compture issue

[MonkeyD.Luffy]

any1 know how to remove/retrive a password on a laptop , with vista as operation system? wud be very good help. without reinstalling whole laptop.

[PoleDancer]

turn off, as turning back on hold F10 i tink it is, think tis wipes all of ur passwords tho!

[Interwobble]

Yeah...right, the best solution is to try really hard to remember the password.
You wouldn't be asking if that easy though. Fact is you want to get into a PC without the password.
This is easily done.
Either: Brute force attack it with a random password gen'. This will not work.
Or: Install Linux (I'd reccomend DSL) to a USB stick or CD, whatever... then use it to edit the registry for windows. This will only work if you know your way around Linux.

Frankly, I'd just format the damned thing.

[MonkeyD.Luffy]

Yeah...right, the best solution is to try really hard to remember the password.
You wouldn't be asking if that easy though. Fact is you want to get into a PC without the password.
This is easily done.
Either: Brute force attack it with a random password gen'. This will not work.
Or: Install Linux (I'd reccomend DSL) to a USB stick or CD, whatever... then use it to edit the registry for windows. This will only work if you know your way around Linux.

Frankly, I'd just format the damned thing.

fact is , i havent used it for 3 years- i know a friend who uses linux i'll probs contact him on monday. But i dont think bro can wait that long lol


explan this randow password gen plz

[Interwobble]

Tell your friend you're after a file called 'sam', usually found in \windows\system32\config.
You can find brute force cracking tools all over the interwebz, but be careful what you download. I really wouldn't advise it as a viable option, but feel free to try.

Edit: Moved to off topic.

[DeanTurner]

try going on safe mode & go on administrator and remove the password in control panel

[MonkeyD.Luffy]

Tell your friend you're after a file called 'sam', usually found in \windows\system32\config.
You can find brute force cracking tools all over the interwebz, but be careful what you download. I really wouldn't advise it as a viable option, but feel free to try.

Edit: Moved to off topic.

any1 u personally wud recomend?

[MonkeyD.Luffy]

try going on safe mode & go on administrator and remove the password in control panel

u cant see the hidden admin on vista for some reason :S

[Deano285]

Have you tried going into the BIOS.... some motherboards have the admin settings in there.

[TheDarkKnight]

I've got a disk that allows you to reset any password on a windows computer but im unsure of how well it works on vista as I have onlyused it on XP.

The files are tiny so if you want it pm me your msn addy, ill add you, send you the files and talk you though what to do.

I assume you have another computer that can burn a disc as you will need to do that in order to get it to your other computer.