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Resetting a
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This tutorial will walk
through resetting a
Windows password
with the Offline NT
Password and Registry
Editor (For those old
schoolersthis is the
old NTPassWD boot
disk). To do this you
must first download the
software from the
developers
website: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
Step 1: Boot the Disk
Once you have
downloaded the utility
and burnt it to disk, you
need to boot it on the
computer which you
will be reseting the
password. Once it
boots you will get the
screen seen in Figure 1.
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Press Enter to
continue with the
defaults.
Figure 1: Boot Menu
Step 2: Select the Drive
to Reset the Password
Once the disk loads the
necessary drivers you
will get a screen similar
to Figure 2. You will
need to select the
partition that Windows
is located. In this
example I type 1
(without quotes) at the
prompt and press
Enter
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Figure 2: Partition Selection
Step 3: Select the
Registry Path
Typically the disk will
find the path
automatically. When
prompted like in Figure
3 press Enter to
continue with the
defaults.
Figure 3: Registry Path
Step 4: Select the
Registry Action to
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Preform
For this tutorial we will
be reseting the
Windows password.
When prompted for the
command to preform
like in Figure 4 type 1
(without the quotes)
and press Enter.
Figure 4: Registry Action
Step 5: Edit Passwords
Action
At the prompt in Figure
5 select Edit user data
and passwords by
typing 1 (without the
quotes) and press
Enter.
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Figure 5: Registry Action Part
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Step 6: Select User
Account
At the prompt in Figure
6 type the user name
that you want to
change and press
Enter. In this example
I typed Administrator.
Figure 6: Select User Account
Step 7: Blank User
Password
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After the user name has
been select I
recommend that you
blank the password
rather than changing it.
On average, blanking
the password is more
successful. To blank the
password at the prompt
in Figure 7 type 1
(without the quotes)
and press Enter.
Figure 7: Blanking User
Password
Step 8: Quitting
After the password has
been cleared you need
to commit the changes.
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To do this, when at the
prompt in Figure 8 type
! (without the quotes)
and press Enter.
Figure 8: Quitting
At the prompted in
Figure 9 type q
(without the quotes)
and press Enter.
Figure 9: Quitting
When prompted to
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write the files back in
Figure 10 type y
(without the quotes)
and press Enter.
Figure 10: Writing Files Out to
Disk
Step 9: Completed
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After it
has successfully completed
you will get a prompt
simliar to Figure 11. Be
sure to read all of the
output to ensure it
wrote out the registry
changes. At the prompt
type n (without the
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quotes) and press
Enter. It will then tell
you to press Ctrl-Alt-
Del to reboot.
Figure 11: Completion
Step 10: Reboot and
Log-in
The computer will now
reboot. Make sure to
remove the disk to
ensure that it does not
boot from it again.
When you are
prompted for a
password, it should be
blank. (Not the word
blank but blank)
Enjoy!
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