Re: Windows XP Pro cracker?

["Per Andre Wilhelmsen [PAW4P-NORID]" <clickvd () gonnamakeyou com>]

If you have administrative access to the system you can go in as normal and
reset the pw, without losing any settings. If you're not full admin, you may
take a look at the linux boot floppy which actually resets the password even
when it's totally forgotten (sick little bootcd or floppy that allows users
to fix up mistakes, ugly but it works!)

take a look at : http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

and PLEASE follow the instructions to the smallest detail if you don't feel
like sitting with a crashed SAM db.
(and yes, you are supposed to write to the hive, that part is the actual SAM
overwrite section)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Logan Rogers-Follis" <logan () tntnetworx net>
To: "Secuirty Basics with SecuirtyFocus.com"
<security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:03 AM
Subject: Windows XP Pro cracker?


> I need to run fixmbr from the Recovery Console on my Windows XP Pro w/
> SP1 install and was looking for suggestions of a program to
> crack/retrieve my Admin password for the computer.  Of course, I forgot
> to use a basic password I know and I didn't write it down so now I am in
> trouble.  I have an Admin control level account on the machine so
> authority to run a app is no issue.
> Thanks for the help, otherwise I'll just have to keep guessing, change
> the password (don't really want to loose the settings) or reload if the
> password change doesn't take (only seen happen once).
>
> Logan
>
>
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