• I Cant crack my vista...
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I need to get some files off of my old vista laptop, but I cant remember the pass. I tried the ophcrack, but it didnt find my password. Is there any other way to get past the login screen?
Linux LiveCD.
explain? I think I have tried that already. Thats what the ophcrack is.
If you simply needed to get the files off of it, why would you even need to know the password? Just copy the files elsewhere using a live linux distro such as Ubuntu
I cant get passed the login screen.
with a live cd you install linux onto it and then boot from Cd, it then lets you access all your files while your on linux.
Get a Linux LiveCD, boot from disc, copy files onto your external or whatever.
What they mean is to download a Linux LiveCD, which boots up into a linux OS when you start from it, and then use linux to save your files.
The title made me think warez thread.
[QUOTE=winsanity;22338441]The title made me think warez thread.[/QUOTE] Who the hell would want to crack Vista anyway.
[QUOTE=Maurice;22338451]Who the hell would want to crack Vista anyway.[/QUOTE] Idiots.
[QUOTE=Maurice;22338451]Who the hell would want to crack Vista anyway.[/QUOTE] That's not a rare task to do 2 years ago
basically, I am a dumbass and lost my COH, Halo 2, and a couple of other CD's. I need them off my vista laptop :P O and the programs I have downloaded say the usernames as Jake and Guest and Administator, but only an account name as Hannah(my sis) shows up. I think she set teh password.
Again, you don't need a fucking password, just download a linux livecd and boot from it. And what the hell is this about? [QUOTE=jake2270;22338513]basically, I am a dumbass and lost my COH, Halo 2, and a couple of other CD's. I need them off my vista laptop :P [/QUOTE]
I lost the CD that holds the game files. The install disks.
Shut up and listen, the password doesn't protect the hard drive, only the OS. If you boot another OS from the CD you can access the drive. Do you understand? Yes or no? [editline]07:36AM[/editline] Don't post anything other than yes or no.
What if he said: Somewhat, partially, I think, perhaps, maybe, or kind of.
[QUOTE=Panda X;22339080]What if he said: Somewhat, partially, I think, perhaps, maybe, or kind of.[/QUOTE] Somewhat = No. Partially = No. I think = No. Perhaps = No. Maybe = No. Kind of = No.
[QUOTE=BmB;22338983]Shut up and listen.[/QUOTE] OP have you properly read this thread?The 8th post in this thread is all you needed. Even with a bit of googling and thinking, the first post by Panda could have solved your problem.
Of course the one problem might vbe the cdkeys, which are stored in the registry. I assume that because you lost the cd's the keys suffered a similar fate. But I'm sure ther's ways to make a windows registry dump from linux.
If you're dead set on getting into the OS, download Hiren's BootCD. There's a password cracker that works fine on it.
why would you want to :derp:
He'd have to change all the access settings for the files though, to get access to the files, no need for a password, but its a bitch to change all the access settings. [editline]11:13PM[/editline] Atleast it was, when my laptop died, and I tried getting the files from the hdd.
[QUOTE=Maurice;22338429]What they mean is to download a Linux LiveCD, which boots up into a linux OS when you start from it, and then use linux to save your files.[/QUOTE] Found that out the hard way when Linux locked me out of XP.
[QUOTE=TheLolrus;22357232]Found that out the hard way when Linux locked me out of XP.[/QUOTE] How does Linux lock you out of XP?
Nobody has posted KonBoot or NTPASSWD? Shame on you... ERD Commander 2008 also has a password removal program in it called Locksmith.
Oh god this thread.:psyduck:
If the OP hasn't figured it out by now, do this: 1) [url=http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop]Download a copy of Ubuntu[/url] 2) Burn the ISO to a disk. If you don't have any disk burning programs, I recommend you use [url=http://www.burn4free.com/]Burn4Free[/url]. Just open it up, select your drive, navigate to the ubuntu ISO, hit burn. 3) Put the CD in the CD tray of your laptop. Restart the laptop. For the first few seconds of the boot, you should see a company logo and some text somewhere on the screen telling you to press a key to enter setup (or BIOS, or boot order, you get the idea). Press that key. 4)Navigate your BIOS and change the boot order to boot from the CD first. 5) Ubuntu should load. On the top left there should be a System section. Click that, then go to Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. 6)Press Package -> Repositories. Check the two repositories that are currently unchecked. 7)Press reload and wait for it to reload, then close synaptic package manager 8)First go to Places -> select your hard drive to mount it. Then go to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal. A terminal window should open up. 9)Type in the following: [code]sudo apt-get install chntpw cd /media/[I]name of hard drive here[/I]/Windows/system32/config/ chntpw -u "[I]Your username goes here[/I]" SAM [/code] 10) From here, chntpw should easily be able to guide you through changing or clearing your password. Restart the computer, and you should be able to log in without the need for a password.
[QUOTE=jake2270;22338513]basically, I am a dumbass and lost my COH, Halo 2, and a couple of other CD's. I need them off my vista laptop :P [/QUOTE] It won't work.
If the software route doesn't work and assuming you've got access to another machine, you could try the hardware route (it might cost a few $ though). Get the drive out of the laptop (most of them come free with a single screw) and if it's a sata drive just plug it into your other machine, if it's IDE you'll need an adaptor (couple of $ from a PC store), you'll need power too of course, but then it'll just show up on your machine like any other drive.
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