[UFO Chicago] unlocking a locked computer

[Stefan]

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***Stefan Mititelu
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On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Jesse Becker <jesse_becker at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Broadly speaking, this should work:
>
> 1) power off (cleanly if possible)
> 2) boot using KNOPPIX, or one of the dedicated linux rescue CDs
> 3) mount the c:\ partition
> 4) run some form of password reset program on the Windows files on that
> partition.
>
> (can't be more specific since I've not had to do this in several years)
>
> --
> Jesse Becker
> GPG-fingerprint:  BD00 7AA4 4483 AFCC 82D0  2720 0083 0931 9A2B 06A2
>
>
> --- On Thu, 12/3/09, John Bulger <johnbulger at uicalumni.org> wrote:
>
> > From: John Bulger <johnbulger at uicalumni.org>
> > Subject: [UFO Chicago] unlocking a locked computer
> > To: ufo at ufo.chicago.il.us
> > Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 2:16 PM
> >
> >
> > I realize that this sounds totally idiotic, but has anyone
> > got an easy solution to getting back into a computer that
> > has only one user, the administrator, and has been locked
> > and the password lost or forgotten? This is for Windows XP
> > Home Edition.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
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