[dba-Tech] Accessing a pc

I'm in! I used the loginrecovery.net service, and discovered that even if
you've been provided with a list of passwords, try the obvious "password"
first...

Don't panic, it's the first thing I'm changing once I get in.

Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions.


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


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