Administrator password

tranmererovers

Thanks imaginary number, I am sure I will be able to secure any data with the utilities on the ultimate boot cd for windows and tbh with all the !!!! on it, it may well need a full reinstall anyway.

imaginarynumber

tranmererovers wrote: »

Thanks imaginary number, I am sure I will be able to secure any data with the utilities on the ultimate boot cd for windows and tbh with all the !!!! on it, it may well need a full reinstall anyway.

You are probably right.

Don't forget to back up the whole of the user doc'n'settings (eg local settings) just incase you need something later.

In the meantime you could also download sp3 and burn it to disc in readiness for the reinstall.

Finally, my own person preference for free AV is avast. Todate i have never had to repair a machine where it had screwed up the O/S. Norton and Mcafee are the worst for this, to be fair AVG has only done it once or twice.

Good luck

danthemoneysavingman

ah, the wonders of making a back-up... or not as it may seem!

DVardysShadow

Jesuswu wrote: »

freeware there are ...

2 time poster pointing to a download to 'fix' admin passwords?

No thanks.

Avoid.

imaginarynumber

DVardysShadow wrote: »

2 time poster pointing to a download to 'fix' admin passwords?

No thanks.

Avoid.

Sir,

you malign the poster unfairly

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophcrack

Both are legit programs

Donnie

imaginarynumber wrote: »

Sir,

you malign the poster unfairly

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophcrack

Both are legit programs

No, we don't. It was just a cover to add the paid for software to the post.

DVardysShadow

imaginarynumber wrote: »

Sir,

you malign the poster unfairly

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophcrack

Both are legit programs

I still would not take this kind of advice from a 2 time poster on an open forum. Whether this poster is legit or not, it is asking for grief to take advice from such a poster.

imaginarynumber

DVardysShadow wrote: »

I still would not take this kind of advice from a 2 time poster on an open forum. Whether this poster is legit or not, it is asking for grief to take advice from such a poster.

I appreciate your caution. I would recommend that one should always google the software regardless of who it is from.

imaginarynumber

Donnie wrote: »

No, we don't. It was just a cover to add the paid for software to the post.

Ok pass me the humble pie...

I have just looked at his only other post and have to concede that although he recommends free programs he then suggests that they might be too difficult for most users, before recommending the paid for program...

At least he is a balanced spammer :embarasse

My bad

zppp

gepmick wrote: »

• So you lost your Windows XP user password? You can try your best to remember XP account password, such as: your name? a loved one's birthday? something from your childhood? a pet's name?your home or office address?

The last post before yours was in July 2010. I imagine they have managed to sort it by now. By the way, you should remove the link from your profile, as posting links in signatures is prohibited without clearance from the site team.