Topic: Passwords

[Adept]

I've just realised that the link Hookstar gave you is for a program I've used myself. The program is actually a very small installation of Linux, dedicated to reading the NT/2000 password database. It actually works very well and has pulled my bits out of the fire on many occasions

If you are not seeing a very unfamiliar text-based interface when you boot the PC, something is wrong. I think you'll probably need to enable booting from the floppy drive or the CD drive.

[Simon]

At least this is keeping Lona out of the Quiz Zone!!  

[Lona]

Your telling me Simon, the Quiz Zone is a doddle to this.

Adapt, you're right, I have been reading through the FAQ and it says I need the original copy of winNT in the rom drive for hookstars programme to work or create a boot disk. How do I get into the bios when I switch on pc as it just boots up immediatlely and I don't want the logo screen to come up.

[Adept]

What brand is the PC Lona? If it's an IBM or a Compaq I think you press F2 to get into the BIOS.

Try F1 and DEL as the PC is booting too

[Lona]

It's a compaq, Adapt. Will I be able to create a boot disk from there.

I've just thought of something. If I can stop Novell from loading would that get me right into WindowsNT? or am I talking mince

[Adept]

Hi Lona, all you can do from the BIOS is enable the PC to boot from a floppy disk, it can't create a boot disk for you.

As I understand it, the utility you downloaded will create a boot disk for you, but you need to create it on a machine other than the one you are trying to crack get in to

[Lona]

The utility I downloaded is a programme,Adept. I have interrogated the disk and there is nothing on it for creating a boot disk. I will have to find a boot disk for windowsNT from somewhere.

[Adept]

I've just downloaded the file at http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bd030126.zip

All it contains is an image file of the boot disk you need to create.

To create the disk you need a program called rawrite

How to use the floppy

The unzipped image (bdxxxxxx.bin) is a block-to-block representation of the actual floppy, and the file cannot simply be copied to the floppy. Special tools must be used to write it block by block. For Dos, win95/98 & NT, use rawrite2.exe or some other imagewriter:

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rawrite2 -f bd030126.bin -d A:

You can get a copy of rawrite from here The command given above needs to be typed in at the MS-DOS prompt.

[Lona]

OK Adapt, I have downloaded rawrite.exe zip file to a floppy. I imagine if I open it a floppy will be too small for the programme.

I have the password programme on another floppy which is also a zip file.

What do I do now???

[Adept]

OK Adapt, ...

... What do I do now???

Who this Adapt person Lona? There's only me and you here


First thing you need to do is extract the rawrite program file somewhere. I'm assuming that you have another PC available other than the one you are trying to get in to?

You need to unzip the rawrite file into a folder and also unzip the other bd030126.zip file into this folder.

You should then be able to get into a DOS prompt. You will need to change directory to the one you just created by typing

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cd \{your folder name}

Then you can type the command given earlier. This should then write a boot disk for you.

Phew I bet you thought this was going to be easy didn't you Lona

[Lona]

Ok AdaptAdept,see I can't even spell

I open both files into the one folder. Then I go into dos and type the command you gave me. I should have a floppy disk loaded and that should create what I need to put into the other PC. I am not really understanding what I'm typing can you

[Adept]

Yes you have it exactly right.

Come on Lona, nearly there You can do it

[Lona]

Back to the drawing board,Adept. I did exactly what you told me. I opened a new folder, put the 2 files in it, went into dos cd dir and paste and copied your command. It came up no such file.
What's next?

[Adept]

Hi Lona. Looking back at the earlier posts, I can see the problem. The file you have downloaded is called rawrite.exe and the command I asked you to enter is rawrite2

The command should be

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rawrite -f bd030126.bin -d A:

Hope that works

[Lona]

Bingo, it worked. Now that I have the disk do I insert it in the other pc then boot up and follow the instructions it gives me?