Accessing a Windows System Where The Admin Password Has Been Lost
Last Updated: 13 Jul 2004
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*** PLEASE NOTE: Link(s), If Provided, May Be Wrapped ***
Here are some options if you find yourself in legitimate
need of gaining access to a Windows (NT and higher) system
but you are not in possession of any administrative level
passwords or accounts:
FREE UTILS
• http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ (BEST CHOICE)
• http://www.dmzs.com/tools/files/password.phtml
• http://www.toms.net/rb/
COMMERCIAL UTILITIES
• ANTExp ................. http://crackpassword.com/products/prs/otherms/ntsecurity/
• ERD Professional ....... http://www.winternals.com/products/
• John The Ripper ........ http://www.openwall.com/john/
• LC4 (L0pht Crack) ...... http://www.atstake.com/research/lc/
• Locksmith .............. http://www.winternals.com/products/
• NT Access .............. http://www.mirider.com/ntaccess.html
• O&O BlueCon XXL ........ http://www.oo-software.com/en/products/oobluecon/
• PWDUMP2 ................ http://razor.bindview.com/tools/
• PWDUMP3 ................ http://vh224401.truman.edu/pub/win32/apps/pwdump3/
XP PASSWORD RESET DISK
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=321305
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=306214
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=305478
RECOVERY PROCEDURES & RESOURCES
• http://www.petri.co.il/reset_domain_admin_password_in_windows_2000_ad.htm
• http://www.nobodix.org/seb/win2003_adminpass.html
• http://www.jms1.net/nt-unlock.html
• http://www.winnetmag.com/windowsnt20002003faq/Article/ArticleID/20545/
• http://www.winnetmag.com/windowsnt20002003faq/Article/ArticleID/14729/
• http://www.winnetmag.com/windowsnt20002003faq/Article/ArticleID/14718/
• http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBD/TIP1800/rh1864.htm
• http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBB/TIP0500/rh0554.htm
• http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
• http://is-it-true.org/nt/atips/atips262.shtml
DEFAULT PASSWORDS & APPLICATION PASSWORD RECOVERY
• http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=RHU46823kkdnTFLOK954+&sa=N&tab=nw
• http://www.nerdnet.com/security/
• http://www.elcomsoft.com/
• http://www.lostpassword.com/
• http://www.l0pht.com/
• http://www.atstake.com/lc3/
• http://www.openwall.com/john/
PERSONAL NOTES
• This is for legitimate access purposes only. If you
are not normally authorized to interfere with the system
in question, then kindly leave it alone.
• You can also perform a REPAIR from the NT/2000 CD
and overwrite the SAM with a previous copy for which
the passwords are known.
• Windows XP allows you to make a Password Reset disk.
• NTAccess will allow you to re-enable an Admin account
that has been disabled.
• The link to Daniel Petri's site contains a variety of
well documented approaches to resetting the password of
both stand-alone machines and domain controllers.
