[dba-Tech] Weird PC logon problem

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Jan 18 14:52:06 CST 2006


On 18 Jan 2006 at 19:49, Jon Tydda wrote:

> XP Pro SP2 - yes there is a local administrator account, but (yes you've
> guessed it) I don't know the password... I tried all the usual work ones,
> and the obvious ones, but no avail. My boss wants me to reinstall Windows,
> but I think it's overkill.
> 


Take a look at the various solutions here:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

I recommend the 
"Offline NT Password & Registry Editor (v050303)"

I've used it successfully in a similar situation.

-- 
Stuart





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