How can I get past the admin password on XP? I would like to install programs on my work comp and they are being a pain in the ass about it. I don't care about getting the actual admin pw I would just like to either change it or get around it to install programs and printers.

Any word??

6/3/2008 6:32:13 PM

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6/3/2008 6:33:01 PM

Because Google has failed you?

6/3/2008 6:36:15 PM

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6/3/2008 6:37:17 PM

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6/3/2008 6:38:40 PM

admin
Admin
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6/3/2008 6:42:48 PM

This is just begging for trouble.

6/3/2008 6:47:22 PM

plenty of people could help you with this, but plenty of those same people are probably tired of fuckups not following proper procedure for IT matters and making work a god awful bitch.

6/3/2008 7:14:26 PM

http://www.google.com/search?q=change+admin+password&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

6/3/2008 8:34:51 PM

http://www.the-internet.org

6/3/2008 8:44:22 PM

There is this tool.....that allows you to reset the stuff....

I forgot the title of it...

6/3/2008 9:57:24 PM

put in the xp cd.
boot the computer
boot from the cd
when it asks to agree to the terms of service, disagree.
profit

6/4/2008 11:46:27 AM

its going to be great when you fuck something up

6/4/2008 11:59:36 AM

TWW not enough of a distraction from your job?

6/4/2008 12:04:25 PM

if someone did that at my workplace...i think between smoothcrim and myself they wouldn't be here the next day. IT is difficult enough to manage when you have idiots, much less idiots that try to undo the idiot-proofing that management pays folks to put in place.

6/4/2008 1:49:38 PM

this will try to crack it for you
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

6/4/2008 2:35:31 PM

Quote :

"plenty of people could help you with this, but plenty of those same people are probably tired of fuckups not following proper procedure for IT matters and making work a god awful bitch."

/thread

6/4/2008 3:49:22 PM

reboot PC
repeatedly tap F8 @ the manufacturer splash screen (dell, lenovo, etc)
select safe mode
click the admin icon
control panel > users
select the username you need to modify > remove password

this is assuming the password you need to remove is coming from windows and not some 3rd party app live novell or something.

6/8/2008 9:52:04 PM

the larger assumption there is a blank admin password

6/8/2008 10:03:35 PM

and an even bigger one that they're using xp with the welcome/fast user switching service on in a production/domain environment

6/9/2008 3:27:03 AM