Admin passwords

[Guest andyec]

I'm working on a friends computer who has lost his Admin id and password.

What file contains the information for signing on as an administrator, so

that I can make the changes to the pc he requests.

[Guest USN9AWM@gmail.com]

Re: Admin passwords

 

On Jun 25, 3:04 pm, andyec <and...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I'm working on a friends computer who has lost his Admin id and password.  

> What file contains the information for signing on as an administrator, so

> that I can make the changes to the pc he requests.

 

Its called the SAM file. You would have to crack it.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Admin passwords

 

 

"andyec" <andyec@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:91673EDE-EC3A-48E0-AB70-DDD3628A095F@microsoft.com...

> I'm working on a friends computer who has lost his Admin id and password.

> What file contains the information for signing on as an administrator, so

> that I can make the changes to the pc he requests.

 

Boot the machine with a boot diskette from here:

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

then reset the Admin password to a blank. Next, ask

your friend how many sets of keys he has for his car.

If it is more than one, ask him why. No get him to treat

his PC the same way: Make sure to have two Admin

accounts and lock their passwords away in a safe place.