Recovering WPA2 password

Jeffneedshelp

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I have tried getting my WPA2 password from my router but can't get into the page using "admin" "password" etc or any other combination. This laptop has it stored somewhere in vista because when I turn it on it automatically connects to my network. My other computers have lost the stored code and I want to get it from wherever it is stored here in Vista so I can input it back into my other machines. Can anyone help me?
Thanks
Jeff
 

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I have tried getting my WPA2 password from my router but can't get into the page using "admin" "password" etc or any other combination. This laptop has it stored somewhere in vista because when I turn it on it automatically connects to my network. My other computers have lost the stored code and I want to get it from wherever it is stored here in Vista so I can input it back into my other machines. Can anyone help me?
Thanks
Jeff


Hi jeffneedshelp
I've been searching for a solution for you. In the mean time, you can try
Network Password Recovery - Recover Windows XP/Vista network passwords (Credentials file), a PW recovery utility.
Please be advised you should always scan any downloads and monitor them with AV software. This software does report false positive spyware.
 

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Thanks dw- I tried that and got a pw but couldn't get it to work so finally I just reset the router and started fresh with a new WPA2 key which is probably good anyway since my old key seemed to be a WEP key even though I thought it was a WPA2.
 

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Sometimes thats the best way to go at any rate. WPA's,like any other PW, should be changed from time to time. :)
Wish I could have been of more assistance.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Core i7 860 Lynnfield
    Motherboard
    Asus P7P55D Deluxe
    Memory
    Corsair XMS 3 PC 1600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 2350 Flatron HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Barracuda 1Tb
    PSU
    650w Corsair
    Case
    Antec 900
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster Hyper212
    Keyboard
    yeah,somewhere...
    Mouse
    5 button w/speed control
    Internet Speed
    cable modem
    Other Info
    Running a very stable 3.6Ghz @ 8-8-8-24 1.65v
I have tried getting my WPA2 password from my router but can't get into the page using "admin" "password" etc or any other combination. This laptop has it stored somewhere in vista because when I turn it on it automatically connects to my network. My other computers have lost the stored code and I want to get it from wherever it is stored here in Vista so I can input it back into my other machines. Can anyone help me?


If this happens again, connect to the wireless network with the computer that knows the password, then do Start/Orb -> Run/Search, ncpa.cpl [Enter]

In the Network Connections window that opens, click on the Wireless Network Connection. Then click View status of this connection (on the 'Organize' toolbar).

In the Wireless Network Connection Status window that opens, click the Wireless Properties button.

In the [network name] Wireless Network Properties page that opens, click the 'link' that says Copy this network profile to a USB flash drive. You'll be prompted to insert a USB key (even if you already plugged it in), but about any removable media the application will use are listed... select one and click Next.

Now when you insert that USB stick/SD card/whatever into the windows computer that doesn't know the password, one of the options offered in the Autoplay window, which appears after the medium is scanned, should be "Connect to a wireless network" - if you choose that option, the wireless network settings should be replicated to the new/different computer.

The final window that appears when copying the settings to the USB drive says it should work with any win7, vista or XP computer, but in my experience the WPA2 password setting is NOT transferred to XP machines correctly... still, that method should work between vista<->vista, 7<->7 and vista<->7 with no problem.
 

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