Admin Password Help

greystreeks · 10-10-2003 9:53pm #1

Hi! Im in a bit of a tizzi. I have forgotten my admin password for xp. I set a password in safemode as well as the normal login and cannot remember either. I have my father set up with a limited account user and I have no way of accessing my files.
I dont want to reinstall as I will loose all of my programs and files.
I have done some research on the net for programs but they are overly priced (ie locksmith).

Can somebody help please!!!

Creamy Goodness · 10-10-2003 9:56pm

well for one thing you shouldn't of forgotten your password but the reason why you can get a program to fix it is that there is a market for it cos loads of people forget passwords and they wouldn't give the software away for free now would they???

longword · 10-10-2003 10:17pm

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greystreeks · 11-10-2003 10:42am

Thank's for that longword. Will it work on FAT32 partitions. It states that it will work on NTFS partitions??

longword · 11-10-2003 6:50pm

Originally posted by greystreeks
Thank's for that longword. Will it work on FAT32 partitions. It states that it will work on NTFS partitions??

It should do, though I've not tried it on anything other than XP and Win2K on NTFS. I'd say it mentions NTFS specifically because Linux support for NTFS has always been a bit patchy because the format is about as well documented as .doc.

greystreeks · 13-10-2003 5:59pm

Tried that but to no avail. It is looking for the partition that supports NT and when I sellect the C it replies "not located on C:.

Any other suggestions??

soiaf · 13-10-2003 7:03pm

I seem to remember reading that it does support FAT32, won't swear to that.

When you were telling it which partition your XP was installed on, did you give it in the linux format?

I imagine that in your case you would enter your partition as being:

/dev/hda1

where hd means you are using IDE (probably) [rather than SCSI which is sd]

Tivoli · 15-10-2003 2:52am

if you got xp installed on a fat32 drive, all you have to do is boot from a floppy and delete the sam file,

winnt\system32\config\SAM

now you have no admin password, just press enter

greystreeks · 18-10-2003 4:24pm

Thanks for that guy's. I will give that a go now and I will let you know what happens.

Thanks
Greystreeks

greystreeks · 18-10-2003 5:18pm

Ok. I got as far as determining the path to the sam file. I did a search on the computer to make sure that it was winnt/system32/config/sam. When I typed that in on request it just went to another line asking for the path to the sam file.

Very frustrating...

HELP!!!:(

pawn33 · 18-10-2003 6:23pm

Theres a file going around the Binaries newsgroups called "WINTERNALS.ADMINISTRATOR.PACK" lots of utilties and stuff, has a file called LOCKSMITH which allows you to change any and all Passwords on a XP or 2000 system.

soiaf · 18-10-2003 8:00pm

greystreeks, Do you mean you tried entering

winnt/system32/config/sam

for the path to the SAM file as part of the linux bootdisk
process?

The path is just

winnt/system32/config

as the program looks to see if other files are there as
well as the SAM file.
Assuming this goes ok, you should be given the chance
to change the admin password.

greystreeks · 23-10-2003 11:29pm

Sorry it took so long to reply guys.....

Soiaf, I typed winnt/system32/config as the path and it will not accept it.

it states "what is the path to the SAM file [winnt/system32/config/sam]"

Tried that and it repeats the command again....what is the path to the SAM file [winnt/system32/config/sam]"

Strange:(

soiaf · 24-10-2003 12:09am

Did you try just pressing RETURN at the prompt?

Do you have more than one partition or disk by any chance?
It that was the case the disk you are mounting at the
earlier stage may not be the right one (unlikely, but possible).

Otherwise (and assuming you are running FAT32) you might
be better looking at the method suggested by tlachta

If you don't have a bootdisk, you can get one at
www.bootdisk.com

and then remove the SAM file. You should then just be
able to log in with a blank password.

SoundWave · 24-10-2003 3:19pm

if you boot up in safe mode (f6 or f8 at bios screen to select) it should autologin, and from there u can change any local passwords u want.

Supercell · 24-10-2003 3:24pm

The path in xp wouln't be winnt/ ~

It would be windows/~

greystreeks · 24-10-2003 6:07pm

Hi guys back again. I have tried every path possible and still to no avail. I even tried the windows suggestion and no joy..

Does anybody know of any SAM file decoders??

Thanks greystreeks:mad:

greystreeks · 01-11-2003 6:14pm

Would I just be as well to reinstall my OS??

I cant seem to crack the sam file????

Help Please!

SoundWave · 10-11-2003 2:55pm

uve prob got it fixed by now but i found a cool linux boot disk that can change any local nt/2000/xp logins. will try find the link and post it

Tivoli · 11-11-2003 11:34pm

sorry for taking so long....

heres what to do

boot from a win98/or me dos disk

at c:\> type

cd windows
cd system32
cd config
attrib sam -h -s
del sam

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