Forgotten Password

[LisaAH]

One of our Sites has forgotten the Administrator Password for their Windows 2000 Server is there anyway to gain access to this server as new software needs to be installed onto it.

Many Thanks

 

[CluelessJon]

I found this...

Try the following,

NB. All these tools, and links are to third party tools and involve directly or indirectly changing the registry. I accept no responsibility for their use.

Your passwords are held (encrypted) in your registry and in youre "restore" directory. These tools edit one or more of these locations from a boot disk

Arm yourself with a blank (clean) Floppy Disk

Ive used this one on XP and it works

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Or try the following


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This link will download software that creates a Linux Boot floppy that will let you change Passwords.

http://www.pc-pipeline.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=getit&lid=6

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Using this link you will have to download the Image writer then the boot disk image

http://www.thomasmathiesen.com/itak/html/software.html

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Or try This one from Sunbelt

http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/product.cfm?id=265

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This ones NOT free but Its what I use

http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/erdcommander2002.asp

Heres some further reading

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

Good Luck! PL


Regards

Jonno BrainDump Specialist
MCSE(NT) MCSA(2k) CCNA

 

[LisaAH]

Thanks very much I will try some of them out