How to Reset a Windows Password With Ubuntu
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HowtoresetaWindowspasswordwithUbuntu
July28th,2010
IfyouhaveforgottenyouradministratorpasswordforWindows,youcanuseaUbuntuLinuxliveCDorliveUSBtoresetthepassword.Thistutorialwillshowyouhowtodothat,stepbystep.
TherearemanywaystogetUbuntuLinux.Youcanfindmoredetailsaboutthathere.
Ifyourunintoanyproblemsorhaveanyquestions,thefolksattheUbuntuForumsareveryhelpfulandfriendly.Iwillnotbeansweringanysupportquestionspostedascommentshere.
Step1:BootupUbuntu
WiththeUbuntuCDinyouropticaldriveorwiththeUbuntuUSBpluggedintoyourcomputer,makesureyourBIOSissettobootfromCDorUSBbeforeyourharddrive.YoucanusuallyenteryourBIOSsettingsbypressingF1,F2,F9,F10,F12,Esc,orDelduringbootup,dependingonthekindofcomputeryouhave.
AfterUbuntubootsup,youllbeaskedifyouwanttotryUbuntuorinstallit.Youdefinitelywanttojusttryitatthispoint.
Step2:Installthepasswordresetsoftware
InstallingsoftwareonUbuntuisabitdifferentfrominstallingsoftwareonWindows.Insteadofgoingtoawebsitetodownloadsetupfiles,youjusttellthesoftwarepackagemanagerwhatyouwantinstalled,anditfetchesitforyouoffsomeservers.ItsalotliketheiTunesAppStoreorAndroidMarket.
Thisdoesassumethatyouhaveaworkinginternetconnection(wiredpreferred,butwirelesscanwork,too).If,forsomereason,yourinternetconnectionisntworkingonthecomputeryouwanttoresetthepasswordfor,youcanalsodownloadthechntpw.debusinganothercomputer,transferitoverviaUSB,andthendoubleclickittoinstallit.
Firstwewanttomakesurewehavethepropersoftwaresourcesenabledtoinstallchntpw.
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GotoSystem>Administration>SoftwareSources
MakesureboththeUniverseandMultiverserepositoriesarechecked(orticked,ifyourenotAmerican).ClickCloseandthen,whenprompted,clickReload.
Waitfortheinformationaboutavailablesoftwaretoreload.
GotoSystem>Administration>SynapticPackageManager
(Note:tothoseofyouwhohaveinstalledsoftwareinUbuntubefore,youactuallydoatleastasofUbuntu10.04havetogotoSynaptictoinstallchntpw.YoucantinstallitthroughUbuntuSoftwareCenter).
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PressControlForclickontheSearchbuttontogetthesearchdialogueup.Thensearchforchntpw.
(Note:youmaybetemptedtotypechntpwintothesearchfilterbutitwontshowupthere,sinceSynaptichasnthadtimetorebuildthesearchindexforquickfiltering.)
Oncechntpwpopsupinthesearchresults,rightclickitandselectMarkforInstallation.
ClickApply,andthen,whenprompted,clickApplyagain.
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WaitfortheSynaptictodownloadandinstallchntpw.
Step3:MountyourWindowsdrive
InorderforyoutoresetyourWindowspassword,youhavetomaketheUbuntulivesessionknowthatyourWindowsdriveisavailableforuse.Thisprocessiscalledmounting.
TomountWindows,justclickonPlacesandthenselectyourdrive.Itwillbelistedbythesizeofthedrive(inthisexample,80GB).
Step4:Resetyourpassword
chntpwisaterminalbased(notpointandclick)application,sotouseit,wellhavetoopenupacommandlineterminal.Dontbeintimidated.Illwalkyouthroughtheprocess.
Toopentheterminal,gotoApplications>Accessories>Terminal
Imgoingtobeofferingalotofexplanationforthosewhoarentexperiencedwiththeterminalandcommands,butifyouwanttojustskipoverallthatstuff,feelfreetojustpayattentiontotheterminalcommandsandignoretheexplanations.
cd/media/493D9CB55373C3DD/Windows/System32/config/
First,youregoingtocd(changedirectories)totherightWindowsdirectory.
Starttypingcd/media/andthenhittheTabkey,anditllautocompletewiththeaddressofyourmountedWindowsdrive.ThentypeWandhitTabagaintogettoeitherWindows(Windows7)orWINDOWS(WindowsXP).Yes,theterminaliscasesensitive,soupperandlowercasematters!TypeSorsandhitTabagaintogetSystem32orsystem32(againdependingonwhetheritsWindows7orWindowsXPIforgetwhichitisforWindowsVista).Anddothesameforconfig.
