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Windows xp access problem

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by spcgreg May 30, 2002 last reply May 30, 2002

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How can I get into a Windows XP operating system if I do not have the password for any of the login accounts?

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by lizzy May 30, 2002

Lost Password crackers:

www.passwordservice.com/

http://www.password-crackers.com/crack1.html

For BIOS passwords:

http://www.11a.nu/ibios.htm

http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-37321/h-c1.htm

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/6349/pass.htm

http://habitantes.elsitio.com/digisign/biospasswdremoval.html

Where NT stores passwords (all of this is one link):

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechnol/winntas/tips/winntmag/storpass.asp

There are no spaces in the above URL's (they sometimes creep into the links when pasted in an answer, just remove any spaces when pasted into your browser).

by lizzy May 30, 2002

Oooh! Demo version here:

http://www.mirider.com/ntaccess.html

best wishes.

by shanghai sam May 30, 2002

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by jeffg79 May 30, 2002

The only solution I can think of is if this computer is on a Windows 2000 (or .NET) active directory network, you could change the local administrator password.

Otherwise, if it is a standalone machine, you could try to reboot the machine with the Windows XP CD in. Re-install the OS over the current install, this should give you the option of creating a new Administrator password. It will also keep all your computer's files, although it will delete any user profiles you have stored.

A third option is to do a web search for some sort of hacking or cracking utility that could break the password, although this would be a very last resort for me.