resetting a windows 2000 password

Grimm

A friends computer is saying that the login password is wrong when shes sure its right. I know there is a way to reset a windows 2000 login password but i cant remember what it is since i haven't used 2000 in a long time. Can anyone point me in the right direction to figuring this out?

Scrublet

If you go to school, take it in and the IT people should have an admin disc that's hard to get ahold of that does things like this. I forget the name of the tool. They charged me $15 when I had to do it (got shithoused drunk and then changed my password to fool my roommate, who had absolutely no intention of coming within 20 ft of my computer)

DeShadowC

Does she know the password to the administrator account?

Grimm

No she does not. This is the only account on the computer. And no we do not go to school.

thej3w

This might have been faster to Google.

http://www.prime-expert.com/ebcd/
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/04/ebcd-system-recovery-boot-cd.html
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
http://www.linglom.com/2007/08/16/how-to-reset-administrator-password-on-windows-using-ebcd/

I forget what works and what doesn't since I haven't used Windows in a bit, but that should help.

Dixon

I use ophcrack, you download a free iso image that you then burn to a disk. Just start the computer up with the disk in the drive and make sure it boots from the disk, then it will grab you password for you. I used it all the time when I used to work

PeregrineFalcon

thej3w wrote: »

This might have been faster to Google.

http://www.prime-expert.com/ebcd/
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/04/ebcd-system-recovery-boot-cd.html
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
http://www.linglom.com/2007/08/16/how-to-reset-administrator-password-on-windows-using-ebcd/

I forget what works and what doesn't since I haven't used Windows in a bit, but that should help.

EBCD will do exactly this, from a LiveCD.

Grimm

Thanks for all the help everyone, i suggested a few methods you guys gave me but her password started working again somehow.

This can be locked now. Im not sure how to change the thread title to make it easier for the mods to see this so im sorry.