i uploaded this to megaupload it works ok, i posted on another board for someone who forgot his password on his laptop this is his comemnts
got it done now with the prog that stillabrummie put up thanks
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q8SNYDS5
Description:
You’ve forgotten/lost the password to all administrator accounts.
Operating System(s):
Microsoft Windows
Version(s):
NT 3.51
NT 4
2000
XP
2003 Server
Vista
Server 2008
Symptoms:
You have changed your Windows password and have forgotten the new password
You have not created emergency reset disks
There are no other administrator accounts on the system.
Explanation:
This problem occurs when the password to any of the above systems is forgotten or typed incorrectly when being changed
1) On a working PC/MAC, download Offline NT Password & Registry Editor by clicking here
2) Extract the ISO file to your hard disk.
3) Using your CD/DVD burning software create a bootable CD or DVD from the ISO file.
4) Insert the newly created CD/DVD into the PC that you want to reset the password on and switch it on.
5) If you are prompted to press any key to boot from CD then press any key. If at this point your PC refuses to boot from the CD/DVD then ensure that the system is capable of booting from CD/DVD and if it is ensure that your startup devices are set correctly in the system BIOS. (Setup utility).
6) At the [boot] prompt press enter.
7) The next prompt will display your partitions and you must choose carefully the correct partition that your windows installation is on. If you have only one the accept the default of [1] and press enter.
8) If windows was shutdown incorrectly you will get a warning. At this point you can reboot into windows (if you can access windows as a Standard user) or select Y to force changes.
9) You will now be asked for the path to the registry. Unless you are an advanced user who knows differently, select the default path by simply hitting Enter.
10) Now you are asked which part of the registry to load. Enter 1 for password reset and hit Enter.
11) Next you are asked what to do. Enter 1 to ‘Edit user data and passwords’ and hit Enter.
12) Now you will be presented with a list of users on the systems. Select one of the users with ‘ADMIN’ next to it by typing in the actual username in the ‘Username’ column and hit Enter.
13) You will now be presented with information about the user id and also the User Edit Menu. Type 2 and hit Enter to set a new password for the user you selected in step 11.
14) Type new password and hit Enter.
15) Type ! and hit Enter to quit
16) Now type q and hit Enter to quit
17) Type Y to the question ‘About to write file(s) back! Do it? and hit Enter
18) Type N and hit Enter to ‘New Run? question.
19) Remove the CD/DVD from your PC and restart the computer.
20) All going well, you will be able to login to Windows as normal with your newly set password.
got it done now with the prog that stillabrummie put up thanks
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q8SNYDS5
Description:
You’ve forgotten/lost the password to all administrator accounts.
Operating System(s):
Microsoft Windows
Version(s):
NT 3.51
NT 4
2000
XP
2003 Server
Vista
Server 2008
Symptoms:
You have changed your Windows password and have forgotten the new password
You have not created emergency reset disks
There are no other administrator accounts on the system.
Explanation:
This problem occurs when the password to any of the above systems is forgotten or typed incorrectly when being changed
1) On a working PC/MAC, download Offline NT Password & Registry Editor by clicking here
2) Extract the ISO file to your hard disk.
3) Using your CD/DVD burning software create a bootable CD or DVD from the ISO file.
4) Insert the newly created CD/DVD into the PC that you want to reset the password on and switch it on.
5) If you are prompted to press any key to boot from CD then press any key. If at this point your PC refuses to boot from the CD/DVD then ensure that the system is capable of booting from CD/DVD and if it is ensure that your startup devices are set correctly in the system BIOS. (Setup utility).
6) At the [boot] prompt press enter.
7) The next prompt will display your partitions and you must choose carefully the correct partition that your windows installation is on. If you have only one the accept the default of [1] and press enter.
8) If windows was shutdown incorrectly you will get a warning. At this point you can reboot into windows (if you can access windows as a Standard user) or select Y to force changes.
9) You will now be asked for the path to the registry. Unless you are an advanced user who knows differently, select the default path by simply hitting Enter.
10) Now you are asked which part of the registry to load. Enter 1 for password reset and hit Enter.
11) Next you are asked what to do. Enter 1 to ‘Edit user data and passwords’ and hit Enter.
12) Now you will be presented with a list of users on the systems. Select one of the users with ‘ADMIN’ next to it by typing in the actual username in the ‘Username’ column and hit Enter.
13) You will now be presented with information about the user id and also the User Edit Menu. Type 2 and hit Enter to set a new password for the user you selected in step 11.
14) Type new password and hit Enter.
15) Type ! and hit Enter to quit
16) Now type q and hit Enter to quit
17) Type Y to the question ‘About to write file(s) back! Do it? and hit Enter
18) Type N and hit Enter to ‘New Run? question.
19) Remove the CD/DVD from your PC and restart the computer.
20) All going well, you will be able to login to Windows as normal with your newly set password.