[TechAssist] Re: Windows XP password question
- From: Bil Green <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: David Lessard <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:34:42 -0700
Hi David,
You can definitely access an NTFS system very easily with the proper
software. You can use ERD Commander 2003 (by far the easiest - see my
last couple posts), CIA Commander (floppy disk - file explorer) or
Paragon Mount Everything (Bootable CD for DOS - by far the cheapest
- $40).
All these give you total access (for read or write) to NTFS under
NT, 2000 and XP. Or you can use Partition Magic 7 or 8 to easily
convert the file system to FAT32 and then back again, and yeh it
takes a while - just walk away and come back.
In Windows 2000 and XP you can simply type: CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS in
RUN to convert (FAT32 to NTFS - no command for NTFS to FAT32).
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Best regards,
Bil Green
PC 1000
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-924-1000 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx
Wednesday, June 23, 2004, 9:39:55 AM, you wrote:
DL> Bil,
DL> I would like to know how to do this. My experience is that if the drive
DL> has been formatted NTFS then you can't even access the NTFS drive from a
DL> FAT32 boot. I suppose you could convert the system from NTFS to FAT32
DL> using a DOS utility, change the password (as you describe below) and if
DL> desired convert the FAT32 back to NTFS.
DL> David Lessard
DL> Alexandria Electronics
DL> Alexandria, Ontario
DL> Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx
DL> -----Original Message-----
DL> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
DL> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bil Green
DL> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:27 PM
DL> To: John @ Myers TV
DL> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP password question
DL> Hi John,
DL> Don't format just to change the password. All you need to do is access
DL> the C: drive from DOS and delete the SAM file. Here how:
DL> Boot a Windows 98 boot floppy (or any DOS boot disk) and at the A:
DL> prompt type: DELETE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM
DL> This will remove all account information and allow total access.
DL> If you can't access C: drive using a boot disk then the system is
DL> NTFS. E-mail me privately for instructions on how to change it to
DL> FAT32 (and then back again).
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