I forgot W2K3 admin password. Is it possible to reset it

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 05 '10 at 18:16

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The tool you need is:

This works to reset or blank the password.

answered Jan 05 '10 at 18:16

Dave Drager

As long as the disks aren't encrypted... – chris Jan 05 '10 at 18:45
This is your best bet, as it seems your VM isn't a DC. – DanBig Jan 05 '10 at 18:59
thx a lot it worked for me. – Shantanu Gupta Jan 05 '10 at 19:19

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 05 '10 at 18:55

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I use Ophcrack. It is a live CD that will tell you what the password is so that you don't have to reset it.

answered Jan 05 '10 at 18:55

BLAKE

I have used this in the past also and was going to suggest it. It has never failed me...+1 – cop1152 Jan 05 '10 at 20:04
Interesting. How long does it take to crack a complicated password? Does it brute force or use algorithmic weakness to decrypt it? – Dave Drager Jan 05 '10 at 22:00
On XP it takes about 6 minutes to find all the passwords on decent hardware. Vista takes more like 15. The Ophcrack website explains how it works in great detail, it quite interesting. – BLAKE Jan 06 '10 at 16:23

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