Comments on: Reset Windows Passwords if you cannot login anymore http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/31/reset-windows-passwords/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:31:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Trinity Rescue Kit Resets Forgotten Windows Passwords [Featured Download] · TechBlogger http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/31/reset-windows-passwords/#comment-288485 Trinity Rescue Kit Resets Forgotten Windows Passwords [Featured Download] · TechBlogger Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:43:52 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3670#comment-288485 [...] Windows only: The Trinity Rescue Kit is a free Linux live CD designed to help with common Windows tasks. Among Trinity Rescue Kit’s many features, it can reset lost or forgotten Windows passwords, clone NTFS-formatted Windows drives, recover lost or deleted files, and recover lost partitions. TRK joins the ranks of other rescue-based live CDs, like previously mentioned BartPE or the Knoppix boot CD. If you’re using TRK to reset passwords, you may want to try cracking that password with the OphCrack Live CD method rather than hazarding with a password reset. Trinity Rescue Kit [via gHacks] [...] [...] Windows only: The Trinity Rescue Kit is a free Linux live CD designed to help with common Windows tasks. Among Trinity Rescue Kit’s many features, it can reset lost or forgotten Windows passwords, clone NTFS-formatted Windows drives, recover lost or deleted files, and recover lost partitions. TRK joins the ranks of other rescue-based live CDs, like previously mentioned BartPE or the Knoppix boot CD. If you’re using TRK to reset passwords, you may want to try cracking that password with the OphCrack Live CD method rather than hazarding with a password reset. Trinity Rescue Kit [via gHacks] [...]

]]> By: Manitook http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/31/reset-windows-passwords/#comment-288411 Manitook Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:17:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3670#comment-288411 One other thing not covered in the article. If the account you are resetting is private you will lose all of the data in it, because it is encrypted with the original password as part of the key. In case of a private account go with Ophcrack as Rarst suggested. Also the disk method can be defeated if you use a password/pass phrase over 15 characters long. Over 15 characters and windows can not make LM hash that is removable with Trinity. One other thing not covered in the article.
If the account you are resetting is private you will lose all of the data in it, because it is encrypted with the original password as part of the key. In case of a private account go with Ophcrack as Rarst suggested.
Also the disk method can be defeated if you use a password/pass phrase over 15 characters long. Over 15 characters and windows can not make LM hash that is removable with Trinity.

]]> By: Benóný http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/31/reset-windows-passwords/#comment-287935 Benóný Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:44:25 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3670#comment-287935 I also agree with Rarst. I've used Ophcrack a few times myself :) I also agree with Rarst. I’ve used Ophcrack a few times myself :)

]]> By: Dante http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/31/reset-windows-passwords/#comment-287437 Dante Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:12:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3670#comment-287437 Gotta agree with Rarst. Ophcrack is safer. And the perp doesn't know you've messed with its PC, until the search warrant is issued :) Gotta agree with Rarst. Ophcrack is safer. And the perp doesn’t know you’ve messed with its PC, until the search warrant is issued :)

]]> By: Come resettare le password di Windows - Geekissimo http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/31/reset-windows-passwords/#comment-287259 Come resettare le password di Windows - Geekissimo Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:41:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3670#comment-287259 [...] Via | gHacks [...] [...] Via | gHacks [...]

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/31/reset-windows-passwords/#comment-287048 Rarst Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:45:17 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3670#comment-287048 Changing (adding\removing\modifying\etc) passwords from offline (booting from another media or putting hdd in another computer) is potentially destructive operation. It may work, may not work and may mess things. Can't say I tried lots of such tools, but few I had seen are highly unreliable. Much safer and effective way is cracking password - this requires accessing registry at windows\\system32\\config (usually offline), recovering password hashes (it's only reading data, no changes required) from it and cracking them with any capable tool. Ophcrack is probably one of the most user friendly (has automatic live cd avaible) and effective (extremely fast). http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/ Changing (adding\removing\modifying\etc) passwords from offline (booting from another media or putting hdd in another computer) is potentially destructive operation. It may work, may not work and may mess things.

Can’t say I tried lots of such tools, but few I had seen are highly unreliable.

Much safer and effective way is cracking password - this requires accessing registry at windows\\system32\\config (usually offline), recovering password hashes (it’s only reading data, no changes required) from it and cracking them with any capable tool. Ophcrack is probably one of the most user friendly (has automatic live cd avaible) and effective (extremely fast).
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

]]> By: Trinity Rescue Kit… resetea la contraseña de administrador de Windows : http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/31/reset-windows-passwords/#comment-286905 Trinity Rescue Kit… resetea la contraseña de administrador de Windows : Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:08:17 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3670#comment-286905 [...] Rescue Kit es una aplicación que se puede ejecutar desde un Live CD, llavero USB o desde la red, y que es capaz de resetear la contraseña de cualquier usuario de Windows, incluida la del administrador. Podemos elegir entre dejar la [...] [...] Rescue Kit es una aplicación que se puede ejecutar desde un Live CD, llavero USB o desde la red, y que es capaz de resetear la contraseña de cualquier usuario de Windows, incluida la del administrador. Podemos elegir entre dejar la [...]

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