Blanking the Admin Account Password
May 30th, 2007
How to blank the Administrator password on almost any Windows operating system. (Windows NT and up)*
- Download and burn the ISO file on to a CD or USB flash drive
- Boot from the CD or USB flash drive
- Hit Enter at the boot: prompt
- Select the boot partition (usually 1)
- Enter the PATH to the registry hive files (hit Enter for the default WINDOWS\System32\config)
- Hit Enter (1) for password reset
- Hit Enter (1) to edit user data and passwords
- Hit Enter to change password for the Administrator account
- Enter * to blank the password
- Enter y to blank the password
- Enter ! to quit the password editor
- Enter q to exit the change NT password utility
- Enter y to save the changes to the Windows SAM database
- Enter n to exit the program
- Remove the CD or USB flash drive and reboot the computer
* Please note that this method should only be done by an IT professional. You can easily ruin your computer by using system manipulation tools. We are not responsible for any damages caused by following this tutorial. Please do not attempt this on someone else’s property, only your own.
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