Re: lost admin password

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From: Laura E. Hunter \(MVP\) (hunter(nospamplease)_at_sfs.upenn.edu)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:36:45 -0400

I forgot my Windows logon password and can't log in. How do I reset it?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#password 

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Laura E. Hunter - MCSE, MCT, MVP
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"GC" <gc@gc.com> wrote in message 
news:%23aGDqcbmEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi guys-
> I have a Windows 2000 server that is not part of my domain.  I've just
> started at this company and no one knows what the admin, or any other
> account, password is.  Does anyone know of a good, free bootable program
> that'll get or reset the admin password for me?  Thanks!
>
>

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