Password Crack Windows 7
I have a windows 7 computer (not on a domain) with a user who forgot her PSW.
I have tried using [Admin Edit]. It seems like it does it until you reboot and try to log in. I also tried it for the Administrator account, it to didn't work. I also tried to change the password. that two didn't work. I unlocked the account and then reset the password - no glory.
I also tried Unltimate Boot CD which blue screens on me (but I'm not sure if there's even a tool on there)
Is there another tool out there or another way to do it?
I have tried using [Admin Edit]. It seems like it does it until you reboot and try to log in. I also tried it for the Administrator account, it to didn't work. I also tried to change the password. that two didn't work. I unlocked the account and then reset the password - no glory.
I also tried Unltimate Boot CD which blue screens on me (but I'm not sure if there's even a tool on there)
Is there another tool out there or another way to do it?
Mohamed ElManakhly
http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
Check out this article, it has a few solutions:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/passrecovery.htm
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/passrecovery.htm
M-Manakhly's solution should definitely work. To elaborate a bit more, burn the Linux ISO to disc and boot up from it. Here is a basic tutorial on how to use it:
The Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
The Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
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pogostick it the utility I was using. But it's not resetting or changing the password even though it says it has. I unlocked the account first too, and then reset the password - nothing. Then I just reset the password - nothing. :(
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Your disk worked. Thanks for the tip.
By any chance, did you try the Linux tool that M-Manakhly suggested in the very first reply? I'm just curious because I have never known it to not work on a Windows 7 machine and wanted to ensure that is hasn't started encountering technical roadblocks.
@Run5k,
Great question - I have never known Petter Nordahl's disks to not work - and I've been using them since the NT days.
I can personally verify for you that they work on all 32 Bit versions of Windows 7 (at least on my systems).
Great question - I have never known Petter Nordahl's disks to not work - and I've been using them since the NT days.
I can personally verify for you that they work on all 32 Bit versions of Windows 7 (at least on my systems).
@Younghv,
And I can testify that the utility works consistently on all 64-bit versions of Windows 7, as well. The only time I have seen an instance where people thought that it didn't work was if they inadvertently pressed Enter on this screen so that the changes weren't completed:
offline-nt-password-step-four.jpg
And I can testify that the utility works consistently on all 64-bit versions of Windows 7, as well. The only time I have seen an instance where people thought that it didn't work was if they inadvertently pressed Enter on this screen so that the changes weren't completed:
offline-nt-password-step-four.jpg