How To Crack Windows 2000 Password Character

Take a look at this tutorial to learn how to reset Windows 2000 password when you forgot it. Step 1: Create a Windows Password Reset Disk First we need to find an accessible computer so we can create a Windows password reset disk on it. 5 Ways to Crack or Reset a Forgotten Windows Password I recently helped a client recover his forgotten Windows password by using a couple of different tools. We eventually were able to reset the Administrator password to a blank password so that he could log into Windows. In case you forgot your Windows 7 password I would like to share my experience for Password Resetter. This is outstanding.

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How To Activate Windows

Click to viewExtremely impressed at the ease and speed with which the Ophcrack Live CD cracked my Windows admin password when I tested it out ~~last~~ a few weeks ago, I thought it might be useful to throw together a quick guide detailing how to use this powerful little utility.

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The free, open source Ophcrack Live CD is a Windows account password cracking tool designed to help …

Take a look at this tutorial to learn how to reset Windows 2000 password when you forgot it. Step 1: Create a Windows Password Reset Disk. First we need to find an accessible computer so we can create a Windows password reset disk on it. Download the ISO image of Reset Windows Password boot CD which is zipped.

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Whether you need to recover the lost password to a Windows account, you're looking to ensure that your passwords are secure, or you're a super l33t h4x0r, the Ophcrack Live CD is a pretty useful tool.

After you download and burn the Live CD, the gallery below will walk you through every simple step in the process.

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If you were surprised to find out that your password was really easy to crack (if it's an alphanumeric password less than 15 characters, it probably was), you might want to consider beefing up your password security in one of a few different ways. You could use generators, like the Strong Password Generator I used for my uncrackable pass.

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Or you might try a few good methods for building more secure passwords yourself:

Finally, you can totally prevent Ophcrack from working on your password by making sure your password is longer than 14 characters.

Download of the Day: Ophcrack Live CD

Special Characters For Windows Passwords

The free, open source Ophcrack Live CD is a Windows account password cracking tool designed to help …

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How To Crack A Password

I'm curious how Lifehacker reader's passwords fair against Ophcrack, so if you give it a try, let us know how it worked in the comments.

How To Activate Windows

1. Make sure the computer you intend to crack is off.
2. Turn on, and instantly pop in the CD you just created.
3. By this time, windows might have started loading. So, turn off computer by holding down power button and then turn on again. What you want to do is boot from the CD. This can be done in two ways:
a. Often pressing one of the function keys (depending on manufacturer) takes you into the BIOS setup (the first splash screen that pops up when you turn on your computer should tell you which one: often F2, F11 or F12.) There, you should look around until you find where you can change the boot order (this differs from company to company depending on your computer brand). Change the boot order, so the computer first boots from CD then from Hard Disk.
b. There is often another function key (again depending on manufacturer) which enters you into the boot selection menu where you can select where to boot from. Hit boot from CD.
4. Watch as the CD loads. It will load a temporary version of linux on to the ram, dump all user names in a box and start processing. This software can only crack passwords up to 14 digits. As it deciphers the passwords, it will decipher each password in two blocks of 7 characters each, and then show you the whole password as a combination of those two under the column labeled 'net password'.
5. Vola! In about 5-10 minutes you have all the user names and passwords on that computer.