Need Access to Admin Account LOCKED OUT! - Windows

Hi Guys,

I have just been given a laptop with windows XP pro, I have a problem. The laptop was an old friends work laptop, and all access has been blocked, when I mean all access, I mean you cannot view set files, use run or cmd and download things, also can't get into bios, is there anyway you know of apart from putting new hard drive in or reinstalling windows, that i could set myself as admin and open up the whole laptop ?

your answer will be much needed.

asked Sep 29 '10 at 18:21

smileUKwebsite
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edited Apr 12 '12 at 02:58

sulljason
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9 Answers:

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Indeed there is a way to recover lost passwords! :D Just make a live CD of this OS, and boot from it. Ophcrack

This is merely for educational purposes and nothing malicious.

answered Sep 30 '10 at 14:52

Timn96
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I find that this program does not work all the time.

I found one that just clears the password but i cant remember what it is called, it is the best i have ever seen.

(Apr 11 '12 at 08:06) trueb

It sounds like the laptop is locked out by the BIOS password, if you can tell me the brand there may be some back-door path for emergency needs, but until that case http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000235.htm

answered Sep 29 '10 at 18:33

kevin ♦♦
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BIOS, Nope can't get that to work. Back door ways? LOL

(Sep 29 '10 at 18:51) smileUKwebsite

Manufacturer name and please use the comment system...

(Sep 29 '10 at 18:53) kevin ♦♦

I am using the comments system? :/ only information on it is HP2133

(Sep 29 '10 at 19:02) smileUKwebsite

Here is a list

AWARD_SW

j262

HLT

SER

SKY_FOX

BIOSTAR

ALFAROME

Lkwpeter

j256

AWARD?SW

LKWPETER

syxz

ALLy

589589

589721

awkward

CONCAT

d8on

CONDO

j64

szyx

AMI

BIOS

PASSWORD

HEWITT RAND

AMI?SW

AMI_SW

LKWPETER

A.M.I.

CONDO

(Sep 29 '10 at 19:07) kevin ♦♦

List of what sorry?, First time this happen to me, so bit all over the place when it comes to this

(Sep 29 '10 at 19:09) smileUKwebsite

List of possible backdoor passwords. You can also try calling HP for and ask for the info

(Sep 29 '10 at 19:17) kevin ♦♦

lol "PASSWORD" is it really that easy to get access to some computers?

(Sep 29 '10 at 23:45) boba0420

that is sometime a BIOS backdoor password

(Sep 29 '10 at 23:47) kevin ♦♦

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0	Have you tried to going on the Administrator account? Half the time people don't put passwords on them. answered Sep 29 '10 at 20:31 Database 4.2k●126●157●199 it is a bios lock and he said he is locked out of admin account (Sep 29 '10 at 20:38) kevin ♦♦

does windows start... if so it is NOT a bios lock... reinstall windows and all should be good... if windows does not start than it is a bios lock, there should be a battery some where inside the laptop (your on your own to find it... take it out for a day, put it back in and go on your way... you may need to find a service manual and be very diligent if it is a laptop...

good luck...

answered Sep 29 '10 at 20:51

trueb
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also ophcrack does a decent job at finding admin passwords provided they are not to hard of passwords to crack... there was this other program i found once... it did a nice job of just clearing the passwords... it worked nice... i wish i knew the name of it...

(Sep 29 '10 at 20:52) trueb

0	If you are locked out of the default administrator account on xp, http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/lpmarticle.asp?id=305 should help. answered Sep 30 '10 at 15:26 Josh_M 2.7k●6●15●51 edited Apr 09 '12 at 15:19

If you can get access to a program called Hiren, my school uses it to unlock the BIOS and the Administrator password on the computer. Just put it onto a CD and boot it up when you start the computer like you would normally do with a fresh install.

EDIT: It is currently v11.1, and it is free. Just look it up in Google.

answered Sep 30 '10 at 17:13

Dragonfly122
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edited Sep 30 '10 at 17:15

The laptop all working fine but on a limited account, i want to open up the limited account and make it into administrator , but the whole account I can access is locked down, and all the ways I tried I cannot access anything. I got CMD without run so i tried doing it in MCC and that's all locked down. Tried changing administrator password in CMD also and access denied, so that didn't work.

Only thing i can thing of doing is reinstalling windows, but can't do that. BIOS is locked also.

The reason I am doing this, is because the system as spy-wear and the anti spyware isn't work and i cannot download new one due to having no access on the account.

answered Oct 01 '10 at 16:50

smileUKwebsite
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edited Oct 01 '10 at 16:55

Use the repair install of XP trick that I posted earlier. I had the same problem a few months ago and that trick works. Also, for the BIOS lock, you could pull the battery that is attached to the motherboard out. It will be a pain to get to because you have a laptop but it will clear the password on the BIOS and any settings in it. This is also the same as shorting the pins for the CMOS if you can do that easier. Some motherboards have the battery soldered to them so make sure to have the tools for that before you do anything... unless you like updating the time every time you turn it on.

(Oct 01 '10 at 18:58) Josh_M

0	Yeah i was going to do that next Josh_M if you guys couldn't help Would like to thanks everyone for there help :) answered Oct 01 '10 at 19:10 smileUKwebsite 226●24●25●35 edited Oct 03 '10 at 09:46

im locked out of administrator and i need a way to get in and i dot have a reset disk or a programe and im liveing off guest email me if you have a answer at hotmail (recon-iced@hotmail.ca) plz some one help me? (windows 7)

answered Apr 09 '12 at 14:20

reconiced
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edited Apr 09 '12 at 14:28

Boot to your Windows 7 disc(if you have it) or press f8 to get to the startup repair option. You will need to find the command prompt option and when you do, you are half way there. Bring up the CMD window and type in "netuser administrator /active:yes X". Do that without the quotes and replace the 'X' with whatever you would like the password to be. Then reboot and you should now see a new Admin account. Load it up and go to the User Accounts section of control panel and remove the password for your original account. You will lose access to any encrypted files that you may have so keep that in mind. Once you have regained access to your account, just go to start and type in CMD. Right click on it and click Run as Administrator. Then, type "netuser administrator /active:no" without the quotes and that will hide the admin account once again.

(Apr 09 '12 at 15:26) Josh_M

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