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This method uses grub4dos and the ISO file for the Offline NT
Password and Registry Editor latest release 110511 (2011-05-11). It
clears or resets a users password.
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This is just a quick guide on how to make a bootable USB drive (e.g.
flash memory pen drive) which will allow you to boot from it and reset a
Windows XP/Vista/7 user account password. This is useful if a user has
forgotten their Windows user password or you need to boot a system in
an emergency and you do not know the users password (e.g. a member
of staff has left work and you need to gain access to their work PC).
FIRST WARNING: There is a very small but real possibility that
this operation could make the target computer inaccessible
(especially if you don't know what you are doing!). I suggest you
make a backup of the disk first if the data on that disk is really
important.
SECOND WARNING: If a drive volume has been encrypted
(Encrypted File System or EFS) , as the encryption key is based
on the user password, if you reset the user password you will
NEVER be able to access the files on tah encrypted volume
again. For this reason do NOT use this to reset the password if
you think a volume may use an encypted filesystem. Beware!!!
Resetting a user's or administrator's password on some systems
(like Windows XP) might cause data loss, especially EFSencrypted files and saved passwords from within Internet
Explorer. To protect yourself against EFS-encrypted file loss you
should always export your Private and Public key, along with the
keys for the Recovery Agent user. If you are unsure, try ophcrack
first to see if you can find out the users password - ophcrack is
non-invasive and will not alter any files on the target system.
Note: As you can see from the description below - it is easy to
clear a users Windows password. It is even easier to access
files on an unencrypted system. For this reason Windows PCs
that need to be secure should use an encrypted filesystem however be warned that should an emergency arise and you
really need to access the files on that system - you can't
unless you know the password (that is why it is called
'Secure')! So before you use an Encypted File system or a
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