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Tabcompletionmakesthingsalotsimpler,soyoudonthavetotypeeverysinglewordout.Italsoavoidsthewholetypoissue,incaseyouarentagoodtypist.
Onceyouvegottentocd/media/nameofyourwindowsdrive/Windows/System32/configorcd/media/nameofyourwindowsdrive/WINDOWS/system32/config,hitEnter.
sudochntpwuusernameSAM
YoushouldthentypeinsudochntpwuusernameSAM,whereusernameisyouractualusername.Forexample,ifyourusernameissusan,itshouldbesudochntpwususanSAM
Afteryoutypethatin,hitEnter,andyoullseeawholebunchofterminaloutput,mostofwhichyoucanignore:
chntpwversion0.99.5070923(decade),(c)PetterNHagenHivename(fromheader):ROOTKEYatoffset:0x001020*Subkeyindexingtypeis:666cPageat0x7000isnothbin,assumingfilecontainsgarbageatendFilesize262144[40000]bytes,containing6pages(+1headerpage)Usedfordata:260/20240blocks/bytes,unused:9/4144blocks/bytes.
*SAMpolicylimits:Failedloginsbeforelockoutis:10Minimumpasswordlength:4Passwordhistorycount:4|RID|Username|Admin?|Lock?||01f4|Administrator|ADMIN|dis/lock||01f5|Guest||dis/lock||03e8|susan|ADMIN||
>SYSKEYCHECKNotSet(notinstalled,good!)SAMAccount\F:0>offSECURITYPolSecretEncryptionKey:1>NotSet(OKifthisisNT4)Syskeynotinstalled!
RID:1000[03e8]Username:susanfullname:comment:homedir:
Userismemberof1groups:00000220=Administrators(whichhas4members)
Accountbits:0x0214=[]Disabled|[]Homedirreq.|[X]Passwdnotreq.|[]Temp.duplicate|[X]Normalaccount|[]NMSaccount|[]Domaintrustac|[]Wkstrustact.|[]Srvtrustact|[X]Pwddontexpir|[]Autolockout|[](unknown0x08)|[](unknown0x10)|[](unknown0x20)|[](unknown0x40)|
Failedlogincount:0,whilemaxtriesis:10Totallogincount:100
Thispartisimportant,though:
UserEditMenu:1Clear(blank)userpassword2Edit(setnew)userpassword(carefulwiththisonXPorVista)3Promoteuser(makeuseranadministrator)(4Unlockandenableuseraccount)[seemsunlockedalready]qQuiteditinguser,backtouserselectSelect:[q]>
Iwouldhighlyrecommendtyping1toblankthepasswordinsteadofeditingthepassword.Afteryoutypethat,hitEnter,andyoushouldsee
Passwordcleared!
Hivesthathavechanged:#Name0Writehivefiles?(y/n)[n]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_line_completion
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TypeyandhitEntertoconfirmthechange.Onceyousee
0OK
thenyouredone.
Nowyoucanreboot,andyoucanlogintoyouradminaccountwithablankpassword.Onceyoureloggedin,youcangototheControlPaneltochangeyourpasswordtosomethingelsesomethingyoucanremember.
Ifyourecurious,youcanseeanolderversionofthispage.
PostedbyubuntucatFiledinTags:chntpw,resetpassword,Ubuntu,Windows78Comments
78ResponsestoHowtoresetaWindowspasswordwithUbuntu
1. Vic.Says:July29th,2010at20:39
ThankyouforthisitreallyworkedformyWindowsVista.TheonlythingIhavetochangewasinthechntpwline:sudochntpwuVicGlezSAMforsudochntpwuVicGlezsam
Bestregards.
2. NickOlsenSays:August1st,2010at11:41
Awesome!Thebesttutorialontheinternetfordoingthis!Thanks!
3. GabrielSays:August2nd,2010at10:23
Awesomeawesomeawesome.Workedbrilliantly.IlostthepasswordtomyWinXPVirtualBoxandthishowtowasexactlywhatIneeded.
Thankyou!
4. JohnSidleSays:August4th,2010at22:55
Savedtheday1Thanksalot.
5. FinnSays:August11th,2010at19:43
AtipfrommeifyoudonthaveUbuntuonanyUSBorCDistosaveyourselfsometimeanduseNTpasswd+Unetbootin(besuretogettheneweststableISOfromthesite)instead.
