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Hi,

I need to reset the administrator password for a standalone windows xp machine. I already tried going in through the safe mode but that didn’t work since someone changed the default administrator password.

I was wondering what are some good password recovery programs which i can use to retrieve the windows xp administrator password.

Thanks

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I use this. http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?content=TRINITY_RESCUE_KIT____CPR_FOR_YOUR_COMPUTER&front_id=12&lang=en&locale=en

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hirens boot cd has several

http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd

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Hiren’s Boot CD is my favourite - Hiren's BootCD 15.2 - All in one Bootable CD » www.hiren.info

This can be used to solve your problem, and a lot more too. So it’s worth keeping hold of.

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The Offline NT Password Editor included on Hiren’s will do the trick.

Don’t bother with “recovery” - just blank the password. Once you’re in as the Admin user, you can set the password to whatever you wish.

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I have used Windows NT Offline password tool with great success. Its also works great when you have a Windows 7 machine that has local admin disabled.

http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

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boom

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The Ultimate Boot CD is another source of many tools. It has been in my tool kit for years.

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I hate to ask a stupid question but is hirens just links to whatever app you need or is there a downloadable iso?

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Since google is down atm there is no way telling what Hiren really is :expressionless: we have to ask it here, really …

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Hiren’s boot CD (best thing in the WHOLE world)

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Ophcrack: http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

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well I got to the webpage, just no link for a iso, was hoping there was a cd already created like SoldierX, used the cracked version of the geeksquads cd, but cant find the old download for it.

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+1 for OPH Crack. Use it all the time for XP, Vista & 7. Works like a charm EVERY TIME. Make sure to BLANK the password instead of changing it.

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OPH and Hiren BootCD seems to be the way to go. im going to try out both of them and see which one works with the USB key the best

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Get SARDU

Use it to make a bootable usb of Hirens, trinity, and many live boot antivirus options also that you choose your poison from a menu at boot time.

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can i add Hiren, trinity and Oph in the same USB Key as a bootable ISO or do i need separate USB for each

thanks

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There is a download link on their site:

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

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I found this video very useful when I needed to reset my admin password:

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If you use a boot manager you can put them all on the same USB. I’ve used YUMI in the past - it’s pretty easy.

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