Trip Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) kon boot fails ... i've wasted about 5/6 cd's trying different methods of burning to check it wasnt my writer TRK ... i've reset the administrator pwd to "" but i cant login ... when i choose the cmd prompt option from the boot up options it just takes me to the vista login screen (and the admin account isnt available) ophcrack ... i've used the free tables but they've failed ... so my questions are ... 1. kon boot never works is it just me ? 2. How can i get a cmd prompt ? to enable the admin account ? 3. ^^ if i cant do the above how do i load 54gb's worth of tables ? ... do i need to network ophcrack ? .... or do i just admit defeat and reinstall everything ? update ... im going to try and access the cmd prompt via the recovery console on the install disk just need an install disk now ... ill let u know if it works any other suggestions in the mean time are appreciated can i use cain with the hash & ophcrack tables ? Edited September 2, 2010 by Trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 update : managed to enable it via trk :D so im in as root yey :) winpass -u Administrator reset the pass and enabled the account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 The administrator account is disabled by default in Vista/7, so unless you enabled it, it will still be disabled. What version of Vista were you using, x86 or x64? The free version of KonBoot only works with x86 I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) it's the x86 edition its cool i sorted it now and re-disabled the admin just in case they loose the pass again ... but i did burn 5 copies of kon boot with various software power iso, nero isoburner etc but all failed to boot most displayed Err. some displayed nothing on boot .... i've never had konboot work yet i used the trinity rescue kit instead Edited September 3, 2010 by Trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Could be that the BIOS wasn't compatible. It's been known to happen, since it patches some of the kernel on the fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 If 0phcrack doesnt work, you can always try http://cracker.offensive-security.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 handy :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happychris Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 You could try windows login recovery. At one time my friend forgot windows password. He created a windows password reset disk with this program and successfully reset the forgotten password. More info: http://www.windowsloginrecovery.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 (edited) ntpassword offline very good utility for resetting passwords. Had a college who forgot her vista password and NTpassword offline did a great job. Edited September 7, 2010 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I think resetting the password is fine and for your own system the best way to go, but for when you need to recover a password for something else, like possibly finding out what someone had set it to, and then use it in other places they may have used the same password, cracking comes in handy. Especially when for things such as law enforcement or recovery of data from ex employees on encrypted media/files that may yield the same password. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 its like picking a lock ... id much prefer to pick a lock rather than grind it off :) no damage and no sign you've been in :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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