ThatsjustmyopiniononthematterthoughandImsureforsometheabovemethodispreferable,thoughIalwayskeepanUSBwithNTPasswdhandy.:)
6. Janis_2Says:August15th,2010at15:45
WithoutanypriorknowledgeofUbuntu,Imlost.Startingatthebeginning,interminalitshowsubuntu@unbuntu:~$WhenIaddthecd/media/itdoesntautocompleteandifItypeinalltherest,itfindsNosuchfileordirectoryWheredidIgowrong?IhavedownloadedthelatesteditionofUbuntu.WhenItriedtoinstallthefirstpackagefrommyflashdrive,Iwastoldthatthesoftwarealreadyexisted.DoIneedtofindthesoftwarefirstandthentypeinthegivencommand?
7. danSays:August15th,2010at16:14
Question.WhatiftheuseraccountisonanNTdomaine?
forexample:toto\mike
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onthetotoNTdomaineandmyusernameismike.Thendoesthisapproachwork?oristhepwdcheckedonthedomainecontroler?ItshouldworkonlaptopsIguess,sinceyoucanloginwithoutbeingonthenetworkattheoffice
DoIneedtoputthedomainenameinthepasswordtool?
Thanks
8. ubuntucatSays:August15th,2010at17:15
@Janis_2Thisisntreallytheplacetoaskforsupport.YoushouldgototheUbuntuForumsforthat.Iwilltellyouyouremissingaspacebetweencdand/media/,though.Anythingbeyondthat,theforumfolkscanhelpyouwith.
@danIdontbelievethiswillworkfordomainpasswords,onlylocalones.Ifyouneedadomainpasswordchanged,youneedtocontactyourworkplacesnetworkadministrator.
9. TerrySays:August16th,2010at01:59
Thereisasimplersolution.ophcrack.Downloadthe.isoburntoacdandbootfromit.itwillrunascanandwillgiveyoutheWindowspasswords.Writethemdown.RebootintoWindowsandusethePasswordsitprovides.
10. kartikSays:August16th,2010at03:51
YoucanalsouseHirensBootCd
Itcontainspreinstalledchntpw,Snoneedtoinstallitthroughubuntu(linux)
anditseasytoo
itsalsocontainmanyotherutilites(defrag.,partitionmanager,crackingtools,networkingtools,registrytools,Imagemakingtools,andmanymore)
youcanDownloaditfromanyTorrentSite.
HappySurfing!!!..
11. BorisVasilievSays:August18th,2010at23:51
ExactlywhatIneeded.Thankyouverymuch.
12. foxrafiSays:August19th,2010at03:29
Greattutorial,thankyouverymuchforthat.Itreallyworksasyoudescribed.Itrarelyhappens:)
13. AinuddinFaizanSays:August23rd,2010at10:58
seriouslyawesome!!!uveearnedyourselfafan!!^_^
14. kirinSays:August25th,2010at22:04
itryusingyourtutorialbutwheniloginthepasswordstillthere.Whatwrong?
15. stephenSays:August27th,2010at13:52
Thistutorialistopnotch.Itsbetterthantheprofessionaldocumentationincludedwithmanytechnologyproducts.Kudos!
16. johnstapletonSays:September1st,2010at18:02
thankyallsomuchmysistergothernotbookandlostthepasswordbutthiswork.justanotyoumustrestart2xonadelldontknowybutididandBOWnopasswordthanksomuch
17. KoenSays:September2nd,2010at09:20
ThisfantastictutorialjustsavedmeanafternoonreinstallingXPonanoldlaptop!
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Greatwork!
18. WarnerSays:September3rd,2010at01:52
IhardlyeverwriteonblogsbutIthinkitwouldbehelpfulhere.ThisblogreallyhelpedmeatacustomertodayTheyhaveanIntelfakeraidcardthatdoesntworkwithoutsometricks.Alltheautomaticlinuxtooldisksdidntworkbecauseofthis.Ineededtouse:
DMRAID+kpartxtogetthevolumetowork.ThenmountingwasfineandIwasabletousethistool.Again,thebiggestproblemwastheRAID5volumebeingmounted.
