WTF? help please. repair issue.

[Msap14]

Alright this is weird:

Neighbors received laptop from daughter which she has been using for a while (so warranty is expired) changed the password so the husband of the couple can't mess the computer up like he does every other computer. The wife goes to log on but can't... windows (xp) doesn't accept the password so we figured we had it wrong, tried a bunch of other passwords nothing worked so re-installed windows with a quick format after deleting recent partitions. okay so computer was working fine... but thennn... while trying to connect wirelessly to the internet wasn't able to find network nothing so figured the driver was wrong (seeing as how the manufacturer (acer) had 2 wireless drivers) uninstalled it restarted and the password wouldn't be accepted..

 

[Munki]

Does this laptop log on locally or to a domain?

 

[Msap14]

locally, just a home laptop.

 

[Munki]

Do you have caps lock off/on? Are you typing it in correctly for case sensitivity?

 

[Msap14]

made sure caps lock was off even tried with caps lock on just to see, hope i was typing it correctly pecked the keys a few times making sure i was hitting the right ones but nothing. 8/

only thought i had was bad hdd? (truly lost just trying to think of a reason but maybe the sectin of the hdd that was saving the password was somehow messed up? but that wouldn't really make sense because it was fine with the previous password on it.) idkkk

 

[Munki]

made sure caps lock was off even tried with caps lock on just to see, hope i was typing it correctly pecked the keys a few times making sure i was hitting the right ones but nothing. 8/

only thought i had was bad hdd?

http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/download.php?type=livecd

Burn the XP copy to a disk.

Boot From it.

Run it in graphical mode.

Let it do its thing, and it will revel what the password is for said user. This will completely remove any doubts we have that the password is being typed in incorrectly.

 

[kurosagi01]

made sure caps lock was off even tried with caps lock on just to see, hope i was typing it correctly pecked the keys a few times making sure i was hitting the right ones but nothing. 8/

only thought i had was bad hdd?

well if you can't get on then what i would do is try boot into safe mode and see if you can access the admin account and get rid of the password?
If that don't work then i would suggest formatting.

 

[Msap14]

will give it a go, thanks.

 

[Munki]

well if you can't get on then what i would do is try boot into safe mode and see if you can access the admin account and get rid of the password?
If that don't work then i would suggest formatting.

You could do this as well. If you chose to go this route login to another account.


Login > Run > type 'cmd' > type 'net users' > type 'net users USERNAME *'


This will ask you to enter the password. You will not be able to see what you are keying in, but it is accepting it. If you messup, hold down backspace until you feel you have erased it completely and start again. It will then ask you to confirm it, do so.


Exit the command prompt and try to login as the user.



If you login to the Administrator account you can simply change the password through the control panel.

 

[Msap14]

uhhh 8P the admin account is the one with the messed up password
safe mode doesn't load

the net user thing didn't think about/try... yet

 

[Munki]

uhhh 8P the admin account is the one with the messed up password
safe mode doesn't load

the net user thing didn't think about/try... yet

If safe mode doesn't load then the OS is messed up. Since you say youve already done a reinstall, your hard drive may be going out.

 

[Msap14]

k well, I'm currently formatting and downloading that ophcrack. Thanks for the help.

 

[Munki]

k well, I'm currently formatting and downloading that ophcrack. Thanks for the help.

Not a problem. Ill be checking on this thread every now and then for an update.

 

[brandonwh64]

best thing to use is Hiren's BootCD! it has a password remover for xp and vista. had to use it on a laptop that someone gave me that couldnt remeber the password.

 

[Munki]

best thing to use is Hiren's BootCD! it has a password remover for xp and vista. had to use it on a laptop that someone gave me that couldnt remeber the password.

Orphcrack tells your the password...why remove it if you like it. If you didnt like it, you wouldnt have set it.........

 

[Msap14]

update: formatted and reinstalled windows last night was seemingly working fine again had 2 admin accounts 1 no password 1 with the one with no longer accepts going to burn oph to disc and try it out.

 

[mdsx1950]

Alright this is weird:

Neighbors received laptop from daughter which she has been using for a while (so warranty is expired) changed the password so the husband of the couple can't mess the computer up like he does every other computer. The wife goes to log on but can't... windows (xp) doesn't accept the password so we figured we had it wrong, tried a bunch of other passwords nothing worked so re-installed windows with a quick format after deleting recent partitions. okay so computer was working fine... but thennn... while trying to connect wirelessly to the internet wasn't able to find network nothing so figured the driver was wrong (seeing as how the manufacturer (acer) had 2 wireless drivers) uninstalled it restarted and the password wouldn't be accepted..

The husband might be figuring out the password and changing it behind their back lol.

 

[Msap14]

how do you boot from oph in graphical mode? it automatically goes into does and i don't see an option to go into graphical.