thanks. she resolved her problem. it was oprator error. it had to do with caps lock.On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 10:51 PM, Anthony Radzykewycz <anthony.radzykewycz@gatewaycc.edu> wrote:There is a password reset tool in Hiren's Boot CD. It is Linux-based. Here's the link to the guide for it: http://www.hirensbootcd.org/resetting-windows-password/. Here is the download link: http://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip.On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:yeap. you are setting up a backdoor and then rebooting so you can call the backdoor.On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:ohhh.... it is supposed to shut it off!--On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 11:29 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:I'd really like to use Linux to do this....i looked through the steps and step two leaves me wondering:Step 2 Start That PC:Turn on the UPS and the CPU, tap F8 continuously on the boot screen to get some windows start-up options .Choose "Start windows normally" option and turn the UPS off immediately.Then turn on the PC again, let it load.After that you will be prompted with two options in the boot screen (again), select the first option - "Launch Start-up Repair(recommended)"Well if you turn off the UPS won't that shut the computer off?On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:I have used this before. It works well. because once you have the command prompt (in this case it is automatically elevated) you can use commands to reset passwords etc.This is the same workaround, but it includes password resets.On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 6:48 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:Something happened where it no longer recognizes it's password. Is there a way to change her password to get in. ALTERNATIVELY: if I can't change the password and get in how can i recover her data?Can I possibly use the linux method of recovering a password? (I can't find the directions on how to do it but) I think you do it by booting a live disk and entering single user mode (how do you do that). It will start in tty and you type in passwd and the password that you want. (please tell me if that is correct as I want that for my 'computer instructions' folder.--:-)~MIKE~(-:---------------------------------------------------PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.orgTo subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:--A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.Stephen---------------------------------------------------PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.orgTo subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:--:-)~MIKE~(-::-)~MIKE~(-:
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