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| 649254 | 2008-03-14 02:20:00 | I was cleaning up a WinXP machne used RegHealer and rebooted: the computer now requested login passwords for each of the users where it hadn't in the past. - booted to safemode, admin required a password - used Active Password Recovery to set the passwords to blank no change still can't login to the machine. any suggestions? |
NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 649255 | 2008-03-14 03:19:00 | If Reghealer has made a backup before it runs then just restore the files. | Pancake (6359) | ||
| 649256 | 2008-03-14 03:22:00 | RegHealer did make a reg backup, but I can't login to the computer under any user, thus can't do a system restore. Thanks though. |
NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 649257 | 2008-03-14 03:30:00 | Restart the computer and when it ask for a password just hit "enter' twice.See if that works.Other than that you may have to use your Repair/Restore disc. | Pancake (6359) | ||
| 649258 | 2008-03-14 03:32:00 | Normally I'd use ERD Commander to change / blow the passwords - Can you reuse Active Password Recovery to reset the paswords - DONT leave them blank use something 741852 or what ever you want as temps. then change later. You can also try using Ophcrack (http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/) --- Download link is under the title "Ophcrack Live CD 1.2.1" or top of page -- 455mb ISO - burn to CD , boot from it and it looks and tells you any Passwords for what ever accounts are on the PC. Used it once or twice. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 649259 | 2008-03-14 03:47:00 | Wainuitech - have you every tried resetting an admin password via a repair installation as described here? (I've never gotten around to it, but wonder if it does work?) pubs.logicalexpressions.com |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 649260 | 2008-03-14 04:26:00 | Wainuitech - have you every tried resetting an admin password via a repair installation as described here? (I've never gotten around to it, but wonder if it does work?) pubs.logicalexpressions.com I have tried it last year - but for the life of me I can't remember if it worked or not (great Help eh!) - its got me curious now- I do have a Doggy XP that I will try it on and let you know the outcome. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 649261 | 2008-03-14 05:17:00 | Try This (home.eunet.no) I tried it on a laptop once, where someone forgot the password. Just follow what it says on the screen Select the default settings |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 649262 | 2008-03-14 06:58:00 | I reset a Vista password the other day with Offline NT registry and password editor works for XP too full instructions are on the website. Its not as scary as it sounds, if you go with this pm me for more info if you get stuck. Here (home.eunet.no) :punk |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 649263 | 2008-03-14 23:26:00 | I tried the iso version of Offline NT registry and password editor with still no access. I retried with Option 4 of "unlock" blank still can't access "because of account restrictions" Have backed up the hdd and resolved to using nofam's suggestions: "resetting an admin password via a repair installation" will let you know the results. |
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