Re: windows NT 4.0



shadow wrote:
Am trying to login to a windows NT 4.0 Server,is no longer on a
network,how can i break into it? i need to get some information.


Simply log in using the built-in local Administrator account (which cannot be deleted). If you don't know the password, Linux-based password cracking utilities abound on the Internet, freely available to anyone who can use Google.


i was
thinking of booting the PC to command promt and enter the winnt
directory and delete the logon file will that work?



Not possible. There is no way to reboot a WinNT computer into Real Mode DOS unless you've set up a dual-boot system. The WinNT family of 32-bit graphical operating systems does not include, or "ride upon" MS-DOS. The CLI (Command Line Interface) is the closest you can come to the old "DOS mode," and it's available only after you've logged in to the GUI.

If all you want to do is access data files, is there any reason you can't simply remove the hard drive and slave it into another system?


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