19. WarnerSays:September3rd,2010at01:53
*********************************************************ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudodmraidr/dev/sda:isw,isw_bhbaafbegd,GROUP,ok,312581806sectors,data@0/dev/sdc:isw,isw_bhbaafbegd,GROUP,ok,312581806sectors,data@0/dev/sdb:isw,isw_bhbaafbegd,GROUP,ok,312581806sectors,data@0ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudodmraidayRAIDsetisw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5alreadyactiveRAIDsetisw_bhbaafbegd_Raid51wasnotactivated
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudomounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/controlisw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudomounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid\5/mntNTFSsignatureismissing.Failedtomount/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5:InvalidargumentThedevice/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5doesntseemtohaveavalidNTFS.Maybethewrongdeviceisused?Orthewholediskinsteadofapartition(e.g./dev/sda,not/dev/sda1)?Ortheotherwayaround?**************************************************************************************************************Thenthefilenameswereallmessedup**********************************************************************************ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudomounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5/mntntfs3g:Failedtoaccessvolume/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5:Nosuchfileordirectory
ntfs3g2010.3.6externalFUSE28ThirdGenerationNTFSDriverConfigurationtype1,XATTRSareon,POSIXACLSareoff
Copyright(C)20052007YuraPakhuchiyCopyright(C)20062009SzabolcsSzakacsitsCopyright(C)20072010JeanPierreAndreCopyright(C)2009ErikLarsson
Usage:ntfs3g[ooption[,]]
Options:ro(readonlymount),remove_hiberfile,uid=,gid=,umask=,fmask=,dmask=,streams_interface=,syncio.Pleaseseethedetailsinthemanual(type:manntfs3g).
Example:ntfs3g/dev/sda1/mnt/windows
Ntfs3gnews,supportandinformation:http://ntfs3g.org
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudomounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid/mntntfs3g:Failedtoaccessvolume/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid':Nosuchfileordirectory
ntfs3g2010.3.6externalFUSE28ThirdGenerationNTFSDriverConfigurationtype1,XATTRSareon,POSIXACLSareoff
Copyright(C)20052007YuraPakhuchiyCopyright(C)20062009SzabolcsSzakacsitsCopyright(C)20072010JeanPierreAndreCopyright(C)2009ErikLarsson
Usage:ntfs3g[ooption[,]]
Options:ro(readonlymount),remove_hiberfile,uid=,gid=,umask=,fmask=,dmask=,streams_interface=,syncio.Pleaseseethedetailsinthemanual(type:manntfs3g).
http://ntfs-3g.org/
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Example:ntfs3g/dev/sda1/mnt/windows
Ntfs3gnews,supportandinformation:http://ntfs3g.org
20. WarnerSays:September3rd,2010at01:55
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudomounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid/mntntfs3g:Failedtoaccessvolume/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid':Nosuchfileordirectory
ntfs3g2010.3.6externalFUSE28ThirdGenerationNTFSDriverConfigurationtype1,XATTRSareon,POSIXACLSareoff
Copyright(C)20052007YuraPakhuchiyCopyright(C)20062009SzabolcsSzakacsitsCopyright(C)20072010JeanPierreAndreCopyright(C)2009ErikLarsson
Usage:ntfs3g[ooption[,]]
Options:ro(readonlymount),remove_hiberfile,uid=,gid=,umask=,fmask=,dmask=,streams_interface=,syncio.Pleaseseethedetailsinthemanual(type:manntfs3g).
Example:ntfs3g/dev/sda1/mnt/windows
Ntfs3gnews,supportandinformation:http://ntfs3g.org
***************************************************************************************************************************Thenfinallyafterreadingthisforum>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linuxhardware18/mountinganntfsraid0stripeinubuntu90464bit769017/page2.html*****************Thereissomeweirdbehaviorwiththenamesthatarelistedinthe/dev/mapper/Ifinallytriedtousetheisw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5withthe_**********************************************************************************************************ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudokpartxa/dev/mapper/controlisw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudokpartxa/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raidfailedtostat()/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudokpartxa/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid\5devicemapper:reloadioctlfailed:Invalidargument
*********Thisoneworked***********ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudokpartxa/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$mounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/controlisw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5p1isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid5p1
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$mounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5p1
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$mounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5/mntmount:onlyrootcandothat
21. WarnerSays:September3rd,2010at01:56
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudomounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5/mntNTFSsignatureismissing.Failedtomount/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5:InvalidargumentThedevice/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5doesntseemtohaveavalidNTFS.Maybethewrongdeviceisused?Orthewholediskinsteadofapartition(e.g./dev/sda,not/dev/sda1)?Ortheotherwayaround?
ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudomounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5p15/mntntfs3g:Failedtoaccessvolume/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5p15:Nosuchfileordirectory
ntfs3g2010.3.6externalFUSE28ThirdGenerationNTFSDriverConfigurationtype1,XATTRSareon,POSIXACLSareoff
Copyright(C)20052007YuraPakhuchiyCopyright(C)20062009SzabolcsSzakacsitsCopyright(C)20072010JeanPierreAndre
http://ntfs-3g.org/http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/mounting-an-ntfs-raid-0-stripe-in-ubuntu-9-04-64-bit-769017/page2.htmlhttp://ntfs-3g.org/
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Copyright(C)2009ErikLarsson
Usage:ntfs3g[ooption[,]]
Options:ro(readonlymount),remove_hiberfile,uid=,gid=,umask=,fmask=,dmask=,streams_interface=,syncio.Pleaseseethedetailsinthemanual(type:manntfs3g).
