Watch Windows XP Hack Itself!

Oh, it’s totally hacking because he’s using the command prompt ;)

An admin can click on any user’s account in the User Accounts control panel and change that user’s password without knowing what it was set to previously.

It’s only different when you are changing your own password: User Accounts asks for your old password so that you don’t “lose all EFS-encrypted files, personal certificates, and stored passwords for Web sites or network resources.”

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/usercpl_overview.mspx?mfr=true

Seeing as an admin can delete any user’s account or view files of any user’s account anyway, the ability to change any user’s password isn’t so special, especially if you keep the caveats in mind.

Useful and devious. zounds!

What’s the point? That’s not hacking.

wait a minute, so the administrator is already logged on (yes, in the video, the user “owner” is an administrator), and using that account, he changes his own password. well, since you have access to the admin account sitting right there in front of you – why stop at that? install a keylogger, load up a malicious kernel mode driver, delete ntdll.dll! how is this hacking when you have direct physical access to the computer *with* the administrator already logged on?

I tested this…it works when you have local admin rights, but not when you don’t!!!

I created a user account, logged in, then attempted to change the local administrator password using the instructions in the video. It doesn’t work.

So this is not true…

Cool, though somewhat of a security issue…

Ya know what’s scary about that? The fact that it ain’t XP (at least judging from the interface), but Vista. Nice to know what kind of security is on the horizon {sarcasm mode turned off}.

This is the same as using the Administrator Console to force an account to have a new password. Whoopdie do.

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@ the other Steve:

I think he just has a visual style applied to look like Vista, but its probably just XP. If you look at the Start menu, its not like the new Vista.

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This is what we did when one of our computers locked us out.

So nobody read the parenthetical below the video? It says:
[Posted with tongue planted firmly in-cheek]

That means it’s a joke.

Start–> Run –> type in control userpasswords2

hacking 2

try this one on the command prompt

–> start—> run
typ format C:
and yes (Y) for next, this ll protect your computer from changing your password from this tricks,

enjjoy

Awesome tip man.
Thanks

this thing does work but you need to have administrator privelages. Which i did not the first time i tried it. Now i know it does work. And this is Windows XP..the interface was just customized.

This hack is done through by login Administrator. How to hack Administrator by Log in through Local user. Kindly suggest an Email at karu_309@rediffmail.com

HEY GUYS… does anyone here know how to remove the administrators passwords BUT using the guest account that has absolutely no rights…i’ve locked my own computer !!!!!! (using win xp home btw)

Download win xp pasword changer ther is couple of dem floting on the net .It work on licked admin paswords grate .done couple comps .

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Hahaha:))
this is not a hack=))

but nice tip;))

best way re-install your pc=))

This is not hack he just changed admin password ,on which he was allready loged using promt,he bypassed entering old one.Real hack is this:If you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos prompt
then enter this set of commands Exactly:

cd\ *drops to root
cd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dir
mkdir temphack *creates the folder temphack
copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scr
copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exe
del logon.scr *deletes original logon.scr
rename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.scr
exit *quits dos

Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command program
and the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots the
screen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP.

Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes

“net user password”

If the Administrator Account is called AoX and you want the password 123 enter this

“net user AoX 123″

so how can you delete that logon.scr that you saying huh??

yeah, acess denied when deleting or renaming anything in system32

yeah, got to

mkdir temphack

Access is denied.

another goose chase anybody?

wish i was at glasto :o/

im very interesting

I want to hack the up given orkut account password

hi buddy

my problem is that at work my machine has limited account, so when I use internet, I can download files but I can’t see or use them.
I learnt from you how to hack the administrator’s password but I wonder If I can return it to the original password or not, because when guys from Informatic team come to install a software,for example, they will see that their password doesn’t work and they’ll kick my ass. is there a way NOT TO CHANGE THE PASSWORD BUT TO RECOGNIZE IT ?

its actually del logon.scr \temphack

Im stuck at renaming….i have tried many versions and I cant get it to rename

I’ve got a big problem, suddenly on my pc I am no longer the administrator, but just an user and noting is opening anymore, not even the windows menu.
I removed the hard drive and connect it into an external case, checked for virus, but nothing…
Can anybody tell me which file should i delete or whatever can i do to repossess my windows XP?

thanks

To change any account password even if you are a guest do this:

Open A Command Prompt And Type All Of This

cd\
cd\windows\system32
mkdir temphack
copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr
copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe
del logon.scr
rename cmd.exe logon.scr

net user (Username Here) (Password Here)

example -
net user Chris greatpassword
**************************
That’s all you do, just login to the account and you have your new password!
All you have to do now is go back to the folder “temphack” and copy the cmd.exe and logon.scr back into C”\WINDOWS\system32\ and click “yes” to overwrite files.

Hey AOX and Chris,
I don’t think ur hack is very cool. I’m sure that you didn’t attempted this hack on your computer. I tried this hack 3 times with Windows XP Operating System. The fact you didn’t know is, “When you delete Logon.scr, Windows automatically generates another copy of logon screensaver. Now I know the solution to overcome that. Copy cmd.exe to temphack folder. rename cmd.exe to logon.scr. copy it to System32 folder. It will ask you if you want to replace the orginal file logon.scr, click yes. This way we can fool windows that logon.scr is actually present there. But the real problem does not comes here. Windows XP does not actually gives Administrative rights at Welcome screen. You will only get a command prompt with Limited rights. That means you cannot use the NET command. pls e-mail me, if anybody finds a solution to this problem.
-Aswin, http://www.aswinhomemail2@gmail.com

hey u guys posting stuff already admin acounts…. i have a limited user accout so when i try to do these things it just says access denied when i get to system32 and it wont let me do shit…..so if you can find a way to acually get pass an admin with a limited user accout email me or something because everything else is not working for me

I’m running Windows XP Professional. It’s admin is password protected and I usually work in the limited guest account.
How can I get admin priveledges???
I’ve spent hours searching for a trick that works. Literally, I raped the Google search engine, hoping to find a valid trick. I’ve not struck gold!
Please help!!!

hey guys.. nobody has given an answer what I can do when the
access is denied, when i want to change anything in the system32
I have the problem at “mkdir temphack”
please help!!

you just can’t hack the admin password from any of the above trick if u have “limited” privileges…

-> Real hack is to download a copy of “OPHCrack” a linux distro -> boot and it will do the rest…
-> If the boot sequence is not set to CD/DVD then you set it up from the BIOS.
-> If BIOS is password protected u can use “CMOS Cracker” to crack the BIOS password :)

I know how to make a fake but cool virus that u can’t close at all,my teacher thought she did it when she clicked on Internet explorer.
new shortcut- type shutdown -s -t 50 -c type ur message. here it is so funny!!!!!!!!!!

hav u ever tried to name a file or folder using space or without name.
well, u can do it by this trick
press and hold Alt and then press 255 on numpad, then leave Alt and press enter, you will get a folder or file named nothing.

This was a crap tip. You guys are all idiots who think this is a security hole, and even bigger idiots because other people posted comments about how this is not a hack. So impress the stupid with your ’sorcery’.