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10. September 2006 @ 14:06 |
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Hi All,
Ok here is the story soo far. At work the manager has been setup with a limited account and she can not install new software she wants and so on.
She got me to have a look at it and i tried to go through from safe mode and even that had a password alocated to it.
We need to be able to change her access. We dont have the password and the I.T guy that has created the admin account does not remember the password and has said he will send a CD that will crack it and reset the password. But he is not reliable and has not sent anything.
Is there anywhere on the net or any other things i can do to reset the password for my boss.
The other thing i thought of but am not 100% sure about is to do a repair install on this problem.
Any ideas would be highly appreciated.
Thanxs in advanced.
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11. September 2006 @ 07:46 |
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PM sent. Not sure if we can discuss this in the public forums.
~Rich
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The_Fiend
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11. September 2006 @ 09:19 |
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Simple method would be to download hiren's bootCD and use it's password managers to either change or delete the password.
irc://arcor.de.eu.dal.net/wasted_hate
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11. September 2006 @ 12:51 |
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Thank you both DoubleDwn & The_Fiend
I will look into this program and let you know how i go.
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jctrumps
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11. September 2006 @ 20:50 |
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All password crackers that i know of will only work with an administrator account and not an user account. The only way to reset or eliminate this problem with out reinstalling windows is to use the reset password disks that you probably don't have. The fastest and most effective way is to take the hard drive out and put it in another computer and copy all files that you need and reload windows. Remember you can change security settings to files that are coppied from a different computer.
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jctrumps
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11. September 2006 @ 20:55 |
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Oh, and if anyone has a password cracker that works under a user account let me know because i want it.
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12. September 2006 @ 07:22 |
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I have a linux boot floppy that lists all users on the windows box and asks me which one I would like to reset. I have used it several times, and it works like a charm. Dont remember where I got it though. Its been a while.
~Rich
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12. September 2006 @ 21:43 |
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Another method being sent to you thru PM.
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13. September 2006 @ 12:19 |
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could some pm me this stuff plz, almost same prob here
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13. September 2006 @ 18:46 |
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Edited by DVDBack23
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The_Fiend
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13. September 2006 @ 18:59 |
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Hah, another succesfull workday thanks to Hiren's BootCD :-D
irc://arcor.de.eu.dal.net/wasted_hate
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14. September 2006 @ 02:46 |
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nice, but, I need to figure out the login and pass without changing it. I know that'll be hard, and I can't install any software to do it.
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14. September 2006 @ 03:29 |
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I dont know anysoftware that can show u the password. just that one that clears it.
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14. September 2006 @ 09:44 |
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The password is encrypted in the registry...and is not viewable by any means I am aware of.
For those of you trying to remove Admin passwords on computers that do not belong to you, I'll add that you risk some serious issues best left avoided.
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14. September 2006 @ 12:22 |
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i guess it sounds like that but no, just the wish's of the owner.
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jctrumps
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14. September 2006 @ 13:50 |
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passwords can only be viewed after the encryption is cracked by password crackers. This is also very legal. People use it in companys to make sure people are using good passwords and to ensure the security of the company. To use these programs you must have administrator rights. The password cracking can take any where from seconds to 30 days depending on the length, characters used, and if capitols are used.
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14. September 2006 @ 17:54 |
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oh well, call in the reinstall disk's
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14. September 2006 @ 18:55 |
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Just for anyone who is wondering there is a option within windows to create a cd that will allow one to reset/change/"erase" the password on boot. If anyone wants more info I'll post directions.
"Some people have no damn sense." - Nephilim, March 27 2007 @ 18:08 |
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14. September 2006 @ 21:10 |
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@21Q
I posted that in case anyone here views this as a chance to do harm. Using password crackers at a school or business could land them in serious trouble.
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The_Fiend
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17. September 2006 @ 08:32 |
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@ Morph : true, you can't view those passwords directly, but there's always l0phtCrack or LCP to handle that...
@PeaInAPod : Why bother ? Hiren's BootCD can do that, has 3 different tools for it even, and it's an easy, free download.
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17. September 2006 @ 13:00 |
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Yeah I have been meaning to take a look at Hirens Boot CD but never got around to it. I never knew it had that option though so thanks for the info.
"Some people have no damn sense." - Nephilim, March 27 2007 @ 18:08
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17. September 2006 @ 14:17 |
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@PeaInPod
Mate its totally worth it to get hiern boot CD its a essentail tool that all computer users need to have.
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17. September 2006 @ 14:58 |
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Dunno about hirens boot cd, but i use MiniPE. Which is probably just an adaptation of Hirens, but it has a lot of windows password tools including one that can create new user accounts with full admin privileges. It can also reset passwords as well, cant remember if it can view them.
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20. September 2006 @ 17:58 |
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Hi all me again
i need a program that can unhide the wepkey for the wireless network at work one of the workmats has a lappy like mine but i dont know the key is their a free program that can do this. i have found some shareware but need a full version.
Thanxs
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21. September 2006 @ 21:23 |
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hi all,
just updating you guys on how far i have got on this new issue. I have managed to get it working to the point where it says connected but it still not connecting to the network as in the access point.
I know i have to go into the config of the access point or router and put the lappy onto the network but not sure how to do this can some one give me some help.
Thanxs heaps
btw here are the specs of wat we are working with
A lynksys WA access point
and a
Dlink adsl moder and router in one.
thanxs again.
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