Example:ntfs3g/dev/sda1/mnt/windows
Ntfs3gnews,supportandinformation:http://ntfs3g.org
***************************************************************************************************************FINALLY!!WHoooohoo!************************************************************************************************ubuntu@ubuntu:/dev/mapper$sudomounttntfs3g/dev/mapper/isw_bhbaafbegd_Raid_5p1/mnt
22. PauloSays:September29th,2010at14:29
DoesitworksforWindows7?
23. pauloSays:September29th,2010at16:20
Ifollowedallthestepsanditsnotworkingforme,anysuggestion:
u*SAMpolicylimits:Failedloginsbeforelockoutis:0Minimumpasswordlength:0Passwordhistorycount:0|RID|Username|Admin?|Lock?||01f4|Administrator||dis/lock||01f5|Guest||dis/lock||03eb|Jack||dis/lock|
>SYSKEYCHECKNotSet(notinstalled,good!)SAMAccount\F:0>offSECURITYPolSecretEncryptionKey:1>NotSet(OKifthisisNT4)Syskeynotinstalled!Cannotfindvalue
Hivesthathavechanged:#NameNone!
24. SarahSays:October3rd,2010at14:16
IIthinkIloveyou.This,alongwiththeolderversionyouwerekindenoughtosupplyalinkto,coveredallthebasesneededtosolvemyremainingtryingtogetthisdamnthingbootedproblems.
Sofar,Ubuntuhasbeentheanswereverytime!
ThankyouforsupplythisnewUbuntuuserwiththewarm,fuzzyfeelingofasupportiveopencommunity(andanexcellentsolutiontoherproblems).:)
25. VivekSays:October5th,2010at16:27
Yourockman!Veryusefulpost!
26. scroogeSays:October12th,2010at20:33
OnemorereasonWindowssucks,buthandytooltohaveathandincaseofemergency
27. robertSays:October16th,2010at05:49
Greattutorial.WhosaidUbuntuwasworthless)?
28. SandeepSinghSays:October21st,2010at08:59
http://ntfs-3g.org/
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Hi,
AwesomeexcellentThanksalot.Itstotallyworking
Thanks,Sandeep
29. TomSays:November5th,2010at01:27
havetosayitworkedformyacernetbookthatipurchasedwithapasswordthatthesellerforgot.DOH!ImstartingtolikethisUbuntustuff.newlanguagetomebutinteresting.thanksagain!!
30. dodSays:November14th,2010at05:05
Thanksalot!Yousavedmyday!
Greattutorial.MakesmethinktoswitchtoUbuntu:)
31. AntonioSays:November27th,2010at21:02
Excellenttutorial!Savedmylife!Thanksalot!
32. SlickSlackSays:December6th,2010at15:11
Igetallthestagesdoneright,includingrunningchntpw,butwhenIrestartbackintoWindows7ontheHPMini110itstillwontloginwithnopassword.Anysuggestions?Tried#sudochntpwuaccountsam.ThefileinconfigislowercasesamnotSAM,doesthatmeananything?
33. NielsSays:January5th,2011at05:12
HiIjustusedthisonaWinXP.Worksasacharm:)Thanks!
SlickSlack:Case_does_matterinLinux.ThefilenameSAM/sammustbeincorrectcase,andsomusttheuername.ItshouldbeAdministrator,andnotadministrator.
34. makarzurSays:January25th,2011at06:29
excellentexplanationandveryuseful
thanks
35. sSays:January27th,2011at21:34
hi
36. justinSays:January31st,2011at09:52
Ikeeptgettingthismessageafterenteringthecommand:sudochntpwumyusernamesam
chntpwversion0.99.5070923(decade),(c)PetterNHagenopenHive(sam):Filedoesnotseemtobearegistryhive!Simpleregistryeditor.?forhelp.get_abs_path:Notanknode!
itheninstalledthe64bitversionmanuallyanditnowworks.
37. SebnemSays:February6th,2011at16:08
Awesome,thisisaperfecttutorial,veryclearfromAtoZ.
