I recently helped a client recover his forgotten Windows password by using a couple of different tools. We eventually were able to reset the Administrator password to a blank password so that he could log into Windows. It was a fairly long and complicated process, but it worked. Unfortunately, there is no “one” way to reset a Windows password and depending on what version of Windows you are running, you might have to try different methods.
In the end, there is also no real guarantee that you’ll be able to crack the password. There are already so many articles written on how to recover or reset a password that I’m not going to reinvent the wheel, but instead will guide you to the best online resources that I have used to crack my Windows password.
Nov 08, 2010 ok i tryed the Offline NT Password and Registry editor and i got it to blank out the admin password. But i still cant get in to the system. I looks like it was part of a domain at one point but is not any more but i dont see an option of this computer so i can do the loging for the server.
- When you want to crack administrator password, then you will need the tricks to crack your administrator account password so that you can get access to your computer. How to Crack Administrator Password Using CMD; Part 2. Crack Administrator Password on Windows with Software; Part 3. How to Crack Administrator Password Without Software.
- To reset local admin password for your Windows 2003 machine, you can try the free Linux CD - Offline NT Password & Registry Editor. Boot your machine from the CD and follow this video guide you can remove forgotten password in minutes.
1. Ophcrack Live CD – My favorite ways to blank out or crack a Windows password is to use a Linux Live CD. These are special distributions of Linux that run directly from the CD (no installation required) and are specially designed for cracking Windows passwords. Diablo 3 pc iso download. You can read the documentation to learn how to use it.
Simply burn the ISO and boot using the CD and the program will get right to work. It may not work, however, on very complicated passwords because it actually tries to determine the password rather than reset it. My buddy over at the How-To Geek site has a great tutorial on using Ophcrack.
Also, Ophcrack uses password tables to brute force crack the user passwords. You can download their free tables, but that won’t crack long passwords. For those cases, you can purchase larger password tables that range from $100 to $1000.
2. Offline NT Password and Registry Editor Dramatical murder fuwanovel. – This is a very small program, only 3MB in size that you can burn to a CD and boot to. It’ll auto-detect the Windows installation and the account names (that is if everything was installed in the default Windows directories). Using this program you can reset or blank out a Windows password, which means it doesn’t matter how long or complicated it is.
The program was recently updated after four years and now supports cracking passwords all the way up to Windows 8. It’s a bit hard to use, but About.com has a great screenshot guide that walks you through the entire process, so be sure to check that out.
3. Login Recovery – Login Recovery is a web site that has a program that you can either download onto a floppy disk or a cd that you than use to boot up with. If the PC is connected to the Internet, it will automatically upload the encrypted data to their servers and begin the process of trying to recover the passwords. If you don’t have an Internet connection, it will generate a file, which you then manually upload to their site.
I have tried this site and it did not work for my password, which was 11 characters and mostly symbols, numbers, and letters. However, if the password is something simpler, they will probably be able to crack it.
4. John The Ripper – Another free password cracker that works on Windows, Linux and Macs, so it’s useful for any Mac or Linux user who wants to recovery a password. Pretty easy to use and comes with good instructions, so most people can follow along. If you want a step by step guide on using John the Ripper, check out this article from 101Hacker.com.
5. Knoppix STD – G4TV has a good article on another Linux distro you can download and use to crack your Windows password. Follow the detailed instructions he gives and if the password is not too long or difficult, it should be able to crack it!
As you can tell, the best ways to crack a Windows password is using Linux! It might be a little too techie for some people, but it’s definitely worth it if you want to avoid having to re-install Windows and lose all of your data! Any questions, post a comment!
'Is there a way for overwite or recover a admin password for Windows Server 2003? Disgruntled employee locked the server and will not give up the pasword. This worked as domain controller, and now I cannot manage all accounts on other computers. Please help? '
Users would forgot or lost the administrator password of Windows server 2003 for some resons. This is so troublesome that you reinstall the system and reset all domain members. But take it easy, you can just reset the admin password easily now without data loss that all files and settings will be fine. Now go through this article to learn the easy way to reset forgotten Windows password include local and domain administrator password. No matter how long the password was, you just need several clicks to regain access to your Server Computer. The 'Windows Password Reset Enterprise' works perfect for Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise, Windows Server 2003R2 Standard/Enterprise.
