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Admin account currupted/hacked-how to repair?

R

Rich

Flightless Bird
Hi-
New guy here.
Win XP Pro 2002 SP3 and all updates
til last week installed.
Windows defender installed-
erverthiing working just fine.

I fear my admin account password is
corrupt-the one made when prompted
during (last) installation about
a year ago.

Added internal Intlel wireless card
a month ago, had some problems
with getting Motorola Phone tools
software to update correctly
3 weeks ago but never
got it totally fixed. numerous
install/uninstalls til I gave it up.
Defragged it a couple times

Have been using wifi hotpots for first time
lately. set up limited user account
to do internet as security, but find
I cannot log on as an administrator
anymore-I did not change the password.
Has my Administrator account's password
been hacked or something? Is restoring it
nigh impossible without reinstalling XP all over?

Thanks for your help in advance.
 
P

Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
"Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D46C7A57-F2B6-451F-A332-090CBD301B66@microsoft.com...
> Hi-
> New guy here.
> Win XP Pro 2002 SP3 and all updates
> til last week installed.
> Windows defender installed-
> erverthiing working just fine.
>
> I fear my admin account password is
> corrupt-the one made when prompted
> during (last) installation about
> a year ago.
>
> Added internal Intlel wireless card
> a month ago, had some problems
> with getting Motorola Phone tools
> software to update correctly
> 3 weeks ago but never
> got it totally fixed. numerous
> install/uninstalls til I gave it up.
> Defragged it a couple times
>
> Have been using wifi hotpots for first time
> lately. set up limited user account
> to do internet as security, but find
> I cannot log on as an administrator
> anymore-I did not change the password.
> Has my Administrator account's password
> been hacked or something? Is restoring it
> nigh impossible without reinstalling XP all over?
>
> Thanks for your help in advance.

Google is your friend. Type the words

forgot windows password

into a Google search box and take your pick. I usually use the Nordahl boot
CD to reset the Admin's password to a blank. When finished, change all the
other passwords too and do a little planning ahead: Create a second admin
account and record its details on a sheet of paper so that you never end up
in this awkward situation again.
 
R

Rich

Flightless Bird
Thanks Pegasus!
Rich

"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

>
>
> "Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D46C7A57-F2B6-451F-A332-090CBD301B66@microsoft.com...
> > Hi-
> > New guy here.
> > Win XP Pro 2002 SP3 and all updates
> > til last week installed.
> > Windows defender installed-
> > erverthiing working just fine.
> >
> > I fear my admin account password is
> > corrupt-the one made when prompted
> > during (last) installation about
> > a year ago.
> >
> > Added internal Intlel wireless card
> > a month ago, had some problems
> > with getting Motorola Phone tools
> > software to update correctly
> > 3 weeks ago but never
> > got it totally fixed. numerous
> > install/uninstalls til I gave it up.
> > Defragged it a couple times
> >
> > Have been using wifi hotpots for first time
> > lately. set up limited user account
> > to do internet as security, but find
> > I cannot log on as an administrator
> > anymore-I did not change the password.
> > Has my Administrator account's password
> > been hacked or something? Is restoring it
> > nigh impossible without reinstalling XP all over?
> >
> > Thanks for your help in advance.
>
> Google is your friend. Type the words
>
> forgot windows password
>
> into a Google search box and take your pick. I usually use the Nordahl boot
> CD to reset the Admin's password to a blank. When finished, change all the
> other passwords too and do a little planning ahead: Create a second admin
> account and record its details on a sheet of paper so that you never end up
> in this awkward situation again.
>
> .
>
 
L

Linky Wu

Flightless Bird
try these methods

more free windows password recovery methods: http://blog.resetwindowspassword.com/how-to-recover-and-reset-password-in-vistaxp20032knt-for-free/




Rich wrote:

Admin account currupted/hacked-how to repair?
24-Mar-10

Hi-
New guy here.
Win XP Pro 2002 SP3 and all updates
til last week installed.
Windows defender installed-
erverthiing working just fine.

I fear my admin account password is
corrupt-the one made when prompted
during (last) installation about
a year ago.

Added internal Intlel wireless card
a month ago, had some problems
with getting Motorola Phone tools
software to update correctly
3 weeks ago but never
got it totally fixed. numerous
install/uninstalls til I gave it up.
Defragged it a couple times

Have been using wifi hotpots for first time
lately. set up limited user account
to do internet as security, but find
I cannot log on as an administrator
anymore-I did not change the password.
Has my Administrator account's password
been hacked or something? Is restoring it
nigh impossible without reinstalling XP all over?

