MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Thu Nov 17 11:38:13 CST 2005
Just make a copy of BARTPE CD BartPE lets you set or reset the Admin password. Article and screenshots http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167100904 Download Site http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ Jon Tydda wrote: >Right, I've got a list of user accounts from the documents and settings >folder. It was a factory installed version of XP Pro with NTFS. > >I've tried the passwords I was given on all of the usernames with no >success. > >With all the complaints out there about windows security, you think it'd be >fairly easy to crack this... grrr! :-) > > >Jon > >-----Original Message----- >From: Erwin Craps - IT Helps [mailto:Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be] >Sent: 17 November 2005 15:36 >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Accessing a pc > > >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 > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada