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

[Peter Brawley]

On 6/10/2022 3:44 PM, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> You need also to inquire about the age of the SSD. I love them, but their
> lifespan is short compared to traditional disk drives. After a couple of
> years, an SSD is on its last legs.

"A typical TBW figure for a 250 GB SSD lies between 60 and 150 terabytes 
written. That means: To get over a guaranteed TBW of 70, a user would 
have to write *190(!) GB daily* over a period of one year (in other 
words, to fill two thirds of the SSD with new data every day). In a 
consumer environment this is highly unlikely." -- 
https://www.ontrack.com/en-us/blog/how-long-do-ssds-really-last

pb

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> On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 3:51 PM Rocky Smolin<rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> 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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