Re: locked out of XP, need file access

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If you can, another solution could be to put the entire bootdisk in another
machine (NTFS based) as a secondary drive (!) and simply take ownership of
it all. Do not overwrite anything. Then everything will be available without
having to wade through DOS-style Recovery Console directory listings.

--Marnix

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jimi Thompson" <jimit () myrealbox com>
To: "J. Yoon" <supercool9000 () hotmail com>
Cc: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 06:36
Subject: Re: locked out of XP, need file access


> The really easy way - boot off a Windows 2000 CD and go to the recovery
> console and copy your files
>
> The easy way - get one of the password change utitlites and run it
>
> The kinda easy way - get a password cracker and run it against the box
>
> One of those 3 is guaranteed to work
>
> HTH,
>
> Jimi
>
> J. Yoon wrote:
>
> > I'm locked out of my own Windows XP box.
> > Being a paranoid,
> > I have not provided myself with any password hints
> > even for the administrator mode.
> >
> > I do remember about 2 characters from it though
> > but there's just too many combinations.
> >
> > There are personal files in there that I need to access.
> >
> > I remember that with the old Win98,
> > it was possible to do something with the .pwd file
> > (not that we needed it,
> > since all the files are accessible anyway)
> > but I'm sure things have changed significantly since.
> >
> > I did infact try using a XP password recovery tool kit
> > and global-resetter thing I got from the net...
> > but the software asks me to enter root password
> > and then tells me to get lost.
> > It's strange and ironic,
> > because the passwd is precisely what I'm trying to figure out.
> >
> > I don't wanna read a 1,000 page book just yet
> > cuz I need access to my files asap.
> >
> > What would be some of the necessary simple steps to take at this time?
> > Thanks in advance...
> >
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