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07/03/2010 09:39:52 PM · #1 |
My 42 year old brother passed away June 13 setting in his truck in the K-Mart parking lot in Frankfort Kentucky.
He was my only sibling. Anyway I have his laptop computer, he has it password protected. is their anyway I can by pass the password screen ? Maybe go into safemode ? If so how ? I would like to clean it up for my mom.
Thank you in advance.
Diana |
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07/03/2010 09:43:58 PM · #2 |
Not easily that I know. I'm sure there are ways, however. Check the papers that come with the laptop, sometimes they come with a restore disk. If there is no restore disk, there may be a hidden partition with a copy of the operating system. This can be used to wipe the computer clean and restore it to the out of the box configuration. You may have to check the manufacturers support section on their web site to find out.
Message edited by author 2010-07-03 21:45:01. |
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07/03/2010 09:49:46 PM · #3 |
| It depends on what operating system it has on it. |
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07/03/2010 09:50:44 PM · #4 |
These are one of those things that will be hard to find out how to do it because posting how to hack password instructions would cause more harm than anything. Your best bet is to purchase a restore disk or a Windows disk and start all over.
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07/03/2010 09:51:11 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by jvaughn94:
It depends on what operating system it has on it. |
I'm assuming some version of Windows. If it's a Mac, most people will say that.
Message edited by author 2010-07-03 22:20:57. |
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07/03/2010 09:58:45 PM · #6 |
| Diana, I am so sorry to hear about your brother, my sympathies - a friend of mine had a similar problem and took it to a computer repair place .. I don't know what they did but they fixed it for her - maybe if you check with some shops they might be able to help. |
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07/03/2010 10:46:36 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by jvaughn94:
It depends on what operating system it has on it. |
Windows XP . |
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07/03/2010 10:48:03 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Saker:
Diana, I am so sorry to hear about your brother, my sympathies - a friend of mine had a similar problem and took it to a computer repair place .. I don't know what they did but they fixed it for her - maybe if you check with some shops they might be able to help. |
Thank you : I sure have a heavy heart.
He was a programer. |
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07/03/2010 11:09:24 PM · #9 |
Xp is easy. This
You just have to live with the music though. :) |
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07/04/2010 12:38:42 AM · #10 |
Very easy to fix. Use the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor.. This works through Windows 7.. Every time, no playing about, completely bypasses the OS, so it's pretty much guaranteed to work, even on administrator accounts.
The one issue is if they have encrypted data, it will cause data loss as the key is directly tied to the password, and this tool does not "recover" passwords, it simply forces a new password of your choosing, as such the encrypted data will be lost.
Although, FWIW, it's fairly unlikely that his data was encrypted..
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07/04/2010 03:26:32 AM · #11 |
If it's Windows XP, 98, 2k, Vista or 7, then you can just go into boot config, set it to run in safe mode with no admin password, and then go in and manually change the pass in the registry. I can walk you through it if you pm me. Here's a simple guide I found:
//www.instructables.com/id/How-to-bypass-Windows-XP-login-passwords-from-scra/
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07/04/2010 03:42:06 AM · #12 |
Works great, unless the admin account is the one that's locked :) |
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07/04/2010 05:13:33 AM · #13 |
Another alternative might be to get into the bios, and change the boot order and boot from some kind of linux-DVD/memory stick distribution. While loaded in there navigate to where the window's sam file (that's where your password is stored), copy it and use some utilities on the Internet that will crack that file for free. It'll take about a week or so to crack.
Let me try to find that website.
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07/04/2010 05:50:59 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by NiallOTuama:
Another alternative might be to get into the bios, and change the boot order and boot from some kind of linux-DVD/memory stick distribution. While loaded in there navigate to where the window's sam file (that's where your password is stored), copy it and use some utilities on the Internet that will crack that file for free. It'll take about a week or so to crack.
Let me try to find that website. |
You mean Cain and Abel? Recovery works, but can take forever... |
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07/04/2010 06:21:20 AM · #15 |
No. It wasn't a program you ran on your computer, but one that ran on some server somewhere. It took about one or two weeks to crack a 12 letter password before. I'll try to find it in my emails.
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07/04/2010 09:00:45 AM · #16 |
If it is the admin password that is needed, none of the above will work. I had the same issue about a year ago. There is a way. It involves burning a program onto a disk with another computer and booting from that disk. The disk has a password crack program on it. The program will start and then you go through the menu to crack. Took about 5 minutes once it was running.
I may still have the disk and the name of the program. If I have the disk, I can even send it to you. However, I will not be at home until Tuesday night to look.
Let me know if you still need it.
KS |
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07/04/2010 09:23:16 AM · #17 |
Here is what I used about a year ago. Search google for Ophcrack. However, be carefull what sites you visit that come up...remember you are trying to crack a password and these guys can be "mean" at times.
Edit: on second thought....be very careful on what sites you visit when searching for a password crack. The Ophcrack worked very well and only took a few minutes. If you plan on searching for Ophcrack, be very careful. Ophcrack itself is NOT dangerous unless someone doctored (your particular download) it to be a virus.
I would gladly send you my disk or even make you one. However, I will not be able to do this until mid-week at the earliest.
Let me know.
Kenny
Message edited by author 2010-07-04 10:34:53. |
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07/04/2010 08:27:42 PM · #18 |
| It was five years ago July 1 my son passed away. His laptop was also password protected and I wanted to access it. No one but him knew his password. I turned it on and when it asked for the password for some reason unknown to me I typed in Jesus and that, re-markedly, was correct. First try. |
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