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  • 06-10-2005 12:17am
    #1
    shayser
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    I've a PC with a lost password. I don't want to reinstall windows and the drivers etc.

    Will a repair install do the job?

    I've discounted this but I'll ask anyway, is it possible to plug the pc into the network and delete the sam file? The machine has a nic. I don't know the computer name and there is no set IP. I know it'll ask for pwd at some stage.


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  • #2
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    do u have an admin logon to remove the password???


  • #3
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    jcoote wrote:
    do u have an admin logon to remove the password???

    Nope, don't have admin pwd.


  • #4
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    what windows is it???


  • #5
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    jcoote wrote:
    what windows is it???

    Sorry, windows 2000.


  • #6
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    try starting in safe mode and checking the user accounts


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  • #7
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    jcoote wrote:
    try starting in safe mode and checking the user accounts

    I'll still have to logon??


  • #8
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    do u know about the registry???how it works like


  • #9
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    Know a little, not a lot :) Heard before that deleting the sam file will then prompt for new passowrd at reboot. Is this right?

    It's FAT32, so I booted from floppy. What's the full name of the sam file.. is it in system32?


  • #10
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    yeah don't delete it just rename the sam file in c:\winnt\system32\config

    or just search for *.sam in your system32 directory

    u should be left wit an admin account that doesn't need a password

    let us know how u get on


  • #11
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    file not found for *.sam

    so i tried

    attrib *.sam -h
    attrib *.* -h

    got bad command or file name


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  • #12
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    ok, got attrib to work

    can see SAM (no ext) and SAM.LOG

    can't see any "FILENAME".SAM


  • #13
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    yeah sorry haven't used 200 in a good while its sam (no ext) rename and reboot or just move it to your desktop or somethin


  • #14
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    jcoote wrote:
    yeah sorry haven't used 200 in a good while its sam (no ext) rename and reboot or just move it to your desktop or somethin

    good man jcoote, that's it, thanks for your help :)


  • #15
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    no bother sorry i couldn't get right to the point:D

    glad i could help

    good luck


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