Retrieving administrator password? [Resolved]

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Terrorantula

#1 November 24, 2009, 07:10:38 pm

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I have a laptop running Vista. I changed my admin password while traveling and have promptly forgot it. I Don't remember making a reset disc. If I use a password reset program will I lose info in my admin account? I don;t want to redo everything unless i have to. I tried to use ophix to crack my password, but can't get it to work- no linux. Any suggestions?

Last Edit: December 17, 2009, 06:56:19 pm by Terrorantula

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Massy2k6

#2 November 25, 2009, 07:17:24 am

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What are the chances of that? Anyway, I didnt check the site but who knows it could help.

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Pasty

#3 November 25, 2009, 07:25:47 am

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you should be able to get a rescue disk somewhere that goes into the SAM hive and blanks the password. the one i have is called SAM system security and i have it saved over from my IT days. i have never had a problem with a password blanker just wiping the accounts, so it should be a good bet for you. if it doesn't work with vista, i'm sure there are similar ones that do.

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Terrorantula

#4 November 25, 2009, 10:44:48 pm

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I tried PErti';s password resetter , but my machine won'tl boot from cd even when I instruct it to. Do you know of any items that can be used on a running user account?

Last Edit: November 25, 2009, 10:58:59 pm by Terrorantula

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Dust

#5 November 25, 2009, 11:45:18 pm

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Did you try searching?
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/27/forgot-windows-administrator-password-ways-to-recover-and-reset-password-in-vistaxp20032knt/

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Terrorantula

#6 November 30, 2009, 10:12:42 pm

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I've tried some of the strategies on the list, but haven't succeeded yet.

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Frisky SKeleton

#7 November 30, 2009, 10:33:46 pm

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try backing up the administrator account with windows backup without remembering security or system mount points, delete the account completely and create a new one with the same name, then restore the files you need for your desktop icons or whatever you don't want wiped

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Terrorantula

#8 December 01, 2009, 01:52:31 am

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how do I delete it?

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ATARI

#9 December 01, 2009, 02:30:34 am

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have you asked nicely

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#10 December 01, 2009, 06:39:08 am

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Quote from: Terrorantula on November 25, 2009, 10:44:48 pm

I tried PErti';s password resetter , but my machine won'tl boot from cd even when I instruct it to. Do you know of any items that can be used on a running user account?

Try some of the tools on Hiren's Boot CD. Google it.

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Frisky SKeleton

#11 December 01, 2009, 10:27:13 am

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Quote from: Terrorantula on December 01, 2009, 01:52:31 am

how do I delete it?

shift+delete in another account? or going through dos usually works. or just rename the ADMINISTRATOR folder

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Terrorantula

#12 December 03, 2009, 09:13:13 pm

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Thanks. I'd rather not reformat if I can avoid it. *Wanders off to try the next trick.*

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#13 December 03, 2009, 09:36:04 pm

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ads by google find keywords on the page in order to put the appropriate ad.

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Frisky SKeleton

#14 December 03, 2009, 09:55:52 pm

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Quote from: Terrorantula on December 03, 2009, 09:13:13 pm

Thanks. I'd rather not reformat if I can avoid it. *Wanders off to try the next trick.*

it's not reformmating it. MSBACKUP will let you archive secure NTFS files without the password, and if you archive and restore without keeping the mount points and security settings you can basically strip them of their security stuff. next you're deleting the folder and pretty much recreating everything exactly how it was just without the password.

a format wipes the entire harddrive.

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jamie

#15 December 04, 2009, 02:23:18 am

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use this to empty the password:

http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

burn the iso onto a disk, start your pc with it in, then follow the on-screen instructions.

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Hundley

#16 December 05, 2009, 03:39:52 pm

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have you tried the passwords "sylvia" or "harry"
those are good passwords

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Terrorantula

#17 December 17, 2009, 06:55:38 pm

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No, it wasn't either of those- I've remembered it now. It seems that I'd been typing it in wrong. NOW on to the NEXT problem.. but we might as well lock this thread.

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dada

#18 December 18, 2009, 11:34:30 pm

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Quote from: Terrorantula on December 17, 2009, 06:55:38 pm

NOW on to the NEXT problem.. but we might as well lock this thread.

hey there no backseat modding, buddy.

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Frisky SKeleton

#19 December 18, 2009, 11:42:22 pm

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he raises a good point it needs to be locked otherwise all these people will continue trying to solve his problem

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