Well you can get tools to break the encryption but why? after all who knows
what he left on that computer. Personally I'd wipe the drive and reinstall.
That way they are starting out with a nice clean install and can decide for
themselves what they want on it.
-WTB
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> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:52 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Need help with accessing laptop
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> Hi folks, hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction.
> The wife of one of my co-workers was given a laptop that used to belong
> to a fired employee of a now defunct company. Because the guy was
> fired, he refused to give them his password, so now no one can access
> the computer. (Probably why they gave it away.) My co-worker asked if
> I could help get into the computer so they can use it. It's running
> Windows 2000. Other than guessing at the administrator or guest account
> passwords, any other ideas for getting into the box so it can become a
> useful, productive member of society again? If I plug it into my Win2k
> network will that be safe to try? Otherwise, am I correct in assuming
> the next step is reinstalling the OS?
>
> I am not necessarily interested in getting any "secret hacker stuff"
> unless that is the best way to go. I assume my co-worker and his wife
> don't need any data or programs on the hard drive, so wiping the disk is
> an option.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ann Barzda
> Interior Environments, Inc.
> 444 North 2nd Street, C-2
> Philadelphia, PA 19123
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> 215-545-0600 voice
> 215-545-6555 fax
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> email
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