re: Password Protection Needed
Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 2:32 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by 666
(2255 messages posted)
sky42 wrote: I want to block any/all users from accessing this machine.
Then you shouldn't rely on XPs built-in user account passwords. There are many ways
to crack or reset them.
For example:
Password reset tool (warning: don't use this if you use XPs built-in
EFS encryption):
home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
Free (but slow) password recovery service:
loginrecovery.com
Use your XP install disk to change your password through a M$ security hole:
pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=305
Crack your own password with the Ophcrack Live CD:
ophcrack.sourceforge.net
Your BIOS usually has a password feature of its own, which is often (but not always)
way more secure than Windows passwords.
Tell your BIOS not to allow booting from CD, DVD, floppy, USB stick or anything other
than your hard drive.
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make windows xp behave
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- Password Protection Needed (sky42: Friday, October 19, 2007 at 11:02 am)
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