admin p/w anyone?

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hey everyone!

so i have been using Win XP Pro. there is an adminstrator acc and there is my profile. the adminstrator is having a password. and so i cant install anything on my profile! :(
is there any way to know the admin password?

any help shall be appreciated.. ok.. thts too much formal..
HELP ME OUT! :)
 
nope thts the prob..i cant and until and unless i know the passward i wont be able to use it and inatll the things i want to..
 
i meant like in an office scenario,u won't be allowed the admin acc.but if its a home comp,no probs.
 
try this

goto run and type this control userpasswords2

a window will open just click on administrator one and reset password as shown in pic



hope this helps :)
 
^^ yups it wont work in normal mode if it did it wud have been a xp flaw.
now see what u can do to reset it completely is using the linux tools.. google on it.
 
ok there is one easy way...

google around for winternals disk... dunno wat it is called exactly...

look around u`ll find it.. on that disk.. (u`ll have to boot off it..)
there is a tool called locksmith.. whic lets u reset ur admin passwords...
 
The user accounts information is stored in a file called SAM located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config. But of course the file is encrypted and cannot be accessed in normal operation. So download this program called l0phtcrack (just google for it, it should be easily available), put it on a system diskette, proceed to boot from it (using DOS) and access the SAM file. Run the program which will then reset the password to whatever you wish.
 
dude locksmith is a tool whic is used to reset the password...

check out this page...
hxxp://www.winternals.com/Products/Locksmith/Default.aspx
Locksmith, a powerful utility for unlocking lost passwords on Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 systems has been incorporated into other Winternals products, and is no longer sold as an add-on module.

The Locksmith utility provides an easy-to-use Wizard. You select the account whose password you wish to change from a drop-down menu, then enter and confirm the new password. When you reboot the system, the new password will take effect.

If you've been locked out of a Windows system and need to immediately replace a lost or forgotten Administrator password, you may purchase the emergency-download version of ERD Commander 2005 here.
 
hey guys, is there no other way to GET the p/w instead of resetting it?
@Dipdude.. sorry mate, tht link didnt work. i mean, it is paid, not free! :(
 
OK.. so the link given by Dipdude WORKS!!!! :yahoo:
only.. it takes 2-3 days! but wat the heck! as long as it is working.. everything is fine!:)
only for quick retrieval, u need to pay! otherwise it takes around 48 hrs. SORRY! :( my mistake for not seeing tht!!
THANKS A MILLION!!!!! :D :D

DAMN! cant even rep u "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to dipdude again."
 
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