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Date:      Tue, 24 Dec 2002 09:34:51 -0000
From:      "Barry Byrne" <barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com>
To:        "kenzo" <kenzo_chin@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: L0phtcrack
Message-ID:  <NCBBIAMNAKDKFJIIGNPKOEBGKIAA.barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <DAV6658tP9DLf4bg5Xm000076f6@hotmail.com>

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This is all very off-topic, but one solution, I've had work for me, is to
use one of the linux boot disks which allow you to reset the admin password.
See http://is-it-true.org/nt/atips/atips262.shtml for more details. I've not
used this on XP, but 2000 has worked fine.

 - Barry

--
Barry Byrne, IT Manager,
WBT Systems, Block 2, Harcourt Centre
Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of kenzo
> Sent: 24 December 2002 05:07
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: L0phtcrack
>
>
> I did thought about reinstalling the OS.  In the past with 2000,
> I had to do
> this and it kept all the files, but this is not my computer and I don't
> think that the person would like very much if I erased everything.
> I forgot to mention that it was a laptop and the OS was
> preinstalled.  Yes,
> otherwise I would of pulled the hard drive and put it in another machine.
> I remember seeing some adapters that you could take a laptop hardrive and
> connect it to a reular IDE cable and power supply on a tower.  That was
> along time ago and I don't even know where I could find something
> like that
> anymore.  especially if I don't even know what it's called.
>
> Another reason why, I wasn't too excited about reloading, is now
> a day, the
> laptops are partitioned funny.  They come with an extra fat partition, and
> if you remove that or mess it up, you can't even use the recovery
> disk that
> comes with them. It happened to one of my friends.  He was made his
> partition bigger erasing that one, and he coudn't use the recovery disk
> anymore.  they had to send him the all the disks , ( 3 I think. ).
>
> I finaly found where the l0phtcrack program was located in FBSD,
> but when I
> run it, it says that it's an Invalid format.
>
> Now If I use one of those hash recovery programs, it shows the
> username and
> the hases, but I dont' even know what to do with that.
>
> I starting to think that this is a lost cause.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@datasphereweb.com>
> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:36 PM
> Subject: RE: L0phtcrack
>
>
> Unless your friend encrypted his data, he shouldn't need a password
> cracker.  By encrypt, I mean the XP built in encrypt per user method
> under advanced properties.  In that case, then only the password will
> save the data.  If the data is just sitting there on the NTFS drive,
> recovery can be "easy":
>
> Method 1: Pull drive out of machine, put in a working xp box as slave.
> Extra drive contents should be readable as normal.
>
> Method 2: Reinstall the O/S without formatting.  This repaints the O/S
> and gives you a chance to assign admin password.  All user data should
> be safe.*
>
> *I claim no responsibility for data, especially if you accidentally
> repartition the box.
>
> Good luck.
>
> -Derrick
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Kenzo
> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 3:34 PM
> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > Subject: Re: L0phtcrack
> >
> >
> > Sorry guys, I didn't mean to be so rude.  I just took the
> > first couple replies the wrong way. Busy day and MX records
> > not resolving correclty and stuff. I know that it sound
> > suspicious to ask how to crack the windows password, but that
> > is what I need to do, and I really don't have $300 bucks to
> > pay for the new version of  l0phcrack. Again the reason why I
> > need this, is because a friend of mine forgot his windows XP
> > admin password. and since it was the only account on there,
> > he can't get back in.  He can't affort to reload, because he
> > got stuff on it that he need for school projects and stuff.
> > I don't really know exactly what he's got in it, but he asked
> > me if it was possible to retrieve the password or reset it.
> > I told him it was possible and I've been trying for the last
> > 2 days to do it. I tried the linux boot disk that suppose to
> > reset the admin password, but that didn't work.  I think it
> > only works on 2000. then I booted from a win98 boot disk,
> > then use dos ntfs to copy the sam file to a floppy and tried
> > to use john to crack it. It sais that there's 0 passwords,
> > But when I use a hash retriever, it list all the accounts. I
> > noticed that there was a version of l0phtcrack on freebsd
> > /usr/ports/security/l0phtcrack, and wanted to see if that
> > helped, but I can't seem to find where it installs it and how
> > I would use it. OK, I hope it was something like what you
> > wanted to hear, even though it still sounds suspicious and I
> > understand that. I'm an Admin myself.  And for using hotmail
> > account....Computer 101, never use your real or company
> > e-mail address to post on forums,  just attracks crackers. I
> > guess it just depends on the person, I just prefer to use
> > different e-mail accounts for work and personal stuff. I
> > guest if you guys think that it's wrong to do so, please let
> > me know why, cause I really can't think of any reasons.
> > Again, sorry guys I didn't mean to offend you.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jimi Thompson" <jimit@myrealbox.com>
> > To: "Kenzo" <kenzo_chin@hotmail.com>
> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 7:12 PM
> > Subject: RE: L0phtcrack
> >
> >
> > > Not that....asking how to crack Windows passwords from a
> > hotmail email
> > > box is just highly suspicious.  Acting angry when you get
> > questioned
> > > about it
> > is
> > > even more so.  I also point out that I'm not the one needing an
> > > answer. There is an answer to your question, we just want more
> > > information about
> > who
> > > you are and  why you want to know.  If you want to continue
> > in this vein,
> > > I'll be happy to accomodate you.   Flame mail doesn't
> > really bother me.
> > If
> > > you want to offer a decent and reasonable explanation, I'll
> > be happy
> > > to
> > help
> > > you.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ms. Jimi Thompson
> > >
> > > Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being
> > governed
> > > by those who are dumber. - Plato
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kenzo [mailto:kenzo_chin@hotmail.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:56 PM
> > > To: Jimi Thompson
> > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > > Subject: Re: L0phtcrack
> > >
> > >
> > > Well sorry for being cheap and not buying my own domain, or maybe I
> > > don't want to use my real E-mail for forums because they can get
> > > pretty big, and
> > I
> > > don't want the world to know my real E-mail.
> > > And I assum myrealbox is a better one? doesn't seem much
> > better to me.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jimi Thompson" <jimit@myrealbox.com>
> > > To: <stacey@vickiandstacey.com>; "Kenzo" <kenzo_chin@hotmail.com>
> > > Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 6:39 PM
> > > Subject: RE: L0phtcrack
> > >
> > >
> > > > Especially coming from a hotmail email address......
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Ms. Jimi Thompson
> > > >
> > > > Those who are too smart to engage in politics are
> > punished by being
> > > governed
> > > > by those who are dumber. - Plato
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Stacey
> > > > Roberts
> > > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:30 PM
> > > > To: Kenzo
> > > > Cc: FreeBSD Questions
> > > > Subject: Re: L0phtcrack
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 22:24, Kenzo wrote:
> > > > > Anyone here use the l0phtcrack version that comes with
> > FBSD 4.7?
> > > > > Is it capable of cracking SAM files from XP computers?
> > I installed
> > > > > it, but I can't seem to find how to use it. I tried
> > John and that
> > > > > didn't get me anywhere.
> > > > >
> > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
> > > >
> > > > I could swear I saw a thread with this subject on FreeBSD forums
> > > > recently..,
> > > >
> > > > I could well imagine that if this is indeed the same source, that
> > > > more than a few people would have looked at the content
> > and thought
> > > > twice about responding:-)
> > > >
> > > > Why would you want to do this? Personally, I figure its
> > prudent to
> > > > ask.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Stacey
> > > > --
> > > > Stacey Roberts
> > > > B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science
> > > >
> > > > Web: www.vickiandstacey.com
> > > >


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