Using LinuxLite to repair Win 7 password

[Colin23erk]

Thanks
Tried what you said


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colin@colin-NC110:/media/sda1/Windows/System32/config$ chntpw -l SAM
chntpw version 0.99.6 110511 , © Petter N Hagen
Hive <SAM> name (from header): <\C:\Windows\system32\config\sam>
ROOT KEY at offset: 0x001020 * Subkey indexing type is: 666c <lf>
File size 262144 [40000] bytes, containing 5 pages (+ 1 headerpage)
Used for data: 203/15264 blocks/bytes, unused: 11/5056 blocks/bytes.




* SAM policy limits:
Failed logins before lockout is: 0
Minimum password length        : 0
Password history count        : 0
| RID -|---------- Username ------------| Admin? |- Lock? --|
| 01f4 | Administrator                  | ADMIN  | dis/lock |
| 03e8 | Colin                          | ADMIN  |          |
| 01f5 | Guest                          |        | dis/lock |


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colin@colin-NC110:/media/sda1/Windows/System32/config$ chntpw -u colin SAM
chntpw version 0.99.6 110511 , © Petter N Hagen
Hive <SAM> name (from header): <\C:\Windows\system32\config\sam>
ROOT KEY at offset: 0x001020 * Subkey indexing type is: 666c <lf>
File size 262144 [40000] bytes, containing 5 pages (+ 1 headerpage)
Used for data: 203/15264 blocks/bytes, unused: 11/5056 blocks/bytes.




* SAM policy limits:
Failed logins before lockout is: 0
Minimum password length        : 0
Password history count        : 0
| RID -|---------- Username ------------| Admin? |- Lock? --|
| 01f4 | Administrator                  | ADMIN  | dis/lock |
| 03e8 | Colin                          | ADMIN  |          |
| 01f5 | Guest                          |        | dis/lock |


------------------- SYSKEY CHECK <-----------------------
SYSTEM  SecureBoot            : -1 -> Not Set (not installed, good!)
SAM      Account\F            : 0 -> off
SECURITY PolSecretEncryptionKey: -1 -> Not Set (OK if this is NT4)
Syskey not installed!
Cannot find value <\SAM\Domains\Account\Users\Names\colin\@>


Hives that have changed:
#  Name
None!


colin@colin-NC110:/media/sda1/Windows/System32/config$

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[font=Verdana][size=x-small]The problem was created because of a Ransom attack (my own slip up )[/font][/size]
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