[dba-Tech] [dba-OT] Breaking into a Windows 8 COmputer

[Rocky Smolin]

Stuart:

HIRENS worked a treat. Thank you.

The comp that he was ready to abandon is a Dell Optiplex 3020 - i5 @3.2GHz
and a 256GB SSD. The only drawback is 4GB Ram but I'm going to tell him to
get some more memory.

Best,

Rocky


On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 2:51 PM Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
wrote:

> Yes, you create a bootable CD or USB stick with it. just follow the
> instructions on the site.
>
> I used to keep a bootable CD but now I carry a bootable USB version in my
> computer bag
> all the time. I've used it a few times to reboot and  get into both
> workstations and servers
> with unknown passwords :)
>
> On 8 Jun 2022 at 14:37, Rocky Smolin via dba-OT wrote:
>
> > Stuart:
> >
> > It sez: "This site provides CD and floppy images for end users to
> > easily edit their forgotten passwords. "
> >
> > You think it's a bootable CD then? There's a CD drive in the box. I
> > assume it works.  Do you think the CD image on a USB drive would work?
> >
> > r
> > On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 2:31 PM Stuart McLachlan via dba-OT <
> > dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hiren's on a boot USB drive or CD
> > > https://www.hirensbootcd.org/
> > >
> > > That gives you lots or tools, or much simpler
> > > Offline NT Password Recovery & Recovery Editor
> > > http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8 Jun 2022 at 12:05, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear List(s):
> > > >
> > > > A friend of mine has an old computer - Windows 8 based  on the
> > > > sticker in the back - and the login is prompting for a password.
> > > > He has no idea what the password might be.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a way to reset or get around the password prompt?
> > > >
> > > > MTIA
> > > >
> > > > Rocky
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