[Gllug] Windows XP 64 bit password reset from Ubuntu - where is

Chris Bell chrisbell at 3966.ukfsn.org
Mon Nov 9 22:20:28 UTC 2009


On Mon 09 Nov, Benjamin Donnachie wrote:
> 

> I just use the Offline Password Editor CD[1] to reset Admin passwords.
>  Haven't yet tried it on 64 bits - I'll at work tomorrow and will let
> you know.
> 
> Ben
> 
> http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

   Reports I hear are that blanking the password with the offline NT
password editor might take a few minutes, but ophcrack can spend a few hours
and still fail.
   I have also been asked by friends doing laptop repairs whether there is
any way of getting past a BIOS password.

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