getting around XP Admin pass

**dubstar** · August 10th, 2005

i'm trying to install a printer for my buddies computer but a pop up keeps saying "you must be apart of the administrators group" then it has "administrator" as user name, and an empty password.

is there anything i can do to get around this? he doesnt know the admin pass. he got the computer at a yard sale and the people moved so he cant go back to the house or anything to ask.

any help or is he dead in the water?

**kcnychief** · August 10th, 2005

this works good...and free!

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

**dubstar** · August 10th, 2005

bomb. questions though. i didnt see it on the FAQ and i will e-mail the guy who made the software this if there's no responce here.

will i be able to see the old password?

will i be able to change the password back to what it originally was?

will i be able to just skip putting the password in?

im asking this because now im thinking of another friend, a much cuter friend, that wants to bypass, not change, the admin pass. but this will do for now. thanks very much!

**kcnychief** · August 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by dubstar

bomb. questions though. i didnt see it on the FAQ and i will e-mail the guy who made the software this if there's no responce here.

will i be able to see the old password?

will i be able to change the password back to what it originally was?

will i be able to just skip putting the password in?

im asking this because now im thinking of another friend, a much cuter friend, that wants to bypass, not change, the admin pass. but this will do for now. thanks very much!

I don't know of any FREE utils, or any for that matter, that will display the old password, so no, you won't

Changing back to what it originally was, shouldn't be a problem. The only time you would run into problems is if there is a GPO in place to remember xx amount of passwords (password history).

Skip password in? Do you mean autologin or not have a password at all?

**Mastershakes** · August 10th, 2005

temporarily raise yourself to admin:

http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis...24/193721.aspx

Even easier. That little disk KC.... has saved countless Windows Installs (NT Offline PW reset)

Instructions for the tool ? Read. It's as simple as that.... and, the ENTER key is the usual default ...
and will end up blanking the administrator account's password.

**dubstar** · August 10th, 2005

mastershakes - im blocked from the blogger site from work. i'll check it out when i get home.

kcnychief - while logged in looking at the windows wallpaper/desktop, will i be able to just plug-and-play with no pass popping up? or do i need to alter the password and gain access by entering a new password?

**kcnychief** · August 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by dubstar

mastershakes - im blocked from the blogger site from work. i'll check it out when i get home.

kcnychief - while logged in looking at the windows wallpaper/desktop, will i be able to just plug-and-play with no pass popping up? or do i need to alter the password and gain access by entering a new password?

If I understand you correctly, as long as you have sufficient user priveleges you won't be prompted to do any actions after logged in. If you are using the Administrator account, or an account with said priveleges you will have no problems.

**sean.ferguson** · August 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by kcnychief

this works good...and free!

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

thats what i use, have had that page bookmarked for years!

**Mastershakes** · August 10th, 2005

Here's the pretty little tool.

Thanks MSDN ! hehe.

mfarley · August 10th, 2005

Changing the SAM password however will disallow any access to encrypted data (that was made on that account through EFS). You can easily reset the password stored via NT Password (through linux) using password hash insertion.

You cannot have the old password sent to you, all you can do is attempt to crack it with a program like SAMinside. This however can take anywhere from a few hours up to a few months depending on the complexity of the password. If there's a LM hash you're in luck

if not, well, good luck.

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dubstar format c: Joined: December 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,358 Reputation: 50 Power: 129	getting around XP Admin pass i'm trying to install a printer for my buddies computer but a pop up keeps saying "you must be apart of the administrators group" then it has "administrator" as user name, and an empty password. is there anything i can do to get around this? he doesnt know the admin pass. he got the computer at a yard sale and the people moved so he cant go back to the house or anything to ask. any help or is he dead in the water? QuistPro: 13" macbook pro. mid 2009. 10.6.4 box360: xbox 360 elite apple airport extreme / fios / 10mb/2mb retired: nerdBox: a7n8x-d / xp pro / 2800 athlon xp quistBox: xbox 1.6b / 250g / xenium ice mod-chip quistServ: dell pEdge 600sc / 2k3 blackthorne: dell e1505 / mce / 1.83 duo iQuist: White 3g iPhone / 16g / jailbroken / unlocked TMobile quistMobile: tmobile mda quistMobile2: htc g1

