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Download Trinity Rescue Kit at http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?wpid=1&front_id=12
Cautions! It’s illegal (with most countries cyber laws, I think) to crack or reset another Windows logon account password that is not yours. So use this at your own risk. I will not be held responsible if you break any laws.
Burn the ISO and insert into your computer.
Boot up to the ISO, you may need to hit F12, F2, or del depending on your motherboard.
Once Trinity has finished booting up follow this procedure.
Find local users/Administrators
At # type:
winpass -l
Trinity will try to mount the harddrive and you will recieve this message below.
The winpass command will then displaying message that resemble these:
Searching and mounting all file system on local machine
Windows NT/2K/XP installation(s) found in:
1: /hda1/Windows
Make your choice or ‘q’ to quit [1]:
In this case, type 1 and press ENTER or just hit ENTER key to accept the default value, i.e. [1].
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You should see all the local users/Administrators listed.
Now type:
winpass -u Administrator
Next, it’s time to reset password of the specified Windows Vista account. The Trinity Rescue Kit suggests resetting it to a blank password that might work better than setting a new password! So, just type * (asterisk key) and hit the ENTER key to reset a blank or empty password for the specified Windows account.
Then, type Y and press ENTER key at the “Do you really wish to change it?” message prompt.
Now, type: to restart the machine. (make sure you remove the Trinity CD on reboot)
shutdown -r now
This time, your Windows Vista should have automatically logged on with Administrator account without asking for a forgotten password!
