[H] XP problem unsigned drivers
I've seen this before, but I can't remember the fix. From time to time, I see an XP machine that when you plug in a flash drive, it doesn't install it automatically and tells you that the USB Mass Storage driver and the Disk Drive driver haven't passed MS Logo testing, which is clearly wrong. I have to click Continue Anyway to install the driver. Does anyone remember the fix? T
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Bobby, Understand. But, what is the SAM file? I try to keep useless junk off my machines and run registry sweeps w/CCleaner from time to time. Is this something else to think about? Best, Duncan Bobby Heid wrote: Ok, I fixed it. It was the SAM file. I copied the one in C:\windows\repair (which was over 6 years old) over the one in c:\windows\system32\config and all was well. The user had it so that they had no password on the desired user account. I am now updating to SP3 and all of the other updates it does not have. After which I will set a password an the Admin account and give it to the for safe keeping. Thanks to those who helped. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:25 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Same thing, no users and Administrator has a p/w. I think it might be the registry thing that Thane suggested. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:20 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. I'll try the safe mode. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:56 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Did you try no password? grin The only way? I know to see all users is to boot into Safe Mode. That always added the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin account name can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: Bobby Heid I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but I'd like to recover if possible.
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Hi Duncan, SAM stands for Security Accounts Manager. It is part of the OS. It is where the user and password hash info is stored. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAM_file http://www.hackinthebox.org/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesi d=5721mode=threadorder=0thold=0 Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 4:34 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Bobby, Understand. But, what is the SAM file? I try to keep useless junk off my machines and run registry sweeps w/CCleaner from time to time. Is this something else to think about? Best, Duncan
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Did you try no password? grin The only way? I know to see all users is to boot into Safe Mode. That always added the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin account name can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: Bobby Heid I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but I'd like to recover if possible.
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Hello Bobby, Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 9:42:26 PM, you wrote: I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). The admin account is probably open, type in administrator and use that. Once there get to users CP applet. Reset passwords , write down user names. I prefer the old style login box prompt myself. I forgot how you revert back to the clicky style but it's in there OR thru the admin tools / pol edit / etc -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] XP problem.
At 11:42 PM 06/10/2009, Bobby Heid wrote: I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. You may have a damaged registry. You can boot UBCD4Win and pull the hives over from System Restore if this is the case. T
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Thanks, but I tried to login as Administrator (you can get there by doing CTRL-Alt-Delete twice. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Joe User Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:21 AM To: Bobby Heid Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Hello Bobby, Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 9:42:26 PM, you wrote: I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). The admin account is probably open, type in administrator and use that. Once there get to users CP applet. Reset passwords , write down user names. I prefer the old style login box prompt myself. I forgot how you revert back to the clicky style but it's in there OR thru the admin tools / pol edit / etc -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
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Can you point me to some instructions for doing the hive stuff? Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:38 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. At 11:42 PM 06/10/2009, Bobby Heid wrote: I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. You may have a damaged registry. You can boot UBCD4Win and pull the hives over from System Restore if this is the case. T
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I'll try the safe mode. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:56 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Did you try no password? grin The only way? I know to see all users is to boot into Safe Mode. That always added the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin account name can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: Bobby Heid I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but I'd like to recover if possible.
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Same thing, no users and Administrator has a p/w. I think it might be the registry thing that Thane suggested. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:20 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. I'll try the safe mode. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:56 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Did you try no password? grin The only way? I know to see all users is to boot into Safe Mode. That always added the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin account name can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: Bobby Heid I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but I'd like to recover if possible.
Re: [H] XP problem.
Ok, I fixed it. It was the SAM file. I copied the one in C:\windows\repair (which was over 6 years old) over the one in c:\windows\system32\config and all was well. The user had it so that they had no password on the desired user account. I am now updating to SP3 and all of the other updates it does not have. After which I will set a password an the Admin account and give it to the for safe keeping. Thanks to those who helped. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:25 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Same thing, no users and Administrator has a p/w. I think it might be the registry thing that Thane suggested. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:20 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. I'll try the safe mode. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:56 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] XP problem. Did you try no password? grin The only way? I know to see all users is to boot into Safe Mode. That always added the actual ADMINISTRATOR of the computer. (And as many User-Admins that would fit on the plain-VGA screen.) (I think the actual Admin account name can be switched BTW.) Good luck. Sorry to post my related question, next... Rick Glazier From: Bobby Heid I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but I'd like to recover if possible.
[H] XP problem.
I am looking at a frined's pc that has XP (home I think). When it boots up to the screen where you would normally see the users, there are no users on the screen (there are at least two on this pc). I can do a double CTRL-ALT-DEL and it brings up the login prompt with a user name (but of course she does not know the password for that user). So I load up UBCD4Win and its password recovery tool does not seem to locate any users in the SAM either. Anyone know what might be going on? I have permission to nuke and pave, but I'd like to recover if possible. Thanks, Bobby
