[TechAssist] Re: Windows XP password question
- From: Bil Green <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bil Green <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:37:51 -0700
Forgot to mention that deleting the SAM file is a tried and proven
procedure and a new, empty SAM file will be created when Windows
is rebooted.
A simpler method would be to boot ERD Commander 2003 and simply
change the password. This CD is simply amazing. I have fixed so
many Windows problems using it. Boots an XP like Windows system
right off the CD (not the hard drive).
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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, 1:26:33 PM, you wrote:
BG> Hi John,
BG> Don't format just to change the password. All you need to do is access
BG> the C: drive from DOS and delete the SAM file. Here how:
BG> Boot a Windows 98 boot floppy (or any DOS boot disk) and at the A:
BG> prompt type: DELETE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM
BG> This will remove all account information and allow total access.
BG> If you can't access C: drive using a boot disk then the system is
BG> NTFS. E-mail me privately for instructions on how to change it to
BG> FAT32 (and then back again).
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