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Title: Windows 2000 memory/harddrive recover.
Post by: Hawklore on February 11, 2007, 08:21:54 PM

Okay..

I've got a laptop that noone can remember the password to, and we need to get into it to recover some 'documents', stories, poems, what have you..

Any tips?

Title: Windows 2000 memory/harddrive recover.
Post by: Russian on February 11, 2007, 09:19:06 PM

there are many options starting from removing HD and reading data directly to hacking admin password.

Title: Windows 2000 memory/harddrive recover.
Post by: Nashwan on February 11, 2007, 09:20:18 PM

BIOS password or windows login password?

If it's windows login, try googling for

linux boot disk password

There's a lot of different versions out there. Watch out if you have encrypted data though, as you might not be able to read it if you reset the password.

Title: Windows 2000 memory/harddrive recover.
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on February 12, 2007, 01:12:43 AM

Usually by far the easyest is to get an adapter and plug it to a desktop computer - or reinstall windows if no encryption was used.

Title: Windows 2000 memory/harddrive recover.
Post by: deSelys on February 12, 2007, 04:43:17 AM

If it's not a BIOS password

Easiest: boot with a Knoppix cd (iso images @ http://www.knoppix.org) and access the files directly. Copy on USB disk and reinstall the laptop.

A bit trickier (and necessary if windows encryption is used): boot with a Knoppix cd and use magicrescue to find the administrator or user password. This is a brute force attack but there are free recipe files that will significantly speed up the process and will work in most cases.

For the BIOS password: check on the manufacturer's website...

Title: Windows 2000 memory/harddrive recover.
Post by: Heater on February 12, 2007, 05:01:33 AM

Try looking here:

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

Title: Windows 2000 memory/harddrive recover.
Post by: eagl on February 12, 2007, 06:27:59 AM

deselys has the easiest answer... Make a knoppix boot cd and mount the drive read-only.

You might be able to boot it and if it was set up for network file sharing, the admin share (//computername/c$/) might be shared without a password, but that's not terribly common.

I think using a linux "live" cd image is probably the easiest, followed by the various ways to trick it into giving up the login password.