RE: Windows XP Pro cracker?

[Marco Obaid <marco () muw edu>]

Hi,

> If someone tries this on Windows XP or 2000 w/ syskey enabled (which it is
> by default), let me know.

I just tried it on my XP Pro (patched up-to-date) and here is my findings:

It works well, but it is best to *blank* the password first and change it to 
whatever you want *after* you logon to the system. 

I created a user called "user" and assigned it a password. Then, using this 
tool, I changed the password. I could not logon to the system using "user", nor 
was I able to change the password from the Administrator account. So I used the 
tool again and *blanked* the password for user. Then, I was able to logon as 
usaul. The same thing happend when I used this tool against Administrator.

This is my first time using this tool and I read every note in the docs.

Hope this helps
Marco

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