o/t windows login

[Gary]

Hi my boss was mssing with the network setting on his computer and now it asks for a log in name and password on the boot up. I have tried starting in several different modes and cannot get past the log on. Any ideas would be great. The o/s is windows 2000 professional.

Thatnks in advance for any imput.

[Bullines]

Start | Control Panel | Users. There should be an option in there to enable/disable this. I'm going from memory, though. Otherwise, use the auto login feature in TweakUI. Logging in with a password (assuming it's somewhat strong)is safer, though.

 

HTH

[Hardmill]

Log in on a different admin. account.

 

This ones for your boss

 

PEACE

[Storkman]

Are you trying to log on the network or just locally?

[Gary]

No i am just trying to get the computer to copletly log up. I cannot get the desktop to come up. He was messing with something and is not sure what Something in the network setting he said. He does not no the log on username or password either. The puter is not on a network. I'm just trying to get it up and running for him. Its a box he brought home for his girlfriend.

[Brent Wilkerson]

Send me your SAM file and I'll tell you the password!

 

http://www.atstake.com/products/lc/

 

It's great for pwd recovery.

[Storkman]

Did you try to log on in safe mode?

[Bullines]

You can't log in with an administrator account? Forgot the password? Use this bootable CD. I love it and it's come in handy for me many times. You won't be able to retrieve the password, but you can change it to something else.

 

LC4, like Brent mentioned, will work too and will allow you to see the current password.

[Gary]

Thanks guys i'm downloading the cd boot right now (on my dial-up) so i'll let you no how it goes.

[Bullines]

Remember that it's an ISO file that you're downloading. You don't wimply burn that file to a CD. If you have Roxio or Nero, you're buring an image.

[Gary]

I have adaptec easy cd creator ? Will that work?

[Bullines]

It should (Roxio acquired Easy CD Creator from Adaptec a couple of years ago). Look under your File menu item for something like "Record from image".

[JAMMAN]

I've burned that exact cd with roxio ez-cd creator, it definitely works. Actually clicking on that ISO opens roxio and starts the process. It assumes you want to burn a cd.

 

I've used that on win2000 and both flavors of XP with success.

[Gary]

Ok i just got the chance to try it and i restarted with boot from cd and i got the same thing

[Bullines]

Did you follow the prompts that the CD gave you? You should've changed the Administrator password to something else.

[Gary]

It never gave me any prompts i try again

[Bullines]

Are you sure that you've set your CD-ROM drive as your first boot device in your BIOS?

[Brent Wilkerson]

SAM Inside is another one....but I think it's not free.

 

If they encrypted any files doing hash insertion will not allow you to see any of the files under that user. Be aware of that.

 

LC5 is d*mn near full proof. It will eventually get the password. If it is a common dictionary/hybrid..it does it no time flat.

 

That a looksee...

 

With any bootable linux CD you could navigate to the system32config folder and copy out the SAM file to CD, floppy, thumb drive, etc. Then send me your sam file and I can give you the pwds...if you like. And also if this is really for a legit use only would I do it. HTH

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

A dirty way if nothing else goes .

Take off your hard disk from this computer ,put on some other with Xp or 2000 as a second disk ,set Bios to see it (must jumperize it in proper way )

Now boot this computer ,find in the disk from first computer in /winnt/folder default logon screen saver something like logon.scr .change its name to logonbackup.scr .

in the same directory copy from winntsystem32

file cmd.exe and name it logon.scr

take off your hard disk ,return to the first computer ,boot it ,wait for 20-30 min approx and when a cmd exe command shell will appear write in it

c:winntsystem32control.exe userpasswords

User manager will appear and you can create new administrator account or change password for old one

boot your system ,delete fake logon.scr and restore name for logon.scr

instead of taking of a hard disk you can use Linux with kernel supporting NTFS5 or NTFS2dos professional

 

Teh hack yourself bear

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Brent ,do you like my way of thinking ?

 

No special programs ,only smart hands .

By the way ,Linux xdm is the same sequrity hole !

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Brent ,do you know how to solve this problem in Linux ?

I guess you know

[Brent Wilkerson]

So the logon.scr / logon screen saver and cmd.exe hold also hold the password?

 

Password recovery for Linux I have read on seen on TechTV...it's not the easiest I remember. Easy way is not to forget it.

 

Look here:

http://tools.search.yahoo.com/language/tra...7c0a7f8627d1ac4 e6&lp=it_en

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

It is rather simple .

Most of distributions have recovery boot mode .

You run it ,get init1 root without password .

You do not need nothing else

Set new password for root and that`s all .

All this is if sticky bit for root directory has aappropriate value ,otherwise it is a bit harder .

Also ,repair floppy disks like tomsrtbt boot you as root with a known from head password ,You mount filesystem and proceed

Here is much better info Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO

 

HTH

 

Next time instead of breaking account create a new one(root) ,much easier task LOL

 

PS I made this thing four time for various friends ,2 times Red hat 7 , 1 time Mandrake 8 and the Best Linux both .

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Brent ,give me a phisical access to any computer and I will grab at least nessasary data or will create full rights account .

On any OS .

That`s what we learned when I studied system administration ,cause to protect you must know how to breAK THROUGH .

If someone want to keep secrets he must check his workers for leaks and loyality and protect phisically his computers

(locks ,guards and so on )

No OS can hold on agains a guy with a floppy disket in hand and a penguin in head .

 

PPL ,protect your computers ,all the passwords are bull$%^& !

[Bullines]

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Brent ,give me a phisical access to any computer and I will grab at least nessasary data or will create full rights account .

On any OS .

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How about an old friend of mine, VAX-VMS?