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Win2k Forgotten Password

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by jmanalili Nov 21, 2002 last reply Jan 20, 2003

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Client forgot his Workstation Only password. Novell is installed on his computer but we migrated our Servers to Win2K already.
Tried the Administrator account and did not work. Guest account was disabled. NTFS partitioned. I know the next step is to reformat! Maybe somebody out there has a better idea! HELP! Client is a student who needs his papers on his HD.

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by Member 32254067 Nov 21, 2002

i know how to break into the machien but you will have to email me personaly..
brievap@toysrus.com

by jmanalili Jan 20, 2003

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by wcp Nov 21, 2002

Connect the HD to a computer installed on Win2K or WinXP with NTFS and delete the SAM file in C:\winnt\system32\config, where C: is the drive for the Root directory and Winnt is the Root directory. You may have to change them accordingly.
This willset the Admin's password as blank.
Another option is to buy a software (about $70 and up) to reset or hack the password.