Admin passwords

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I'm working on a friends computer who has lost his Admin id and password.
What file contains the information for signing on as an administrator, so
that I can make the changes to the pc he requests.
 
I'm working on a friends computer who has lost his Admin id and password. 
What file contains the information for signing on as an administrator, so
that I can make the changes to the pc he requests.
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Its called the SAM file. You would have to crack it.
 
andyec said:
I'm working on a friends computer who has lost his Admin id and password.
What file contains the information for signing on as an administrator, so
that I can make the changes to the pc he requests.
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Boot the machine with a boot diskette from here:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
then reset the Admin password to a blank. Next, ask
your friend how many sets of keys he has for his car.
If it is more than one, ask him why. No get him to treat
his PC the same way: Make sure to have two Admin
accounts and lock their passwords away in a safe place.
 

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