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Win2K server administrator login

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by captain fix

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The login for the Win2K server left with the last System Administrator. I have access to the hard drive (NTFS). I can read/write/rename/delete files at will. MS-Mail (among other things) is running on the server. Can I use the old NT workaround of deleting/renaming the SAM file,rebooting Win2K and not loose the passwords of users loging on to MS-Mail or otherwise corrupting the Win2K server installation and getting the infamous BSOD? Anyone know of a better way than purchasing commerical software at $200+ to assign a new admin password?

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by captain fix

Answer 2 worked great. I had the November version that didn't support slower processors. The December version does and works great. Thanks! Saved me $200

by captain fix

I had the earlier (November) release. The latest revision (for slower processors) works great! Thanks for redirecting me to this site. Saved me $200

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