RE: WinXP Admin login

["Raoul Armfield" <armfield () amnh org>]

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?
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