Windows XP login password loss response strategy

        Only in one case I may think of the Windows 9x system again, that is, when I forget the login password, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista always tells me that I can't log in without entering the correct password; Windows 9x, just tap the "Esc" button to enter the system.

For security reasons, before we now use Windows XP logon requirements in terms of a lot better than Windows 9x system strictly. Does this mean that when we forget the login password, we can only reinstall the system silently after resentment? of course not! Not only Microsoft's "target="_blank" class=blue> Microsoft itself provided the "password reset disk" function, and even the powerful password reset and removal tool developed by other third-party software companies - Windows XP login password is lost, and It's not incurable.

Password Retry

What can I do if I can't log in to the system after forgetting the Windows XP password? The most direct way is to reset one. a similar with one of the most powerful password reset tool.

use Articles companion CD to start the system (need to set the boot from the CD in BiOS), and then select BartPE CD system in the main interface, which is in WinPE rescue system that can carry out some routine system maintenance.


bottom left, click "GO" → "program" in the BartPE → "system repair" → "first of all in this setting current System directory", then specify the "Windows" directory in the system installation partition where you need to reset the password. For example, you want to reset the Windows XP login installed in the C drive. Code, then assign to "C:WIN DOWS".

Select "GO" → "Programs" → "System Repair" → "Modify User Password LockSmith", start LockSmith for password modification. Use of LockSmith very simple, select the need to reset the password of the account name, then enter the new password twice.

"password reset disk" feature Microsoft is already considering

To the user's forgotten login password, a feature called "password reset disk" has been specially designed. Local administrator users can create a password reset disk, which can quickly recover the password if the password is forgotten.

1. Create "password reset disk"

Create "password reset disk" mobile computer must have a storage device, such as a floppy drive or a flash drive, ZIP, etc. which have a USB removable storage device advance into the interface, the Windows XP know that this device is available, then you can create a "password reset disk" a.

open the "start" → "settings" → "control surfaces "→" user account ", select the need to use the" "account name function.


click on the" password reset disk "Setting the upper left corner of the interface" to prevent a user account password has been forgotten "to start "forgotten password Wizard".

next will be asked to choose to create a password key disk in any place, and then enter the correct password to complete the current account of the establishment of key disk in the future by key disk is still Even if the password is forgotten, it doesn't matter.
Tip: This method can only be applied to Windows XP without joining the domain. In the case where Windows XP has joined the domain, even if you open the "Login to Windows" dialog box and select "This machine" from the "Login to" drop-down list, clicking the "OK" button will not see the "Login Failed" dialog box. Even if the user has a previously created "password reset disk", it cannot be used to restore the login password.

2. Use "Password Reset Disk"

Once the user has forgotten the password and cannot log in, you can reset the login password by using the "Password Reset Disk" created above.

In the welcome interface, click the “→” button next to the password input box, we can see the “No password remembered” prompt. You can set a password in the Reset Password Wizard by clicking "Use Password Reset Disk" in the prompt box.

Clear password method

PCD tool spectrum

Software name: Active@PassWord Changer

Software version: 2.1

Authorization method: Shareware

software size: 1.54MB

Download: http://www.passWord-changer.com/download.htm


this The method requires Active@ PassWord Changer. Please download its boot disk creation program before use, including floppy disk and CD version (http://www.passWord-changer.com/download.htm
).

Put the floppy disk into the drive to execute the boot disk creation program, you can format a boot floppy disk with the password removal tool (the boot disk is created in a similar way, the floppy disk boot is taken as an example below).

Set the computer's BiOS to floppy disk first, insert the boot disk into the floppy drive and restart the computer. After successful, you can see the character interface of Active@PassWord Changer.

Press the number key "2" to enter, the program starts to detect the SAM file in Windows. After the detection is finished, information such as the file system type and SAM file location used by the hard disk will be listed. After the carriage return, the account serial number (0, 1, 2, etc.), RID and User Name are displayed. Usually the "User Name" of the Administrator account is displayed in blue characters.


