xanis
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- Sep 11, 2005
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So very true. My last ex-girlfriend absolutely refused to let me touch her computer, let alone fix any problems with it. Her hard drive failed and I offered to replace it with one of my spares. I said I'd come over, install the new drive, and have her back up in running and no time. Apparently, she didn't trust me and decided to call another guy she knew (who worked with computers also) to do the job. That was one of the last straws with her... but I digress.
In a month, the OP's next thread will be "OMG I hacked a windows password but I didn't know my client brought in her husband's PC 'cuz she wanted his lover's emails to divorce him! Now he's outside my house with a shotgun!"
ScottFern
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- Oct 23, 2002
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Fine, if it really bothers you that much, maybe teach me what I did wrong, and I will make extra sure to be perfect just like you are.
zerocool84
Lifer
- Nov 11, 2004
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Did not realize there was utilities for this out in public. Last time I searched, it was very hard to find any tools and any basically involved manually cracking the sam db with linux.
alkemyst
No Lifer
- Feb 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
That's the problem, I end up doing it for free because it's people I know. If they offer money I just take it though. But if I actually charge, I'll be seen as an ass, as most people expect it free.
I should use my new job as an excuse. "sorry I only do servers now". Probably would not get very far with that unfortunatly.
Wait you do this for a living and were contemplating recovery disks for a simple password reset?
You probably shouldn't be charging is right.
I had one similar to this one once. Windows 2000 machine, so the last logged in user came up by default and didn't show what the other users were on the system. I tried password and maybe a couple other ones, before trying the administrator account. Found that the admin account didn't have a password at all.
JoeBleed
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- Jun 27, 2000
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Because she brings him the computer to be worked on for free. (I don?t work for fee for anyone, but that?s the OP?s choice).
But I would have reinstalled anyway, because if she didn?t know the password, she likely didn?t know what else was on there and I wouldn?t want to deal with mystery crap latter either. So easy and less of a hassle to do that and probably solve a lot of other problems in one shot.
alkemyst
No Lifer
- Feb 13, 2001
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Password reset is 5 mins...reinstall much longer.
Not knowing the password is hardly indicative that they don't know what's on there. Our helpdesk deals with forgotten passwords daily....
After a reinstall when they realize they no longer have baby pictures, software, etc...do you really think you aren't going to be hassled?
FallenHero
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JoeBleed
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Redsquirrel said ?A user brings a PC at my house because she wants to use it for her kids and does not know the password?
I take this to mean someone else gave her a computer or she got it from someone else. My not be correct, but if it was, I would reinstall to remove any other possible variables that would pop up latter that she my want free work to correct. With mostly unattended installs and cached updates, it doesn?t take too long. Unless the computer is really slow.
If it had been hers the whole time and had been sitting in a closet, I would still have reinstalled. That being the case, it would be unlikely she would have had any files on there she wanted to keep. But if she did I?d just pull the drive and copy it and then place whatever else she needs back on the reinstalled computer. No worries of her bringing it back because of some other broken software.
Edit: Oh, as for hassled about losing stuff. Any time I reinstall someone?s computer, even with copying their drive contents and holding it for a while, I warn them they will lose everything if they don?t tell me what to save, and most programs are gone unless they have the needed material to reinstall. If they don?t want to lose a program that came with the computer and they don?t have the install material for it, then we can work something out. But it defiantly wouldn?t be free.
I was thinking that too. When I got in it looked fairly clean, but I did not check much. This same lady locked me into a free 6+ month support contract, so I really am scared this will turn into one of those again. Literally once a day she'd call me with questions because of dumb things she did.
Modelworks
Lifer
- Feb 22, 2007
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For something that doesn't have to be secure, but it just wants me to enter a password anyway, I use the letter d
so simple , but I'm betting most people wouldn't try it first.
so simple , but I'm betting most people wouldn't try it first.
James Bond
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Fayd
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