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	Re: getting around XP Admin pass this works good...and free! http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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dubstar format c: Joined: December 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,358 Reputation: 50 Power: 129	Re: getting around XP Admin pass bomb. questions though. i didnt see it on the FAQ and i will e-mail the guy who made the software this if there's no responce here. will i be able to see the old password? will i be able to change the password back to what it originally was? will i be able to just skip putting the password in? im asking this because now im thinking of another friend, a much cuter friend, that wants to bypass, not change, the admin pass. but this will do for now. thanks very much! QuistPro: 13" macbook pro. mid 2009. 10.6.4 box360: xbox 360 elite apple airport extreme / fios / 10mb/2mb retired: nerdBox: a7n8x-d / xp pro / 2800 athlon xp quistBox: xbox 1.6b / 250g / xenium ice mod-chip quistServ: dell pEdge 600sc / 2k3 blackthorne: dell e1505 / mce / 1.83 duo iQuist: White 3g iPhone / 16g / jailbroken / unlocked TMobile quistMobile: tmobile mda quistMobile2: htc g1

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	Re: getting around XP Admin pass Originally Posted by dubstar bomb. questions though. i didnt see it on the FAQ and i will e-mail the guy who made the software this if there's no responce here. will i be able to see the old password? will i be able to change the password back to what it originally was? will i be able to just skip putting the password in? im asking this because now im thinking of another friend, a much cuter friend, that wants to bypass, not change, the admin pass. but this will do for now. thanks very much! I don't know of any FREE utils, or any for that matter, that will display the old password, so no, you won't Changing back to what it originally was, shouldn't be a problem. The only time you would run into problems is if there is a GPO in place to remember xx amount of passwords (password history). Skip password in? Do you mean autologin or not have a password at all? XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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Mastershakes OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,721 Reputation: 1040 Power: 124	Re: getting around XP Admin pass temporarily raise yourself to admin: http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis...24/193721.aspx Even easier. That little disk KC.... has saved countless Windows Installs (NT Offline PW reset) Instructions for the tool ? Read. It's as simple as that.... and, the ENTER key is the usual default ... and will end up blanking the administrator account's password.

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dubstar format c: Joined: December 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,358 Reputation: 50 Power: 129	Re: getting around XP Admin pass mastershakes - im blocked from the blogger site from work. i'll check it out when i get home. kcnychief - while logged in looking at the windows wallpaper/desktop, will i be able to just plug-and-play with no pass popping up? or do i need to alter the password and gain access by entering a new password? QuistPro: 13" macbook pro. mid 2009. 10.6.4 box360: xbox 360 elite apple airport extreme / fios / 10mb/2mb retired: nerdBox: a7n8x-d / xp pro / 2800 athlon xp quistBox: xbox 1.6b / 250g / xenium ice mod-chip quistServ: dell pEdge 600sc / 2k3 blackthorne: dell e1505 / mce / 1.83 duo iQuist: White 3g iPhone / 16g / jailbroken / unlocked TMobile quistMobile: tmobile mda quistMobile2: htc g1

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	Re: getting around XP Admin pass Originally Posted by dubstar mastershakes - im blocked from the blogger site from work. i'll check it out when i get home. kcnychief - while logged in looking at the windows wallpaper/desktop, will i be able to just plug-and-play with no pass popping up? or do i need to alter the password and gain access by entering a new password? If I understand you correctly, as long as you have sufficient user priveleges you won't be prompted to do any actions after logged in. If you are using the Administrator account, or an account with said priveleges you will have no problems. XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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sean.ferguson OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2003 Location: Fife; Scotland Posts: 1,693 Reputation: 550 Power: 130	Re: getting around XP Admin pass Originally Posted by kcnychief this works good...and free! http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ thats what i use, have had that page bookmarked for years! Mac - 13-inch Macbook Core Duo 1.83GHz\| 1GB Ram \| 120GB Internal \| BT & AE \| OS 10.5 PC- Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz \| 2GB Dual Channel Ram \| 360GB Internal \| Lite-On DVDRW \| Radeon X1300XT \| Vista Home Premium 64-bit

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mfarley OSNN Senior Addict Joined: June 2005 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 268 Reputation: 160 Power: 88	Re: getting around XP Admin pass Changing the SAM password however will disallow any access to encrypted data (that was made on that account through EFS). You can easily reset the password stored via NT Password (through linux) using password hash insertion. You cannot have the old password sent to you, all you can do is attempt to crack it with a program like SAMinside. This however can take anywhere from a few hours up to a few months depending on the complexity of the password. If there's a LM hash you're in luck if not, well, good luck. evga nforce 680i \| Intel e6600 @ 3.2ghz 1.41v w/Zalman CPS9500 \| 2GB Corsair Dominator XMS2 DDR800 (1:1 FSB:RAM) \| XFX 7600GT

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