Erwin Craps - IT Helps
Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be
Thu Nov 17 09:36:01 CST 2005
Usernames that logged one at least one time you could find out if you put the disk in another computer. If the disk is in FAT32 format, you could also use a simple dos (W95/98) boot diskette to find out. In one of these tree locations (depending on windows version and/or upgrade from older version) you gonna find the user profiles. These folders are named as the "user". Sometimes "user.domain". "c:\documents and settings" "C:\winnt\profiles" "C:\windows\profiles" -----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 3:18 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc 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 Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: http://folding.stanford.edu/ -----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 The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. 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