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hi, folks A mate needs to get some stuff off a laptop but doesn't know the password is there an easy way to do it ...

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  1. 06-07-09 13:16 #1
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    hi, folks

    A mate needs to get some stuff off a laptop but doesn't know the password

    is there an easy way to do it without taking the hard drive out?

    crust
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  3. 06-07-09 13:20 #2
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    Default Re: password cracker for windows home vista

    There is a way where you log into the bios and bugger about at DOS level with the password file.

    I'll try to dig a bit deeper
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    Default Re: password cracker for windows home vista

    Quote Originally Posted by Yorick View Post
    There is a way where you log into the bios and bugger about at DOS level with the password file.

    I'll try to dig a bit deeper
    It's not going to be much easier than whipping out the disk, is it?

    thirty seconds with a screwdriver? easy peasy!

    Or Get a little linux distro on a flash disk, and boot from that.
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    Forgotten XP password
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    thanks guys, job done, info retrieved

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kebab The Cat View Post
    Or Get a little linux distro on a flash disk, and boot from that.
    Just had to do something like that a weekend. First time I've used linux in anger, handy to say the least.
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    Default Re: password cracker for windows home vista

    Quote Originally Posted by Yorick View Post
    Forgotten XP password
    What happened to "It it wiv an ammer (on the toes & fingernails, he'll scream the password quickly enough)?". Sometimes your useful answers worry me
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    Default Re: password cracker for windows home vista

    Quote Originally Posted by Splat View Post
    What happened to "It it wiv an ammer (on the toes & fingernails, he'll scream the password quickly enough)?". Sometimes your useful answers worry me
    Sorry, I was at work
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    Default Re: password cracker for windows home vista

    Taking the hard drive out may not help as many laptops come with Vista Ultimate which has hard drive encryption included.

    To answer the question I have no idea, sorry.
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