Thanks for your help in advance.

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L

LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

How did you work this out? The guy only posted a link to his blog in the
same way as Microsoft Valuable Pig does to his/her site. Are you saying
that if I post a link here it is spam, but you being a member of the elite
group of pigs, can post a link and it cannot be spam? Now this does sound
very logical!.

I would have simply said to that post that there is absolutely nothing new
in that. We all knew about it and we know nothing in it works to retrieve
the password.

I am posting my spam here:

<http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2010/03/19/the-css-corner-about-css-corners.aspx>

hth

"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23D2WjH%23yKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Spam
>
 
T

Twayne

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

In news:hoevk9$b9n$1@speranza.aioe.org,
LD55ZRA <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> How did you work this out? The guy only posted a link to
> his blog in the same way as Microsoft Valuable Pig does to
> his/her site. Are you saying that if I post a link here it
> is spam, but you being a member of the elite group of
> pigs, can post a link and it cannot be spam? Now this does
> sound very logical!.
> I would have simply said to that post that there is
> absolutely nothing new in that. We all knew about it and
> we know nothing in it works to retrieve the password.
>
> I am posting my spam here:
....

> hth
>
> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23D2WjH%23yKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Spam


LD:

It's obvious that amongst the many other things you don't
know, you don't know what 'spam' is.

You're also going to be loved by the spammer for repeating his
spam for him. Making you what's known as a "spam supporter".

HTH,

Twayne`
 
R

Rich

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

Twayne-
Thanks for the reply-
I'm unclear-are you saying there's
nothing I can do and what pegasus
wrote is spam?
rich

"Twayne" wrote:

> In news:hoevk9$b9n$1@speranza.aioe.org,
> LD55ZRA <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > How did you work this out? The guy only posted a link to
> > his blog in the same way as Microsoft Valuable Pig does to
> > his/her site. Are you saying that if I post a link here it
> > is spam, but you being a member of the elite group of
> > pigs, can post a link and it cannot be spam? Now this does
> > sound very logical!.
> > I would have simply said to that post that there is
> > absolutely nothing new in that. We all knew about it and
> > we know nothing in it works to retrieve the password.
> >
> > I am posting my spam here:
> ....
>
> > hth
> >
> > "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23D2WjH%23yKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Spam
>
>
> LD:
>
> It's obvious that amongst the many other things you don't
> know, you don't know what 'spam' is.
>
> You're also going to be loved by the spammer for repeating his
> spam for him. Making you what's known as a "spam supporter".
>
> HTH,
>
> Twayne`
>
>
> .
>
 
P

Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

"Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DAFC9E29-086A-42FA-9222-335BD1BD0CCF@microsoft.com...
> Twayne-
> Thanks for the reply-
> I'm unclear-are you saying there's
> nothing I can do and what pegasus
> wrote is spam?
> rich

If you check the links on Linky Wu's page then you will soon see that he
points you to a password resetting tool that [he?] sells for $19.95. The
Nordahl boot CD that I pointed out is free, it has been around for years and
it works.
 
M

Michael

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

"Twayne" <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:-OrT7O4DzKHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> In news:hoevk9$b9n$1@speranza.aioe.org,
> LD55ZRA <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>> How did you work this out? The guy only posted a link to
>> his blog in the same way as Microsoft Valuable Pig does to
>> his/her site. Are you saying that if I post a link here it
>> is spam, but you being a member of the elite group of
>> pigs, can post a link and it cannot be spam? Now this does
>> sound very logical!.
>> I would have simply said to that post that there is
>> absolutely nothing new in that. We all knew about it and
>> we know nothing in it works to retrieve the password.
>>
>> I am posting my spam here:
> ...
>
>> hth
>>
>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23D2WjH%23yKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Spam
>
>
> LD:
>
> It's obvious that amongst the many other things you don't know, you don't
> know what 'spam' is.
>
> You're also going to be loved by the spammer for repeating his spam for
> him. Making you what's known as a "spam supporter".
>
> HTH,
>
> Twayne`