38. gab007Says:February7th,2011at13:17
Thanks,itactuallyworked!
http://meow/
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39. MikeySays:February10th,2011at13:34
Everythingwentaccordingtothedirections,exceptthatitdidnotworkformeonaWindows7HomePremiuminstallation.Therewasoneuserconfigured(IsuspectbyrenamingthebuiltinAdministratoraccount),withanemptypassword.AfterMicrosoftsupdatesthisweek,Icouldntlogontothatuser.chntpwdidntwork,eitherbyclearingoreditingthepasswordsoneitheraccount.ophcrackcouldntcrackanyofthepasswords,butdidcorrectlyidentifytheGuestpasswordasempty.Finally,autilityonthepogosticksitedidsuccessfullyresettheuserpassword.Iwassurprisedatthissuccess,sincethecodelookedverymuchlikechntpwwhenitwasrunning.IsuspectitsallgotsomethingtodowiththewaythebuiltinAdministratoraccountistreatedinWindows7,andwouldlovetofindawaytoconfirmthatmyuseraccountisinfacttherenamedbuiltinAdministrator.Alltheutilitieslistedthetwoasseparateaccounts,butusingnetuseradministratorcommandsinWindowsreturnsinternalerrors.Thisisarelativelynewinstallation,sohopefullynotoomuchbitrothassetin.
40. RizanSays:February21st,2011at12:11
Hi,Thisisreallycooltool.IresetafewPCwithVistaitworkedlikeadream.Welldonedeveloper.!!!!!!
41. TedSays:March18th,2011at10:59
Ihavetriedmanytimesbutitdidntwork.Itseemedthatthepasswordshadbeenemptiedbutactuallytheywerenot.Minehavethreeaccounts:
Administratorecopharmacist1Guest
Afterreboot,IsawboththeAdministratorandecopharmacist1onthestartupwindowbutbothstillrequiredpasswordtoenter!
Anythingtodowiththesamlimitswhichshowed:
Failedloginsbeforelockoutis:0Minimumpasswordlength:0Passwordhistorycount:0
Howtochangethesevalues?
42. MartinSays:March30th,2011at20:14
Reallythankyou!
43. bereket7Says:April8th,2011at03:56
youarealifesaver:)Thanksfortheneatexplanation!
44. DaveNSays:June6th,2011at06:29
Thisisgoodstuffbutdoesitworkwith11.04?IhavedownloadedNNbutitseemsverydifferenttothescreenimagesonhere.
45. pankajSays:June9th,2011at12:56
awesometricksss.ilikeditthanxbuddy..
46. CookieSays:June25th,2011at20:27
icreatedanewaccountbutthepasswordswerenotresetandthenewaccountrequiredapasswordalso
47. UsmanGhaniSays:July4th,2011at06:03
PleaseWindowsPasswordResetremotly,Likewindowsxp,Windows7,windows2003server,PLeaseHelpme
48. Dkz!Says:November1st,2011at19:06
Thanks!!!thisreallyworks!Yeay!
http://www.mgscreativa.com/
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49. OrcrisSays:November11th,2011at22:46
IgavemynormallypasswordlessWindowsaccountapasswordjusttotrythis,anditworks.ThisistheonlytutorialIcanfindtodothis,sincemostofthemassumethatthistypeoftutorialwillbeusedbykidstohacktheirparentsaccount.Thisworksgreat,though.
50. RichardSays:November13th,2011at09:43
Thankssomuch!My11yodaughterforgotherW7p/wonhernetbook.Thistutorialsavedtheday.IalreadyhaveseveralUbuntudistrosonUSBfortunately.I10.04.3onmylaptopsotheterminalcommandsherewerenttoodaunting(withmy13yosonshelp!!)
51. RaySays:November20th,2011at01:53
Fantastictutorial.Iknewtherewasasimplersolution,withalloftheseLinuxCDsIhavelyingaround.
52. BernardMarkSays:November29th,2011at07:15
youtookyourtimetogiveadetailedexplanation,evenacomputerdummycandothis,ivespent3daysnowontheinternetdownloadingseveralsoftwaresthatneverworkedorthatwantedmycreditcarduntililandedonthispage.
NOTE:windows7users,ihadtousesamNOTSAMbeforeitgavewayandthereiwasinauthorityandwithoutmercyorcompassion,iclearedthegoddampassword
53. GregSays:December15th,2011at19:07
Icannotfindsystem32inmycd/media/Vista
54. GregSays:December15th,2011at19:15
Scrapthatlastcomment,IcannotdosudochntpwuusernameSAMwithoutitsayingopenHivefailed:NosuchfileorDirectory,tryingreadonly.openHiveinfallbackROmodefailed:nosuchfileordirectory.
