Windows password - D'oh

[Stan_Lite]

Originally Posted by DRZ

Instead of resetting the password, enter a * instead of whatever string you were trying before - do that with administrator only. Then save, reboot and press enter when you get the login prompt (with administrator as the username, obviously).

99 times out of 100, it will work!

EDIT: Using the first LiveCD - its the same tool ultimately (ntpasswd) but its the best packaged version.

Originally Posted by Le Hoff

Great tool. Make sure you reset the administrator password and reset it to blank, don't try and change it to something else.

Tried that - still wouldn't work. Haven't tried the second one yet - damn PC refuses to boot from floppy No time just now, will have a bash when I get back from Glasgow on Sunday.

Stan