We affectionately refer to him as an athletic supporter.
--


"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
 
U

Unknown

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

He (Twayne) apparently ran his registry cleaner again.
"Michael" <mdsjhu@gropumail.com> wrote in message
news:eYh7kYFzKHA.5332@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "Twayne" <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> news:-OrT7O4DzKHA.2644@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> In news:hoevk9$b9n$1@speranza.aioe.org,
>> LD55ZRA <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>> How did you work this out? The guy only posted a link to
>>> his blog in the same way as Microsoft Valuable Pig does to
>>> his/her site. Are you saying that if I post a link here it
>>> is spam, but you being a member of the elite group of
>>> pigs, can post a link and it cannot be spam? Now this does
>>> sound very logical!.
>>> I would have simply said to that post that there is
>>> absolutely nothing new in that. We all knew about it and
>>> we know nothing in it works to retrieve the password.
>>>
>>> I am posting my spam here:
>> ...
>>
>>> hth
>>>
>>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23D2WjH%23yKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Spam
>>
>>
>> LD:
>>
>> It's obvious that amongst the many other things you don't know, you
>> don't know what 'spam' is.
>>
>> You're also going to be loved by the spammer for repeating his spam for
>> him. Making you what's known as a "spam supporter".
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Twayne`
>
> We affectionately refer to him as an athletic supporter.
> --
>
>
> "Don't pick a fight with an old man.
> If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
>
>
 
T

The Real Truth MVP

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

Please stop trying to cover for your mistake. You were wrong and got called
on it. So what if he's selling something from his website, he did not post
the link here and most of the links on that blog were to free reset tools
and one was even to MS. He could have left those out if he wanted too
sheeeesh.

--
The Real Truth http://pcbutts1-therealtruth.blogspot.com/
*WARNING* Do NOT follow any advice given by the people listed below.
They do NOT have the expertise or knowledge to fix your issue. Do not waste
your time.
David H Lipman, Malke, PA Bear, Beauregard T. Shagnasty, Leythos.




"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23fIH2EFzKHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>
> "Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DAFC9E29-086A-42FA-9222-335BD1BD0CCF@microsoft.com...
>> Twayne-
>> Thanks for the reply-
>> I'm unclear-are you saying there's
>> nothing I can do and what pegasus
>> wrote is spam?
>> rich
>
> If you check the links on Linky Wu's page then you will soon see that he
> points you to a password resetting tool that [he?] sells for $19.95. The
> Nordahl boot CD that I pointed out is free, it has been around for years
> and it works.
 
R

Rich

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

Tied as you suggested-
everything worked like a charm!
Thanks again for your help-
best wishes to you!
rich

"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

>
>
> "Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DAFC9E29-086A-42FA-9222-335BD1BD0CCF@microsoft.com...
> > Twayne-
> > Thanks for the reply-
> > I'm unclear-are you saying there's
> > nothing I can do and what pegasus
> > wrote is spam?
> > rich
>
> If you check the links on Linky Wu's page then you will soon see that he
> points you to a password resetting tool that [he?] sells for $19.95. The
> Nordahl boot CD that I pointed out is free, it has been around for years and
> it works.
>
> .
>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Re: try these methods

What's the "real truth" about pcbutts1? Read on...

• Is he an MS MVP? No!
cf. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx

• If xxx.ms-mvp.org redirects to xxx.pcbutts1.com, why didn't he post that
link to begin with?

• Is he a proven thief? Yes!
cf.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.security.virus/browse_frm/thread/58e6c02dbc6279ad
cf.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/a..._.-the-saga-continues-_2E00__2E00__2E00_.aspx
cf.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.security.homeusers/msg/213247814fb4d61e
cf.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.security.homeusers/msg/e19fce884897662f

• What do real experts have to say about him? It ain't pretty.

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/pcbutts1.com (Reviews)

http://www.digg.com/security/PCButts1_Under_Attack

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/pcbutts1.com

http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/PCBUTTS.TXT

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/pcbutts1.com

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/www.ms-mvp.org

• Does he have all his marbles?
cf. http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/NASA_van_rolls_off_California_mountain

Ignore this MVP imposter!
--
~Robear Dyer
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile/robear.dyer


The Real Truth MVP wrote:
> Please stop trying to cover for your mistake. You were wrong and got
> called
> on it. So what if he's selling something from his website, he did not post
> the link here and most of the links on that blog were to free reset tools
> and one was even to MS. He could have left those out if he wanted too
> sheeeesh.
 
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