Or;
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/
Ophcrack is a Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient
implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method. It comes with a GTK+
Graphical User Interface and runs on Windows, Mac OS X (Intel CPU) as well as on Linux.
-Michael
* Paul Randall:
> You might try this - its free: -from a July 5 post: Go to
> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ . There you will find zip files that will let you
> create boot floppy disks or bootable CDs that will enable you to reset any system password
> on an NT class operating system (Win2000, XP and Vista are all NT class operating system).
>
> -Paul Randall
>
> "Bill D" <billdon_hdnospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:udY5ZWp2HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I had the same problem and wound up spending $20.00 for a program that boots up in linux
>> and resets the password to blanks. You then change your password and all will be well. A
>> Google search will locate possible remedies.
>>
>>
>>
>> "AMLien" <AMLien@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FDF330D2-28B1-4F51-A477-231BA67A7090@microsoft.com...
>>> It won't let me without the Administrator password (which I don't believe exists).
>>> [sigh]
>>>
>>> "hithere" wrote:
>>>
>>>> set your account to have admin rights
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "AMLien" <AMLien@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:AAA966C7-1811-40C3-9366-FAD55ECA2FDB@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Hi all! So I apparently royally screwed up yesterday and set my User Account to be a
>>>>> standard account. Now that I've shut down and restarted, everytime I try to do
>>>>> anything like copy files to certain locations, install updates, etc. (which I do
>>>>> multiple times a day) it won't let me and asks me for the Administrator's password.
>>>>> The problem is, I never SET the Administrator's password. And it won't let me just
>>>>> leave the password field blank. Is there ANYTHING I can do to resolve this? (Please
>>>>> say yes. LOL!)
>>>>>
>>>>> I've browsed the other posts here, but haven't found a solution that works yet
>>>>> (although I could be missing it). Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>>>
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