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Resetting A Password (a.k.a. change the admin's password)

26 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/resetting-a-password-a-k-a-change-the-admins-password.15650/

wolvrine
wolvrine Original post #1
Sep 17, 2005 at 11:16 PM
make sure you are logged into a account that has more priviliges than a guest... Power User worked ok for me.

We are going to pretend that we want to change the administrator's password. His username let's say is: admin

In that case:
1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type CMD
4. Click OK
! --- <a black window should have opened> --- !
5. Now type the following: NET USER admin *
6. Now change the password to ur desire

And walla ur done!

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I know this is easy, but I did this tutorial for the n00bs.
Anyway, This is guaranteed to work 95% of the time.

I have a very powerful program, (small enough to fit on a floppy) that will boot your computer in Linux mode, and then it allows you to change any password, and you don't need to have a account, or enough priviliges
R
Sep 17, 2005 at 11:47 PM
Hacking stuff???
Raaabo
Raaabo #3
Sep 18, 2005 at 3:20 AM
Nope... this is to help people who lose their Windows XP admin password, and don't know how to get into it!

Raaabo
wolvrine
Sep 18, 2005 at 8:44 PM
raboo is right it is for those who lose thier passwords
S
Sep 18, 2005 at 10:24 PM
it has already been posted here

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22103&highlight=net+admin
godsownman
Sep 18, 2005 at 11:51 PM
Hey one query,

You said we require any account more than the Guest account but normally nobody is going to give a guest more privilages than what a guest account gives. So I dont see how this works.

You need to be really lucky to have an account on a PC with more privillages than what a guest offers.
T
Thilak #7
Sep 21, 2005 at 1:08 AM
wolvrine said:
make sure you are logged into a account that has more priviliges than a guest... Power User worked ok for me.

We are going to pretend that we want to change the administrator's password. His username let's say is: admin

In that case:
1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type CMD
4. Click OK
! --- <a black window should have opened> --- !
5. Now type the following: NET USER admin *
6. Now change the password to ur desire

And walla ur done!

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I know this is easy, but I did this tutorial for the n00bs.
Anyway, This is guaranteed to work 95% of the time.

I have a very powerful program, (small enough to fit on a floppy) that will boot your computer in Linux mode, and then it allows you to change any password, and you don't need to have a account, or enough priviliges

Hallo ,

When u copy my post just only say" Thankx Thilak "

Thanks 4 repost{*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22103&start=0 }

Thilak :wink:
T
Thilak #8
Sep 23, 2005 at 11:40 PM
And try this too ............

Hi all

So you're on line and having the habit of editing your post. You just stated afore as you are in need of password changer for 2000, and now for XP.

Anyway, here is the link: *www.password-changer.com

Enjoy

Thilak 8)
K
khattam_ #9
Oct 4, 2005 at 6:19 AM
This is a free solution
*home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
R
Oct 5, 2005 at 7:01 PM
nice info

nice info
imdbest
imdbest #11
Oct 6, 2005 at 3:08 AM
I found it @ P2P in August.
C
cybermanas #12
Oct 14, 2005 at 4:07 PM
cool info.
P
Jan 29, 2006 at 1:47 PM
THNX

HAI ALL

I AM A NEW PERSON FOR THIS FORUM

I TRIED THIS ON MY xp PRO DESKTOP, UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT WORK

IS THIS FOR N/W PCs OR HOME USERS ALSO

DOES THIS WORK WHEN THE ADMN PWD IS LOCKED / FORGOT


SINDHU :?
alib_i
alib_i #14
Jan 29, 2006 at 5:52 PM
Re: THNX

pothurichamu said:
DOES THIS WORK WHEN THE ADMN PWD IS LOCKED / FORGOT
That's precisely why it's there.
But you need to be able to get into widows by some means... that too using another account with admin rights.
guest account wont do.

for more .. check the links in this page (scroll down to 'other topics')

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alibi
S
sesi5674u #15
Feb 15, 2006 at 12:05 PM
u can download a floppy or cd image from *www.loginrecovery.com/ and obtain the administrator password
R
raghu-RAM #16
Feb 20, 2006 at 9:07 PM
hey a week before my friend had faced same problem
say the admin account is abc,

my solution:

1.boot in safe mode,it shows another account 'administrator'

2.log into administrator, it wont ask password for this account if you have two os installed and if the other os (other than u r working with) has a account name 'administrator' then type the password of that account of other os. I really dont know why it happens, but it happens.

3.goto control panel, user accounts

4.create another account with administrator privilages, say 'temp'(left to you, keeping a password for this account)

5.restart and boot in normal mode

6.log into 'temp'

7.again goto control panel>user accounts and change the password of your main account , abc

8. then logoff from 'temp' and log into abc, delete the 'temp' account
you are done with it
R
raghu-RAM #17
Feb 20, 2006 at 9:28 PM
sesi5674u said:
u can download a floppy or cd image from *www.loginrecovery.com/ and obtain the administrator password

it takes 3-4 days to crack after you have uploaded it(for free)
of course it takes hours if you pay some dollars
R
raghu-RAM #18
Feb 20, 2006 at 9:29 PM
sesi5674u said:
u can download a floppy or cd image from *www.loginrecovery.com/ and obtain the administrator password

it takes 3-4 days to crack after you have uploaded it(for free)
of course it takes hours if you pay some dollars.
but ya it works fine
D
Feb 23, 2006 at 12:29 PM
easiest solution

Boot into dos using NTFSDOS bootable cd/floppy and delete \winnt\system32\config\sam file.Restart system and admin password will be blank. :p
B
bugsome #20
Apr 1, 2006 at 3:31 PM
wolvrine said:
make sure you are logged into a account that has more priviliges than a guest... Power User worked ok for me.

We are going to pretend that we want to change the administrator's password. His username let's say is: admin

In that case:
1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type CMD
4. Click OK
! --- <a black window should have opened> --- !
5. Now type the following: NET USER admin *
6. Now change the password to ur desire

And walla ur done!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I know this is easy, but I did this tutorial for the n00bs.
Anyway, This is guaranteed to work 95% of the time.

I have a very powerful program, (small enough to fit on a floppy) that will boot your computer in Linux mode, and then it allows you to change any password, and you don't need to have a account, or enough priviliges

This method is not workin on my xp sp2, it says access denied... what could be wrong..? i tried it from a limited account...pls reply..
aditya.shevade
Jul 24, 2006 at 8:42 PM
Thank you for everyone who has given - provided - us with useful password related things.

Aditya
knight17
knight17 #22
Jul 26, 2006 at 12:15 AM
You may also look at the tools provided at this page:


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You may also look at the tools provided at this page:
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ayush_chh
ayush_chh #23
Jul 30, 2006 at 12:09 PM
this is really a helpfull THREAD.............:evil:.........:))
P
Aug 29, 2006 at 3:27 PM
gud work buddy
aditya.shevade
Sep 1, 2006 at 9:02 PM
I tried to do this with my PC I have 2 errors.

I logged in one of the 2 admin accounts on my PC. Then I tried to change the password of the other account. The name of that account was "Aditya Shevade" Without the quotes ofcourse. I typer NET USER Aditya Shevade and pressed enter, it says that the account does not exist.

When I tried to change the password using a limited account (say Adi) of an admin named test. When I tried to entter ate new pass, an error showed up, System Error 5 Access Denied.

Is there any way to run gpedit.msc if you are not an admin?

Please guys.
mariner
mariner #26
Sep 8, 2006 at 2:57 PM
gr8 information.really helpful.