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Password Help

Source: Kim Komando's Tip of the Day

Administrator Account - If you established your own administrator account, the original administrator account, which is established by Windows, may have
disappeared. If that is the case, boot to the window where Windows
asks for a password. Then press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice.

Try Emergency Boot CD, which is free. According to its publisher, you can use it to reset the password. There's information at: http://ebcd.pcministry.com/

Another such program is Offline NT Passsword & Registry Editor. It also is free. Get information at: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

The free programs assume some knowledge on your part. If you find them too difficult, there also are commercial programs, for which you must pay. Here are three:

--NTAccess, $70, available at: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/product.cfm?id=265

--ERD Commander, $149, available at: http://winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/erdcommander2002.asp

--Windows XP/2000/NT Key, $195, available at: http://www.lostpassword.com/windows-xp-2000-nt.htm

In the password-cracking area, you could try John the Ripper. You can download it at: http://www.openwall.com/john/

MMC > Add Local Users and Groups > Users > find Administrator or new name assigned to Admin, right-click to reset pwd. See Cheat Sheet...

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