Have password to owner in XP but cant loggin

[gamer105]

Thats messed up though cause i just created an admin account and i still coudn't see the documents of my previous account, the acount that i was on when i started this problem.

I know for a fact though than when i boot into safe mode im allowed to access an un password protected account simply called administrator.

[FN_lewrbm69]

ok a semi hackers trick to get on to locked up systems is.

1 go to "C:\WINDOWS\system32\config"
2 delete the "SAM" files (anyfile named SAM)

this will clear all passwords and set defalt administrator as the main username and pass well there is none.

[gamer105]

Alrighty but will this enable me to see it on the log in screen because i cant even see my former acount on my login screen.

That doesnt matter actually though because i can just drag and drop my files from there into there and so on.

Edit: Damn it just told me that the sam file is being used by another program or person

[marvinmatthew]

Restart your computer, it sounds as if your other account is still logged in.

[FN_lewrbm69]

mm did you make your files privet? if so this screwed mroe up than helped lol

[Nemmerle]

Assuming that you've made the files private, what may have happened is the files are still there but the account they're associated with is screwed, you may have installed windows over itself which has been known to lock the profiles of the old installation.
The only way I found to get around this was to boot up another OS from CD and then move the files to a new folder.

[FN_lewrbm69]

yep by deleating the sam file the encryption for the privet folders are now locked unless u are good with codeing.

[gamer105]

AH FUCK!

Well yes i did indeed make the files private, however as i said my computer did not let me delete the SAM files so im assuming that you, FN_lewrbm69, know someway of using the SAM files to get my junk back.

As for booting up the OS from another CD im assuming i have to call my computer manufacturer get the cds and boot up and do what just what you said Nem.

Im just pissed about loosing all of my music but hey at least usb ports work again.

[Nemmerle]

That's not quite what I meant considering in most cases you can't boot windows from CD. I meant you'd have to get an OS that can boot from CD like Knoppix, (free to download thankfully, you just have to burn it out to disk.) And use that to get the files.

[gamer105]

Am i going to have to use the OS though, or is there someway to retrieve the files and just go back to using XP.