Sexton Hardcastle Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Im currently "fixing" a mates pc. He had the "blue screen of death" but i think i know how to fix it but when i enter the recovery disc im prompted for an admin password. I have tried the user admin password and other things the boy has suggested but nothing. Have tried changing the system passwords but still nothing. Does anyone have a Dell and knows the default admin password or know were to find them? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 try just pressing [return] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo121 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 you could try activ@ password changer http://www.password-changer.com/download.htm which is quite a powerful tool. Alternatively you simply move towards deleting the SAM file found in the Windows\system32\config folder. Note that this file has all the users, passwords and other user/group settings, and deleting it might just cause you other problems, so (be warned!). However, deleting the file will cause XP to create a new blank one, with the administrator's password set to blank. Last resort only though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 I caant get inthe pc at all so anything needing done needs done on boot up. It comes up " dumping physical memory" and crashes. I have the disc to repair the corruption but when i get into the recovery console it says "enter admin password". which we dont know. I thought there mite be a generic Dell one ? If not could be in some bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo121 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Dont think there is a generic one, can you get into the system in safe mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjc2006 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 If its a Dell PC have you tried contacting them to see if they have a generic password. Or have you tried typing in admin as a lot of default passwords are set as admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neobis Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I caant get inthe pc at all so anything needing done needs done on boot up. It comes up " dumping physical memory" and crashes. I have the disc to repair the corruption but when i get into the recovery console it says "enter admin password". which we dont know. I thought there mite be a generic Dell one ? If not could be in some bother Are you aware of DOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Spackler Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Are you aware of DOS? Big Hairy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neobis Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Big Hairy? Simmer down, junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiltedjedi Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Im currently "fixing" a mates pc. He had the "blue screen of death" but i think i know how to fix it but when i enter the recovery disc im prompted for an admin password. I have tried the user admin password and other things the boy has suggested but nothing. Have tried changing the system passwords but still nothing. Does anyone have a Dell and knows the default admin password or know were to find them? cheers Pretty sure linux live distros such as knoppix come with at least the ability to rest any windows admin password. If you have ERD commander then you can reset the password from there Could also try any of the tools linked from here http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neobis Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Pretty sure linux live distros such as knoppix come with at least the ability to rest any windows admin password. If you have ERD commander then you can reset the password from there Could also try any of the tools linked from here http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm I like Knoppix. Knoppix is a cool distro thats bootable from the CD and even comes with such tools as WireShark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Haggis Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Pretty sure running windows recovery console uses local admin credentials - if you dont know the local admin password you could use something like Hirens boot CD, Active Password manager. Recovery Console is designed for advanced users who know their way around DOS. I would advise using the recovery CD you have - at boot up go through the prompts as if you are performing a clean re-install of windows - at this stage it should recognise the current install and offer an attempted repair without the requirment of local admin credentials. This way it should not overwrite any user data - depending on how critical the data is in the drive you may want to mount the drive to usb on another pc\laptop first and copy off what is required before messing around with re-install\repairs. One of these fellies is ideal for the task: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=48965&doy=5m7 (think you can get them cheaper elsewhere) Feel free to PM if you need further info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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