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XP admin pw recovery disk

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:54 am
by Hoss
I lost mine! Anyone know a site that has this free app? Or if you have it email it to me pls. Wkg on a friend's pc, xp prof, forgot his admin pw.

Thanks

Re: XP admin pw recovery disk

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:49 am
by Houdini
If you have to windows cd you can do this:

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=305

or you can try this also:

Reboot Windows in Safe Mode.

Click Start, and then click Run.

In the Open box, type the following command, and then click OK: control userpasswords2

Click the user account that you forgot the password for, and then click Reset Password.

Type a new password in both the New password and the Confirm new password boxes, and then click OK

Re: XP admin pw recovery disk

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:34 pm
by Hoss
Thanks Houdini. He is now searching for his OS disks so I can try this lol.

I found one free site but have to wait 48 hours for them to accessible, otherwise they want me to pay.

http://www.loginrecovery.com/

Re: XP admin pw recovery disk

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:37 pm
by Houdini
Did you try that second option yet looks like it does the same thing.

Re: XP admin pw recovery disk

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:54 pm
by Hoss
Oddly enough - it wouldn't accept ANY pw to get into safemode. I think this pc was hacked. He said one day he just came in and all his programs had been deleted. Nothing on his desktop. Or maybe he or someone accidently retored it to a way earlier state. Dunno. All I know is it won't let me do shit without being logged on as Admin.

Re: XP admin pw recovery disk

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:57 pm
by Houdini
sounds hacked.