For example, we need to clear the Administrator account password, simply press the number keys on behalf of the Administrator account (usually 0), Enter If you see the "Would you like to Rest this User 's PassWord ( Y, N) [N]: [ ]" prompt, you can press "Y" to confirm the password to clear the Administrator account.

After the operation is finished, you will see the list shown in Step 3. If you want to clear the password of other accounts, you only need to perform steps 3 and 4 again.

If you do not need to clear the password of other accounts, press the Esc key twice to return to the Active@PassWord Changer main interface. Press the number key "3" to return to the "A:>" state, then restart the computer to log in to Windows XP without a password.

Note: This method is suitable for the use of FAT32 or NTFS file system hard disk, the operation is simple, fast, applicable to all core Windows NT Caozuojitong, is a powerful weapon to clear the user password.

Linux Modification Method

PCD Tool Spectrum

Software Name: Offline NT PassWord

& Registry Editor
< BR> Software version: 050303

License: Freeware

Software size: 2.7MB

Download address: http://home.eunet.no/~ pnordahl /ntpasswd /bootdisk.Html


Offline NT password & Registry Editor is actually a Windows password reset tool, and described previously LockSmith similar, except that LockSmith must be used with WinPE and BartPE class The Windows kernel maintains the system, and the Offline NT PassWord & Registry Editor works with the Linux kernel system.
Offline NT PassWord & Registry Editor also has two versions of floppy disk and CD, the following is the CD version.

Unzip the downloaded cd050303.zip and get a 3110KB ISO file named cd050303. Burn this image file to CD-R with a burning tool such as Nero. A CD that can start the computer and restore the user's password is ready.

Next modify BIOS, make the system boot from the CD-ROM, and then make a good start BiOS set the CD into the drive, restart your computer to save your changes, you can enter the Linux environment, in accordance with the following introduction of Reset (restore) the user password.

After successfully booting the computer with the created CD, the software in the middle of the screen can restore the password of Windows NT3.51/NT4/2000/XP/2003, and "NTpartitions found:" is followed by "y:/The format of dev/ide/host0/target0/lun0/part1 xxxMB” shows the number of hard disk partitions and capacity found by the software, where xxx shows the partition capacity, and y is “1”, “2”, “3”, etc. The number of the partition number.

here to do is to choose to be restored Caozuoxitong password which partition to install, since most computers only one hard disk, so only press "1" or directly enter a carriage return. If your computer has multiple hard drives with multiple operating systems, you can press the appropriate number key to enter according to the operating system installation location.

Offline NT PassWord & Registry Editor will display the location of the user password database "[Windows/system32/config]:", which is the result of automatic software detection. Under normal circumstances, no user modification is required. The car can be confirmed.

The software prompts the user to select the operation to be performed. A total of three options "1", "2", and "q" are displayed.

1 - PassWord reset with [sam system security]

2 - RecoveryConsole parameters [software]

q - quit – return to previous

Need to interrupt Press “q” to return to the operation, otherwise please press Enter directly or press “1” to enter.

The software will copy the Windows SAM file to the /tmp folder for modification, and then display the following options:

Loaded hives:

1 - Edit user data and passWords

2 - Syskey status & changeeole

3 – RecoveryConsole settings

......

9 - Registry editor, now with full write Support!

q - Quit (you will be asked if there is something to save)

What to do? [1] –>

Direct carriage return or selection "1" Enter to perform the operation of editing user data and password.

The middle of the screen shows the user name found in the system. Two lines at the bottom of the screen are displayed:

Select: ! - quit, . - list users, 0x - User with RID (hex

or simply enter the username to change: [Administrator]

means to select or enter a username, the default action object is Administrator, if the default Administrator account name is changed, the software also It is possible to display its name exactly in the "[Administrator]" box. Modify the Administrator account