Re: administrator password

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:50:05 +0100

emily wrote:

> We had some old computers donated to us with win2000 pro
> on them. Unfortunately we do not know the administrator
> password. Is there any way to get around that password
> or to reset it?

Hi

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password 

--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/default.mspx

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