RE: locked out of XP, need file access

[Jacob McMaster <jmcmaster () appliedsystems com>]

http://www.securityhorizon.com/whitepapers/archives/ntdisk.html
http://is-it-true.org/nt/atips/atips262.shtml
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=nt+password+linux+boo
t+disk

-----Original Message-----
From: Melvin Foong [mailto:melvin.foong () codebeat net]
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 4:05 AM
To: J. Yoon
Cc: techies () codebeat net; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: locked out of XP, need file access 


Hi,

I have tired this utility that actually resets the password for my 
notebook's Windows XP. Its based on a Linux kernel that basically *resets* 
the password to anything you want. Its recommended that you leave the 
password blank when you are resetting it, and because this boot disk does 
modify your registry, I do recommend that you do that.

However, 1 of the problem that will cause by this boot disk is that, you 
may render your encrypted files useless.

I do not remember where did I get the original copy of the boot disk, but 
the filename is called bd30426.zip, which extracts to bd030426.bin. You 
will need rawrite utility to write the file to a diskette, which you can 
get from any Linux/FreeBSD download mirror.

Hope this helps.


At 11:45 PM 12/24/2003, you wrote:
> I'm locked out of my own Windows XP box.
> Being a paranoid,
> I have not provided myself with any password hints
> even for the administrator mode.
>
> I do remember about 2 characters from it though
> but there's just too many combinations.
>
> There are personal files in there that I need to access.
>
> I remember that with the old Win98,
> it was possible to do something with the .pwd file
> (not that we needed it,
> since all the files are accessible anyway)
> but I'm sure things have changed significantly since.
>
> I did infact try using a XP password recovery tool kit
> and global-resetter thing I got from the net...
> but the software asks me to enter root password
> and then tells me to get lost.
> It's strange and ironic,
> because the passwd is precisely what I'm trying to figure out.
>
> I don't wanna read a 1,000 page book just yet
> cuz I need access to my files asap.
>
> What would be some of the necessary simple steps to take at this time?
> Thanks in advance...
>
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Thank you.


   Regards,
   Melvin Foong
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