55. GregSays:December15th,2011at20:18
RightIvecompletedthewholeprocess,butwhenItrytologintomyaccountonvista(32x)ablankpassworddoesntlogmeinthehinthasgone,andIdidselectclearpassword.Cananybodyhelpme?
56. MarkSays:January2nd,2012at01:04
Awesomeinstructions,workedperfectly.mighthavetouselowercaselettersforsam
57. taylordcraigSays:January12th,2012at01:47
LOWERCASEsamfixedmyproblem.KEEPTHISINMINDIFITSNOTFINDINGYOURSAMFILE.
58. ERNESTSays:March1st,2012at11:19
hello,sorry,lnotspeakEnglishverywellso,iusechtnpwversion0.99.6.2onUbuntu10.10butitnotclearmypasswordwindow.Theerroris:theparameter1nogivenothingresultsthenparameter1givetutorialpasswordclearestpleasehelpme
59. hmwaurahSays:April13th,2012at04:32
Thankssoomuchman.Ireallyappreciatedyourtutorial.
60. SumanthNRSays:July17th,2012at22:18
Thanksatonforthedetailedexplanationandthesnapshots.Mylifeisbacktonormalbecauseofyoumate.IusedUbuntu12.04andthingswerealittledifferentherebutwasabletomanage.ThankstojohnstapletonforhintingthattheDellrequiresdoublebootup.
61. lifestyleSays:August18th,2012at02:57
http://godbloodseries.blogspot.com/http://www.facebook.com/benny4x
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ThisdidNOTworkforme.Pleasehelp.
WhenItrytologontoWindowsServer2003,Igetthiserror:
Thesystemcouldnotlogyouon.MakesureyourUsernameanddomainarecorrect,thentypeyourpasswordagain.Lettersinpasswordsmustbetypedusingthecorrectcase.
WhatIseeinUbuntu12.04:
$sudochntpwSAMchntpwversion0.99.6080526(sixtyfour),(c)PetterNHagenHivename(fromheader):ROOTKEYatoffset:0x001020*Subkeyindexingtypeis:666cPageat0xa000isnothbin,assumingfilecontainsgarbageatendFilesize262144[40000]bytes,containing9pages(+1headerpage)Usedfordata:364/31768blocks/bytes,unused:6/4808blocks/bytes.
*SAMpolicylimits:Failedloginsbeforelockoutis:0Minimumpasswordlength:7Passwordhistorycount:7|RID|Username|Admin?|Lock?||01f4|Administrator||dis/lock||03ee|ARRNET||||03f7|District||dis/lock||01f5|Guest||*BLANK*||03f2|ABC_SNGLDVM||||03eb|DEF_SNGLDVM||||03ec|XYZ_SNGLDVM||||03f0|ProSys||||03e9|SUPPORT_xyz|||
>SYSKEYCHECKNotSet(notinstalled,good!)SAMAccount\F:1>keyinregistrySECURITYPolSecretEncryptionKey:1>NotSet(OKifthisisNT4)
*****************SYSKEYISENABLED!**************ThisinstallationverylikelyhasthesyskeypasswordhashobfuscatorinstalledItscurrentlyinmode=1,Unknownmode
SYSTEM(andpossiblySECURITY)hivesnotloaded,unabletodisablesyskey!PleasestarttheprogramwithatleastSAM&SYSTEMhivefilenamesasarguments!
RID:0500[01f4]Username:Administratorfullname:comment:Builtinaccountforadministeringthecomputer/domainhomedir:
Accountbits:0x0210=[]Disabled|[]Homedirreq.|[]Passwdnotreq.|[]Temp.duplicate|[X]Normalaccount|[]NMSaccount|[]Domaintrustac|[]Wkstrustact.|[]Srvtrustact|[X]Pwddontexpir|[]Autolockout|[](unknown0x08)|[](unknown0x10)|[](unknown0x20)|[](unknown0x40)|
Failedlogincount:2,whilemaxtriesis:0Totallogincount:5
UserEditMenu:1Clear(blank)userpassword2Edit(setnew)userpassword(carefulwiththisonXPorVista)3Promoteuser(makeuseranadministrator)4Unlockandenableuseraccount[probablylockednow]qQuiteditinguser,backtouserselectSelect:[q]>1
Hivesthathavechanged:#Name0Writehivefiles?(y/n)[n]:y0OK
62. AsadJawaidSays:
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January1st,2013at10:43
Thankyou!chntpwisaverygoodutility.Iused&get100%result.
