How to reset a Windows XP password with the john the ripper utility and the Trinity Rescue kit.

The chntpw utility for Linux is very useful if you have “borrowed” the SAM file from C:\Windows\System32\config/SAM and you wish to try and reset the passwords. I tried this with a Windows XP SP3 password file and I managed to reset the User1 password to a blank one. The Trinity Rescue Kit makes using this … Read more