password problems!?

[crooked_letter]

ok well i need a likl help and quickly

i use windows XP and i have some imprortant stuff on there so i really dont wanna format my pc.

i can't remember my password on it and i was wondering if thre is a way to either get it back or be able to get into the computer without formatting it?

also i can go in as a guest but that really has no point... DO anyone know a way?

[richardc2000]

Lost Administrator password (XP)

If you don't know or have forgotten the password for the Administrator's account in Win Xp here is how to reset it.

Start--->Run--->type compmgmt.msc--->System Tools--->Local Users and Groups--->Users--->right-click on Administrator--->Set password.
For a more surefire method make a password reset disk. Look under Related Tasks in the User Accounts Control Panel applet, click "Prevent a forgotten password." This disk can be used as many times as needed no matter how often you change your password.

I found the above somewhere = not sure if it is what you are looking for, but.....

[richardc2000]

I found this for W2K - could work as well

Quote:

In fact, if you've installed Win2k on a partition formatted with FAT or FAT32, it's not all that hard:

Boot your computer using a DOS or Windows 9x boot disk.
Type:
CD C:\winnt\system32\config

and press Enter to change to the folder where your passwords are stored. (Of course, if you've installed Windows to a folder other than C:\winnt, you should substitute the correct folder name in the command above.)

Delete the SAM file by typing:
DEL sam.*

and pressing Enter.

Remove the boot floppy and restart your machine.
When prompted for a logon name, use Administrator with a blank password.
One word of warning: The SAM file defines all the user accounts on the computer. When you delete it, you'll lose all user accounts.

[~*McoreD*~]

Get Passware Password Recovery Kit

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[crooked_letter]

ok thanmks eeryone but i have tried all the ways to retrieve back my password but the only problem is that I can only sign into guest there fore i do not have acess to all the passwords..........

eg. start run 'compmgmt.msc' system tools local users and groups.

No local users or groups comes up because i am signed in as a guest! what do i do?

Thanks

[crooked_letter]

btw... it is my administration pasword that i lost

[marcovaleriof]

CRACK it! :P

U may use:

h**p://www.openwall.com/john/john-16w.zip

it's a free utility that craks the hashes in memory...
or any other equivalent software...

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[crooked_letter]

ok well thats reaaaaaaaaly complicated <_< lol so please i need it soon!!

[~*McoreD*~]

Seems like you haven't got at least TWO administrators....
That's weird....

Haven't you tried the Passware Password Recovery Kit yet?
You haven't acknowledged my PM yet..
There is a thing called Windows 2000/XP Password Key ("C:\Program Files\Passware\winkey.exe").