10-13-2015, 05:40 PM
Is there an easy way to use LinuxLite to repair Win 7 password without using a CD or USB .
A third party has locked me out of Win 7 which is dual booted with LinuxLite . I have tried several Bootable repair Disks which have either failed to boot properly or require Input details which I am not able to supply .
I have used Synaptic to install [color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]chntpw[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]From How To Geek i have tried to follow their method[/color]
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[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Using chntpw to reset your password[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Before running chntpw, you will have to mount the hard drive that contains your Windows installation. In most cases, Ubuntu 9.10 makes this simple.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Click on Places at the top-left of the screen. If your Windows drive is easily identifiable – usually by its size – then left click on it.[/color]
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[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]If it is not obvious, then click on Computer and check out each hard drive until you find the correct one.[/color]
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[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]The correct hard drive will have the WINDOWS folder in it. When you find it, make a note of the drive’s label that appears in the menu bar of the file browser.[/color]
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[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]If you don’t already have one open, start a terminal window by going to Applications > Accessories > Terminal.[/color]
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[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]In the terminal window, enter the commands[/color][/size][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]cd /media
ls[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]pressing enter after each line. You should see one or more strings of text appear; one of those strings should correspond with the string that appeared in the title bar of the file browser earlier.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Change to that directory by entering the command[/color][/size][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]cd <hard drive label>[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Since the hard drive label will be very annoying to type in, you can use a shortcut by typing in the first few letters or numbers of the drive label (capitalization matters) and pressing the Tab key. It will automatically complete the rest of the string (if those first few letters or numbers are unique).[/color]
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[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]We want to switch to a certain Windows directory. Enter the command:[/color][/size][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]cd WINDOWS/system32/config/[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Again, you can use tab-completion to speed up entering this command.[/color]
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[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]To change or reset the administrator password, enter:[/color][/size][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]sudo chntpw SAM[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]SAM is the file that contains your Windows registry. You will see some text appear, including a list of all of the users on your system.[/color]
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A third party has locked me out of Win 7 which is dual booted with LinuxLite . I have tried several Bootable repair Disks which have either failed to boot properly or require Input details which I am not able to supply .
I have used Synaptic to install [color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]chntpw[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]From How To Geek i have tried to follow their method[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Using chntpw to reset your password[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Before running chntpw, you will have to mount the hard drive that contains your Windows installation. In most cases, Ubuntu 9.10 makes this simple.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Click on Places at the top-left of the screen. If your Windows drive is easily identifiable – usually by its size – then left click on it.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]If it is not obvious, then click on Computer and check out each hard drive until you find the correct one.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]The correct hard drive will have the WINDOWS folder in it. When you find it, make a note of the drive’s label that appears in the menu bar of the file browser.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]If you don’t already have one open, start a terminal window by going to Applications > Accessories > Terminal.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]In the terminal window, enter the commands[/color][/size][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]cd /media
ls[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]pressing enter after each line. You should see one or more strings of text appear; one of those strings should correspond with the string that appeared in the title bar of the file browser earlier.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Change to that directory by entering the command[/color][/size][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]cd <hard drive label>[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Since the hard drive label will be very annoying to type in, you can use a shortcut by typing in the first few letters or numbers of the drive label (capitalization matters) and pressing the Tab key. It will automatically complete the rest of the string (if those first few letters or numbers are unique).[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]We want to switch to a certain Windows directory. Enter the command:[/color][/size][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]cd WINDOWS/system32/config/[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]Again, you can use tab-completion to speed up entering this command.[/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size][/color]
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]To change or reset the administrator password, enter:[/color][/size][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)]sudo chntpw SAM[/color][color=rgb(34, 34, 34)][/size]SAM is the file that contains your Windows registry. You will see some text appear, including a list of all of the users on your system.[/color]
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