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Forgotten Windows NT password - what do I do

  • 04-06-2006 7:59pm
    #1
    Maxwell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 867 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    Hopefully someone can help me.

    I have an old laptop that I had on a work network and it has windows nt installed on it. It has been sitting around for a good long time and when I powered it on, sure enough I didn't have the password, what do I do now as I used the laptop in an old work network and do not have this access anymore?

    i don't have the software available, is there anyway of accessing the laptop?

    I just want to use it as a dvd player now, but need to get into the operating system to do that.

    Anyone want to help?
    Thanks in advance


Comments

  • #2
    amazingemmet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭amazingemmet


    Use a linux live cd and you should be able to access all the files without the password.


  • #3
    Maxwell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 867 ✭✭✭Maxwell


    Sorry, don't know what you mean?

    Linux live cd - where do I get one of them?


  • #4
    amazingemmet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭amazingemmet


    Ok could be a bit advanced, you could just reinstall the os


  • #5
    Maxwell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 867 ✭✭✭Maxwell


    And if I don't have the operating sytem cd?

    What options do I have


  • #6
    Spocker
    Moderators Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭Spocker


    Don't need to re-install the OS just yet..

    There are tools you can use to reset passwords linky

    Using this software you can create a linkux bootable floppy, that has an application on it which will list each of the user accounts on the machine and give you the opportunity to change the password for each.

    Download the software, make the bootable floppy, boot the laptop from the floppy*, reset the appropiate passwords and DVD away to you hearts content...

    * Obviously this won't work if you don;t have a floppy drive on the laptop :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Spocker wrote:
    * Obviously this won't work if you don;t have a floppy drive on the laptop :rolleyes:
    There is a CD image too.

    Print the instructions or keep the page open as you work on the other machine.


  • #8
    Maxwell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 867 ✭✭✭Maxwell


    Excellent thanks

    Hvae external floppy drive, now have to an actually floppy disk, threw them out long ago


  • #9
    Spocker
    Moderators Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭Spocker


    Karoma wrote:
    There is a CD image too.

    Good man, hadn't spotted that.


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