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tyromeo55

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There is a hack to get into a locked 7 machine but it is hard to follow if you are not pretty familiar with windows and dos commands

do you come to Tulsa often? I could get into it for you
 
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I have an old laptop I pulled out of the closet that hasnt been touched in 5 years and I cant remember the password to get into the Windows 7 OS.
What are my options? Should I just use the damn thing for a target for my new .357 SW 66?

I am just down the road from Mustang on Reno. If all of these suggestions don't pan out for you, give me a PM. I will take a look at it.

Allen
 

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This used to work way back on Win NT 4.0 which was NSA approved security. Hard to believe but it was.

1) Boot into safe mode from the Windows install disk.
2) Make a copy of boot.ini in the root directory (I think that's the one) and name it something like boot2.ini.
3)Edit the original boot.ini in a text editor, it's just a plain text file for config stuff, but you can make it log into Windows as admin without an admin password. You will just tell it password=0 or something like that, you'll be able to see how to turn it off, it easy.
4) Then reboot, login as admin and do what you want.
5) After it's all done delete the boot.ini file and then rename boot2.ini back to boot.ini and you are back in business.

Anyway this used to work and might still, IDK...
 

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The Administrator thing was only in XP and was gone by 7 it won't work. Same goes for editing the INI file, it just won't work.

I usually have a linux OS with a tool on USB sitting around or make one in the off chance I can't find it. That is the simpliest way. A live CD will work as well. If you can't figure it out and don't have a kid around who can do it we can find a time to meet up somewhere and I can fix it for you. Cost you a cheap meal, LOL. I just need to get settled back in but otherwise just let me know a day or two before.
 

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The Administrator thing was only in XP and was gone by 7 it won't work. Same goes for editing the INI file, it just won't work.

I usually have a linux OS with a tool on USB sitting around or make one in the off chance I can't find it. That is the simpliest way. A live CD will work as well. If you can't figure it out and don't have a kid around who can do it we can find a time to meet up somewhere and I can fix it for you. Cost you a cheap meal, LOL. I just need to get settled back in but otherwise just let me know a day or two before.
Make him take you to Golden Corrall, he loves that place.
 
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