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Dont know passwordI brought a used (old) Computer for my 8 yr old from a thrift dtore and when
I got it home and plugged it in, it asked for a password. Did I just buy a dud or is there a way to get the password or override it? On Oct 10, 10:35 pm, Jrs4life <Jrs4l***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote: > I brought a used (old) Computer for my 8 yr old from a thrift dtore and when I assume its XP/2000/Vista PC. If you send me the computer hash files> I got it home and plugged it in, it asked for a password. Did I just buy a > dud or is there a way to get the password or override it? I could do the job for you. If you don't know how to get those files let me know. Gerard On Oct 10, 3:35 pm, Jrs4life <Jrs4l***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote: > I brought a used (old) Computer for my 8 yr old from a thrift dtore and when There are a couple of possibilities here, I will presume that the> I got it home and plugged it in, it asked for a password. Did I just buy a > dud or is there a way to get the password or override it? issue is that there is a WINDOWS password, not a hard disk password. 1. You can try the obvious (password, drowssap, admin, blank) for the Administrator account. 2. You can copy off the SAM database (if standalone/depends on the version) and try to crack it 3. The easiest solution is to get another copy of your operating system and do a clean installation. This will also get rid of all the garbage on the system as well. Good luck. Todd Did the unit come with a Recovery CD? You can use this to reinstall the OS.
Check with the store you got this unit from if they have one for your computer. There are, in fact, a number of password recovery tools out there; do a quick goog... err Windows Live Search. I'm not sure if posting them in this forum is appropriate or not. =) -- Show quoteHide quote....Badz... MCSE MCSA CEH MCITP | Enterprise/Server Admin Bytes & Badz : http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com "Jrs4life" wrote: > I brought a used (old) Computer for my 8 yr old from a thrift dtore and when > I got it home and plugged it in, it asked for a password. Did I just buy a > dud or is there a way to get the password or override it? Did the unit come with a Recovery CD? You can use this to reinstall the OS.
Check with the store you got this unit from if they have one for your computer. There are, in fact, a number of password recovery tools out there; do a quick goog... err Windows Live Search. I'm not sure if posting them in this forum is appropriate or not. =) -- ....Badz... MCSE MCSA CEH MCITP | Enterprise/Server Admin Bytes & Badz : http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com 
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