Computer Help

[V3X]

last night i put a password on my computer so my sister couldnt go on it a downloads all this shite from kazaa, but now i cant remember the password. im such a freakin idiot! so i come here to ask is there a way of removing the password with out acually loging on? like remove battery or sumthing?

 

[dr_other]

...

If you are using XP, the only way I know it to log on as an admin and take it off...

 

[V3X]

damn. its running xp and im the ony user for it.

 

[dr_other]

How can you not remember it?

It must be something you have used at one time or another... or some generic word....

I assume you are using another computer? I will look into this... I feel your pain...

 

[V3X]

hmmmm. its written in haxx or whatever its called. ive tried booting it up without the battery in the motherboard, but that didnt work.

 

[dr_other]

What? Is it written in 1337, like "1'm c001" , or binary, like "00100101010101"?

Something to that sort? That might not be too hard... the alternatives kind of suck...

Either use system restore to go back before the password was there... losing data... or using a password cracker that I personally have no idea how to use... and risk losing data...

 

[Iorgy77]

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showt...=0&#entry119029

do a google search on the boot disk I mention in that thread... helped me out of some sticky situations

 

[V3X]

how do i use system restore?

 

[trooper]

Heres your answer, And it works.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Just download the 2mb boot cd zip file, About 3/4 of the way down the page. Follow the instructions on the page, Or if its a standard xp pro install you have (ie, you never changed the layout of anything when xp was installed, Default folders etc) then just use the default options when you boot your computer with the cd.

EDIT: Typo`s :rolleyes:

Trooper

 

[V3X]

thanks for the links. it just finished d/ling. wish me luck

 

[trooper]

Ok, But you shouldn`t need it. Luck that is.

Trooper

 

[V3X]

hmmmmm. dvd/cd burner wont work on my dads pc. gonna try the floppy version

 

[trooper]

Never tried the floppy version. Now i do wish you luck.
Into the unknown and all. :rolleyes:

Trooper

 

[V3X]

thanks. next time ill use a password ill never forget. (my name )

 

[trooper]

I guess it worked then ?.

Trooper

 

[V3X]

no, havnt tried it yet im trying to format a disk to use. but ill definetly let u know how it goes .

edit: damn it keeps comming up with installation failed when i try to make the disk
edit2: god damn boot disk wont work :angry:

 

[mattmagoo]

i know in Win98 u can just click cancel then go into C:\Windows and delete the password file

but i'm not sure if u can do this in XP

 

[EvilDragon]

No, you can't
Win XP is some kind of a secure system (well, only some kind )

Go to a friends house and create that boot disk.
It works!!

 

[Rico]

Heh, you should be alright. XP security when you've got local access to the machine is basically no security.

 

[sam fisher]

If its XP home boot in safe mode.
If its pro the only way I know how to get in is a network exploit.