priv_passwd_get_sam_hashes: Operation failed: 87

[ron at skullsecurity.net (Ron)]

Patrick Webster wrote:
> As a guess, Vista may have changed the way they handle the SAM
> hashes... It might be protected by the "Protected Storage" service or
> something.... Maybe create a Windows service which runs as LocalSystem
> and retest? Srvany.exe can create services, but unsure about Vista
> compatibility.
>
> Or retry as "RunAs Administrator" but set the file to use Windows
> 2000/XP compatibility mode.
>
> I don't have Vista to look into it, sorry.
>
> -Patrick

It may also be an issue with UAC. I was experimenting with running 
scripts against Windows 7 yesterday, and found that I had to turn UAC to 
the lowest possible level before I could actually call administrative 
functions from a non-interactive script.

Ron