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    Passwords

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zefinator, Sep 11, 2009.

  1. zefinator

    zefinator Notebook Enthusiast

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    My friend forgot her password to login to her pc. She runs windows xp. I can't sign in as administrator because she used all of the possible attempts to do so, so a clean install of xp isn't possible either. How do I "hack" in?
    Should I reformat the hard drive with my computer as an external?
     
    zefinator, Sep 11, 2009
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Used all the attempts? I don't think that exists in XP. A clean install would of course be possible if you forgot your password.

    Past that, we are not allowed to discuss password bypassing here at NBR. Sorry.
     
    Hep!, Sep 11, 2009
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  3. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    well, you should always be able to boot from cd to do a reinstall.
     
    davepermen, Sep 11, 2009
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  4. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    As mentioned, we do not allow discussion of bypassing security meaures for any reason.

    @Hep. There can be a lockout if its apart of a domain or an Account Lockout Policy(Account lockout threshold) has been setup via secpol.msc...if its a non-business computer, neither should be enabled.
     
    Kdawgca, Sep 11, 2009
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