How to Change a Windows User Password Using Backtrack 4

How to Change a Windows User

Password Using Backtrack 4

 

Locked out of your computer?
Can't access a old Windows user
account? Then this is the article
for you!
 

Steps
Things You'll Need
Tips and Warnings
1
Boot Backtrack 4 in your
computer .
2
Once Backtrack is done
loading and the select menu
is visible, pick "Start
Backtrack Frame Buffer
(1024X768)" .
3
Once you're allowed to type
in commands, type in
"startx" .
4
Once the GUI is visible, go to
start(Lower-left corner)
Backtrack >> Privilege
Escalation >>
PasswordAttacks >> Chntpw,
opening the Chntpw
terminal.
5
Now inside backtrack, you
need to find the file path to a
file called SAM, usually under
'Windows/System32/config/
SAM'
6
Now in the Chntpw terminal
type in "chntpw -i
<SAMFILEPATH>" Ex : chntpw -
i /media/disk/windows/
system32/config/SAM
7
Type in 1. "Edit user data and
passwords"
8
Type in the username of the
Windows account you want
to change the password in .
9
Type in 1 to clear the
password, type in 2 to edit it.
10
Once done, type in the
username of the Windows
account you changed or
cleared the password on .
11
Type in 4. "To unlock account"
12
Type in !, then q, then y.
13
Done! Close Backtrack 4 and
restart Windows!

Hope u Enjoy!!!