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have also found it useful when i gave a laptop to my mum and she forgot password which had been written down ...!! have found it less useful if contains a non alphabet character such as % 0r } Booting computer with live ubuntu CD allows rescue if data and dump to say a usb drive if windows has gone awol and refuses to load. Mark Westwood On 22 May 2011 10:44, John Clegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yes, the linux based password recovery disk is the best option. Makes you > worry when you realise how insecure your windows system is though! > > http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ > <http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/> > > On 22 May 2011 07:56, Russell Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Morning all >> >> My daughter, in New Zealand, has forgotten the admin login password on >> her laptop. Her stepfather has asked whether I know of a way of >> retrieval/reset other than Ophcrack. >> >> As I have enough IT knowledge to be dangerous rather than effective, I >> thought I would ask some experts! >> >> I recall that there is a way to access the hard drive using an Ubuntu >> boot disc and will google it but any other suggestions please? I >> assume that backup of data is less robust than it should be. Most if >> not all of her school work is on the computer. Consequently at the >> very least the data needs to be retrieved before reinstallation. >> >> The situation is complicated slightly by a current lack of phone >> numbers but that's another story. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Russell >> >> -- >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> Manor Park Medical Centre >> www.manorparksurgery.com >> Tel 01323482301 >> East Sussex Local Medical Committee (Chair) >> www.sslmcs.co.uk/ >> Tel 01372389270 >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Have your say about NHS market reforms >> >> Visit www.lookafterournhs.org.uk >> > >