Re: How to set back the local "Administrator" - Account password

["Jay" <jay.tomas () infosecguru com>]

Actually if you use some creativity you can set the password back.

Get access to a backup of the hash and then do a offline brute/rainbow attack. Once you have the password then set it 
back to the previous value.

Not exactly 'setting' it back but it is the same end.

Jay

----- Original Message -----
From: krymson () gmail com [mailto:krymson () gmail com]
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Sent: 15 Jun 2007 21:42:18 -0000
Subject: Re: How to set back the local "Administrator" - Account password

I'll answer your question as stated, although I understand you may have just worded it improperly, in which case many 
others have helped you already. :)



In short, you can't revert a changed password back to a previously set password.



And if you've lost the password, you can only either reset the password or recover the existing one, not revert back to 
a previous one.



Good luck!



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how can i set back the local Administrator passwort on a windows xp

computer ?