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Cannot login to windows - previous user lost password

Hi,

I cannot login to my Windows system. The previous user cannot remember the password he used, though the username is still there. I would appreciate any help as I need to retrieve important files from the computer.

Thanks

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Pete Long

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Fatal_Exception

Yea.. LophtCrack has saved my ____ more than a few times...

http://www.atstake.com/products/lc/

Hey Pete, looking forward to the weekend off..?? Does England also have a banking holiday this weekend..??

Pete Long

>>Does England also have a banking holiday this weekend..??

Yes M8 three days off woohoo

Lophtcrack is OK but it takes a while and you have to extract the SAM if memory serves :(

Fatal_Exception

Correct.. I believe it uses the LM hash for this..

Lucky guy you... We don't have one, but I was online with a chap from Ireland that spoke of the holiday.. :)

Pete Long

:) May Day bank holiday, but we in the UK get three less bank holidays then the rest of Europe :(

So I might get some work done on the website, http://petenetlive.hopto.org/home.htm

Hope you have a good one Bill :)

Pete

Fatal_Exception

Nice new site, Pete.. Do they make you wear that tie to work..? :)

Pete Long

ROFL - That my old server room - its one of the few photos I dont hate, so I kep that one ;)

Fatal_Exception

rhrowson

Easiest way if you have another computer with admin rights. Take the hard drive out and puit in the second PC as master. Take ownership of the files, and copy across. Rebuild machine. I am assuming that no - one else has an admin acvocunt on thew machine in question, as they could just reset it.

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Thanks,

FE

Fatal_Exception

Thanks for taking care of this..

FE

Pete Long