This is not a great problem, just get your hands on ERD commander 2002 and it will let you change the password without any problems Steve -----Original Message----- From: Greg Mulholland [mailto:greg_mul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 3:12 PM To: Isa List Subject: [isalist] Re: w2k password http://www.ISAserver.org Why do you want to access the system anyway, why not just rebuild it as your own. Otherwise, get in contact with them and see if they will give it too you, not sure they will though. Greg Mulholland Computer Service Technician Harvey Norman Computers - Knox greg_mul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +61 3 9881-3730 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, 31 January 2003 11:48 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] Re: w2k password http://www.ISAserver.org I think not. Unless you want to try a password tool that just scrolls thru all possible combinations of numbers and letters and cap. letters. How much time do you have ? Do you know the previous owner ? If so you can try some common password traits, but any good admin would not set such an easy target. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matin Puthikarun" <matinp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:43 PM Subject: [isalist] w2k password http://www.ISAserver.org Hi I was given a notebook with w2k os installed but not the administrator password. Is there anyway I could recover the administrator password without having to reinstalling the whole operating system? Thanks, Matin ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org/ Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: strangconst@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org/ Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: greg_mul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org/ Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') This E-Mail is confidential. It is not intended to be read, copied, disclosed or used by any person other than isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Optimum Computer Solutions disclaims any liability for any action taken in connection of this E-Mail. The comments or statements expressed in this E-Mail are not necessarily those of Optimum Computer Solutions or its subsidiaries or affiliates. usermanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx