try lophtcrack, it should be able to find the password for you.
-----Original Message-----
From: Barzda, A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Need help with accessing laptop
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
215-545-0600 voice
215-545-6555 fax
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