http://support.microsoft.com/kb/143475/EN-US/ See the REPAIR ISSUES section...
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rocky Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Disabling syskey on XP pro hi list, i tried this ntpasswd but it doesn't work,the syskey startup kept poping up.thank you anyway. On 9/6/06, Jacob L. Marullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you are not using file encryption and need to reset passwords, try > using http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/ It is a free offline > password reset utility. It actually boots into linux to do this. > > > > Jake > -----Original Message----- > From: Denis Jedig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:58 PM > To: Rocky > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Disabling syskey on XP pro > > Rocky wrote: > > > Hi List, one of my client forgot his syskey password, i tried > > booting up on erd 2005 and run/update syskey.exe but it did not > > help. Is there anyway to disable syskey from running on startup or > > updating the syskey password? > > Since syskey is there to protect the user databases (SAM) by means of > strong encryption (and the password is protecting the en-/decryption > key BTW), your only way around this would be to try to bruteforce the > password. You always could reset the SAM of course, but would loose > any local accounts, groups and trusts. > The ERD will only contain encrypted versions of your SAM BTW. > > Denis > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any attached files transmitted may contain confidential and privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail and any attached files in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail and /or any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original message and any attached files. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