Users would forgot or lost the administrator password of Windows server 2003 for some resons. This is so troublesome that you reinstall the system and reset all domain members. But take it easy, you can just reset the admin password easily now without data loss that all files and settings will be fine. Now go through this article to learn the easy way to reset forgotten Windows password include local and domain administrator password. No matter how long the password was, you just need several clicks to regain access to your Server Computer. The 'Windows Password Reset Enterprise' works perfect for Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise, Windows Server 2003R2 Standard/Enterprise.
Step One: Run 'Windows Password Reset Enterprise' to Create a Windows Password Reset Disk
Before going further, you need to get 'Windows Password Reset Enterprise' full version and use it to create a password reset disk first. Start now:
Click buy now button on the site to purchase 'Vodusoft Windows Password Reset Enterprise' full version, after payment you will receive the full version in minutes by email. Then download the software from the link you received and install it, run the software to create a Windows password reset disk with CD, DVD or USB flash drive/Pen drive/Key drive. Here we take USB flash drive for example to show you how to reset Windows Server 2003/R2 domain or local administrator password.
1. After installation, run 'Windows Password Reset Enterprise', plug in a blank USB flash drive and choose the media type.
2. Select the USB drive name from pull-down list and click 'Begin Burning' to start burning. Note that the flash drive will be format in this process.
3. It will takes you about half minute to complete burning, then transfer the password reset disk to your 'Server Computer' and follow step 2 and Step 3.
Step Two: Set Your Server Computer to Boot from USB
Plug in the USB password reset disk to the 'Server Computer' and set it to boot from the USB by running BIOS SETUP Utility and changing the devices boot priority. Set USB-HDD as the first boot device. Detailed process please refer to the following guide:
How to boot from CD/DVD(If you create a Windows password reset disk with CD)
Step Three: Reset Forgotten Windows Server 2003/R2 Local or Domain Admin Password by Just A Few Clicks
Option One: Reset Windows Server 2003/R2 Domain Administrator Password Open bdm files.
Now we are showing you how to reset domain admin password(AD Administrator) on Windows server 2003 Enterprise. To reset password for other Windows system is the same as this guide.
When the server computer restart and boot from USB, you will see a friendly interface of 'Windows Password Reset Enterprise' on the screen. Domain Administrator and Guest accounts will be displayed and you can reset their password by just a few clicks.
1. Select Windows Server 2003(If there are more than one system installed on your computer) or skip this step.
2. Click Administrator from list.
3. Click Reset button, when a confirm message pops up, click Yes.
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4. Administrator password has been reset to 'Vodusoft@2012'. If you want to reset other domain user accounts password for Windows server 2003 Enterprise, you can log on your domain admimnistrator with the new password and reset any user password on Active Directory Administrative Tool.
5. When you finish password reset, click Reboot, when a confirm message pops up, remove your CD/DVD/USB first and click Yes to restart the server computer.
6. After restart, you can log on your Windows Server 2003 domain administrator with the new password: Vodusoft@2012.
Option Two: Reset Windows Server 2003/R2 Local Administrator and User Password
'Windows Password Reset Enterprise' also can help you reset Windows server 2003/R2 local user accounts password, now we are taking Windows server 2003r2 for example to show you how to reset local administrator password.
When your server computer boot from USB and theinterface of 'Windows Password Reset Enterprise' appears on the screen. You will see All Windows Server 2003R2 local user accounts are displayed in list and you can reset their password by just a few clicks.
1. Select your Windows system.
2. Click a user account which you want to reset its password from list. Here we take Administrator for example
3. Click Reset button, when a confirm message appears, click Yes.
4. The local administrator password has been reset to 'Vodusoft@2012'. You can reset other user accounts password as well.
5. When complete password reset, click Reboot, when a confirm message pops up, remove your CD/DVD/USB first and click Yes to restart the server computer.
How To Find Administrator Password
6. After restart, you can log on your Windows Server 2003/R2 as local administrator with the new password: Vodusoft@2012.