. Having to reformat or reinstall when it's not required certainly applies here.

I wish some people wouldn't complain about people trying to help, even if they don't know the exact answer. How was he supposed to know that there was a better way if he hadn't come across it?

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: Derango

Originally posted by: Need4Speed

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
If you can log on to any account that has admin rights, yes.

If not, you're SOL.

i wish people would not give advice if they do not know the answer, especially if it means when they are wrong that there is a lot of needless work that was done by someone else. Having to reformat or reinstall when it's not required certainly applies here.

I wish some people wouldn't complain about people trying to help, even if they don't know the exact answer. How was he supposed to know that there was a better way if he hadn't come across it?

my point is that if you are not sure about the answer, don't tell someone they are SOL and leave it at that. Something to the effect of "I'm not 100% positive, but you might be SOL" would be a better choice of words. Certainly no one is expected to have all the answers all the time, but the way you present your answer is what is important.

 

[sak]

Alright guys lets break it up...

🙂

 

[Alex]

exactly... take yer squabbling elsewhere! 😛

 

[Saltin]

Even easier, install your Harddrive on a second system ( as a slave). Boot up into the OS, navigate to the SAM file on your harddisk, and erase it.

Windows\system32\config\sam

When that's done, go ahead and plug your harddrive back into your system, boot it, and enjoy your blank password on the Administrator account.

Note that if you have any EFS encrytped files, this method will pooch your access to them (unless you backed up your key, which you should ALWAYS do)