[dba-Tech] Accessing a pc

Jon Tydda Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk
Thu Nov 17 08:18:05 CST 2005


I've tried steps 1-3 already, I'm waiting to get back onto my spare desk to
try step 4, and I'd rather avoid step 5 if at all possible. :-)

The other problem is that apart from the administrator account, I don't know
any usernames that were used on the pc either :-(

I'll try the tools I downloaded earlier as soon as I get a chance, see how
it works out.


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be]
Sent: 17 November 2005 13:06
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc


Hi Jon

1) In case the computer was pc joined into the old companies domain:
Try to login as Administrator from the local(pc) domain (Change the
domain to the pc name at logon).
Maybe there is no password on the local administrator.

2) Can you login as the regular user?
Maybe the user has full rights on the local (pc) domain
If so, go into the local pc's user administrator and erase the password
of the administrator.

3) If you can see all the users ( with administrative rights) from the
local (pc) domain, try them all. Maybe theres one with no password.

4) Theres is a tool you can purchase to get or erase(??) the
administrators password from the local pc domain. A fast google will get
you there.

5) If its only a question of getting data, put the disk into another
computer and copy what you need. And then reinstall Windows (format the
disk first is my preferation, but you loose all data).


Hope this helps
Erwin


 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:36 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc

Yeah, no-one knows how to contact any of them either... sometimes this
place is worse than useless :-)


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: John Colby [mailto:jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com]
Sent: 16 November 2005 17:39
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc


LOL, I guess the ex user isn't QUITE redundant eh?  If it were me, I'd
hold out for a BIG exit package.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:24 PM
To: Dba-Tech (E-mail)
Subject: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc


Hi all
 
Got a slight problem with a pc here... it came from another company
which we acquired, and everyone has been made redundant. Trouble is, it
still thinks it's attached to their old network. Their old network has
been assimilated into ours, and I need to get at some data on this pc,
remove it, and prep it for a user. Except I don't know the administrator
password, so I can't log in to get it onto our network...
 
Does anyone know how I can get into this pc? Reinstalling is not an
option, as we need to take data off it first...
 
TIA
 
 
Jon


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