Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Anyone know how to hack a PC?

[Rattler]

I've got a Windows 2000 PC that I can't get into - passwords have been forgotten.

Is there an easy way to hack into this -
- is there a default admin password that can be used,
- can I go through setup to get in?
- is there a startup disk that I can use to get in
- is this a registry change thats required?

U2U responses may be best.

Thanks
Tim

[nelly]

Hit it

[phil_h]

There isnt an easy way, but IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING you can use the recovery console to edit quite a lot of files, so dont give up hope.
Unfortunately, I've never had to grope around down that far, sorry.

[GsxrAge]

You have u2u rattler

Age

[antonye]

Think harder.

[ali]

Laptop or desktop? BIOS password or Windows password? You may just be quicker re-installing, but if it's a BIOS p/word then you'll need to bypass that (possible but can be long-winded) before re-installing.

[GsxrAge]

oops just noticed it not for 2000 it for xp

[GsxrAge]

time for bed me thinks as it will work with 2000

[GsxrAge]

God I must be tired

I sent u2u to Nelly instead of Rattler


( personal not must get more than 5 hours sleep )

[JasonBoswell]

Originally posted by Rattler
I've got a Windows 2000 PC that I can't get into - passwords have been forgotten.

Is there an easy way to hack into this -
- is there a default admin password that can be used,

Did you set it up and forget the passwords? If not, try username 'Administrator' and leave the password field blank - you never know, some thoughtful soul may well have left a backdoor open...