Being overweight is probably one of the most common problems we face when getting older, and the same actually goes for PC’s. When they age we start to notice that a “bloated” OS just doesn’t cut it anymore. For most companies this usually means that it’s time to replace their desktops for brand new state [...]
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Reset your lost Windows password
November 27th, 2008
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Just had to reset a lost Windows XP password for the second time and thought it would be useful for myself to have a howto online:
Boot from the System Rescue CD
Mount the disk:
ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows -o force
This depends on the OS install if there are caps used, but usually:
cd /mnt/windows/Windows/System32/config
List the account in the SAM [...]
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