63. DavidR.KellySays:January9th,2013at19:26
myfilewassamlowercase
64. CourtneySays:March21st,2013at16:59
Iamtryingtofindthepasswordtomywindowsaccountbyusingthis.Orjustresetthepassword.ithinkmycomputerisrunningWindowsVista.However,theTerminalisnotautocompletinghowcanifixthis?Orhowcanifindtheaddressofmyharddrive?Thanks
65. ubuntucatSays:March23rd,2013at10:22
Hey,Courtney.Whenyoureintheterminal,trytypingdfhtoseetheaddressoftheharddrive.
Also,keepinmindthatthepathstofoldersarecasesensitive.Soifitsanuppercaseandyouretypinglowercase,itwontautocomplete.
Ihopethathelps.
66. angelSays:March28th,2013at22:24
afterentersudochntpwuAngelPcSAM
itgivememessage
[sudo]passwordforangel:
andwhenienteranycharacterfromkeyboarditsdidntwroteonscreen
ihavewindows8notwindows7
67. BerlinerLuftSays:March29th,2013at13:10
Hiubuntucat,Ihadthesameproblemastheuserlifestyle,becausechntpwcannotdisablesyskey!WhatcanIdo?
68. kaushikSays:April2nd,2013at15:56
helloalltodayiplanedtobuywindowspasswordkeyprotectionbutwheniseenyourtutorialitquiteniceanditrieditbygodsakealliswellthanksforannicestuffandallthebest.!!
69. SebastinGarilloSays:April10th,2013at10:55
Reallythanks,yousavemyday.Iownyouabeer!
70. sunnySays:June22nd,2013at09:04
wheniamtypingcd/media/andhittabitnotcompletingthelineplshelpiwanttocrackwindows8password
71. sunnySays:June22nd,2013at09:15
howigetwindowsnameificrackingwindows8password
72. jesseSays:August23rd,2013at01:10
hithere,thanksforthetutorial.
onmywindows7machine,thepathIfindis/media/70***************/Windows/system
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat
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Icantfinda/system32/oraconfigafterthat.
canyoutellmewhereelsethatconfigfilecouldbe?orwhereelse/system32directorycouldbe?
Thanks!
Jesse
73. HarryBoroniSays:January15th,2014at14:28
Dude!Thanks!Savedmybacon!IneededthatselfinstallerpackagelinksinceIwasrunningUbuntuofftheCDdriveonly!
74. tpSays:June20th,2014at13:55
Tiensjepensaisrdierunetitarticlesemblableceluici
75. MrtikSays:August2nd,2014at01:57
Goodtutorial.Goodprogram.GotproblemandreasonwasthatSAMwasinlowercase.Afterthat,done.Thnks
76. vishalSays:August26th,2014at08:25
pleasesomebodyhelpitsveryurgentthemountisunsuccessfultellingwindowsishibernatedandaccessisdenied??windows8
77. AndrewAllenSays:August27th,2014at18:34
Thankyouverymuchforthistutorial.ThoughtIwouldleavemyexperiencesonhereincaseitsofanyuseasIhadafewbarriersnotcoveredhere:
Idownloadedfromhttp://www.ubuntu.com/downloadtheiosfileandsavedittousbstick,restartedlaptop(keptmissingthechancetobootusingusb)quicklypressingesc(windows7laptop),bootoptionsF9(suddenlymycomputerdoesnotneedshiftbuttonforFkeys,wasted10minsbecauseofthis)andpickedTryUbuntuoptionasIdonotyetwanttoinstallUbuntu.Noprobswithlaptopasonlyoneaccountandthiswasjusttestrun.BecauseIhadnotinstalled,theuniversepartwasdonethroughSoftwareandUpdatesandthesynaticdevicesstepwasreplacedbyopeningtheterminalandtypingsudoaptgetupdateEntersudoaptgetinstallchntpwEntercd/media/ubuntu/nameofyourwindowsdrive/Windows/System32/config(notetheubuntupart)EntersudochntpwuAndrewSAM
Iwastaskedwithresettingadminpasswordoncomputerusedinmyflatsbuilding,multipleaccounts.MainissuewasthatIneededcd/media/ubuntu/Windows7/Windows/System32/configAFTERrightclickingbothsystemandwindow7inSYSTEMandclickingmountforboth.AnotherissueisspaceinusernameDigitalCoordinator,solvedbyescapecharacter\insteadofandforsomereasonthistimeroundIneededsaminsteadofSAM
Iwascarefulnottoberootorhavecommandlinestarting#asIdonotyetfullyunderstandthisstufftominimiseanyrisks.Thisisstillthebesttutorialforubuntuforthistaskthough
78. OhanaSays:January22nd,2015at18:21
Itworkslikeacharm!Thankyousomuch!
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