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  • 08-02-2012 3:59pm
    #1
    billo41
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭


    I want to pass on an old computer to someone else. To log on as administrator requires a password which I've forgotten. Is there any way to reset the password? I've looked at several sites that advertise same but not sure what's safe.


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  • #2
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Burn this iso to a disk and boot from it. It'll load up and give you the passwords for all accounts on the pc.

    http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/


  • #3
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    You can reset the admin password with http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/.

    Any special reason why you want to log on as admin? I'd be more interested in removing any personal info. If its a laptop (or even not, maybe they do this with towers these days too), there may be a recovery partition which will put the machine back to day 1 (i.e. like when you first turn it on)


  • #4
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,988 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    billo41 wrote: »
    I want to pass on an old computer to someone else. To log on as administrator requires a password which I've forgotten. Is there any way to reset the password? I've looked at several sites that advertise same but not sure what's safe.

    A likely story..... ;)


  • #5
    Jake Rugby Walrus666
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Jake Rugby Walrus666


    Have you tried 'password'.

    Also give 'Password' a shot.


  • #6
    clintondaly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,813 ✭✭✭clintondaly


    I reccomend the Bonzodog suggestion,been there done that

    as a side note was Bonzodog1 already taken


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  • #7
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    clintondaly wrote: »
    I reccomend the Bonzodog suggestion,been there done that

    as a side note was Bonzodog1 already taken

    "bonzodog" was taken, didn't try Bonzodog1 !


  • #8
    billo41
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭billo41


    Thanks for your replies folks. One of my grand kids told me to try: control panel - user accounts - change passwords. It worked - I was able to delete the administrator account plus one other one. The pc is now clean and be passed on to another set of grand kids. Thanks again.


  • #9
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,988 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    billo41 wrote: »
    Thanks for your replies folks. One of my grand kids told me to try: control panel - user accounts - change passwords. It worked - I was able to delete the administrator account plus one other one. The pc is now clean and be passed on to another set of grand kids. Thanks again.

    From your original post, it wasn't clear that you could log onto the PC at all.
    Anyway, well done.


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