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RE: WinXP Admin login
From: "Raoul Armfield" <armfield () amnh org>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:55:19 -0500
There are linux bootdisks floating around the 'net that will let you reset the admin passwd. You can then login using that account and grant yourself any rights you want. Look for ntpasswd on google. Raoul :-----Original Message----- :From: Scanga, Gary [mailto:gary.scanga () attws com] :Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:07 PM :To: security-basics () securityfocus com :Subject: WinXP Admin login : : :Other than use the WinXP installation disc, is there another :way to re-capture Admin privileges on a machine that was :previously given a password for the Admin account? : :--------------------------------------------------------------- :------------ :Forum Systems PRESIDIO: PGP / XML GATEWAY APPLIANCE :The Presidio integrates PGP data encryption and XML Web :Services security to :simplify the management and deployment of PGP and reduce :overall PGP costs :by up to 80%. :FREE WHITEPAPER & 30 Day Trial - :http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/ForumSystems_security-basi cs_031027 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- WinXP Admin login Scanga, Gary (Nov 18)
- RE: WinXP Admin login Raoul Armfield (Nov 19)
- RE: WinXP Admin login Stephen McCauley (Nov 20)
- Re: WinXP Admin login Sergey A. Morsin (Nov 20)
- Re: WinXP Admin login Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Nov 21)
- RE: WinXP Admin login Kevin Saenz (Nov 21)
- RE: WinXP Admin login dave kleiman (Nov 19)
- Re: WinXP Admin login crtech (Nov 19)
- RE: WinXP Admin login Stephen Glenn (Nov 20)
- RE: WinXP Admin login Sarbjit Singh Gill (Nov 20)
- Re: WinXP Admin login Charles Mitchell (Nov 19)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: WinXP Admin login Matt Hessel (Nov 19)
(Thread continues...)
- RE: WinXP Admin login Raoul Armfield (Nov 19)