Admin Password Changed

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ray4389

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Some dip weed came into the coffee shop where I just started working and somehow got the admin password and logged into the computer and changed it so that we can't get internet access via wi-fi.

Now I can fix the internet part...but I gotta get into admin. He changed the admin password.

How can I get back into admin without restoring the computer with a fresh OS installation?

The specs are:
P3 unknow speed made by IBM
Running windows XP home (could be pro but doubtful)
PCI Wi-Fi card by I belive either netgear or link-sys

BTW this is the only computer at the coffee shop and the little emo kids will go crazy without it. I bet it was an easy password...IDK

I started working after it got screwed up.
 
Well he had to find a way...how many account are set up to log in? I'm guessing unless someone told him the password (which is the most likely possibility) there had to be another account with administrator rights. See if you can find it in the list. If he changed the password for that one too, you're pretty well screwed.
 
Aelfgeft said:
Well he had to find a way...how many account are set up to log in? I'm guessing unless someone told him the password (which is the most likely possibility) there had to be another account with administrator rights. See if you can find it in the list. If he changed the password for that one too, you're pretty well screwed.
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Or he used to work there and came in to crap on someones day
 
Not really screwed, you can run a utility off the ultimate boot cd that allows you to change the Administrator password.

Alternatively, do this!

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

From a very very recent thread in the Operating Systems section (where this thread would have been more relevant) ;)
 
Awesome thanx for the quick input. I go to work at 4...so I'll try out the stuff.

BTW there is one limitef account and one admin. The admin is now unaccesible.
 
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