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- Video: Reset Windows passwords with the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor
- Don't let lost or forgotten Windows account passwords frustrate your users. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you how to quickly reset local account passwords, including Administrator, with the open-source Offline NT Password and Registry Editor. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: Password, Microsoft Windows NT, Registry Editor, Video, Tool, Windows Password, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- IT Dojo: Reset Windows passwords with the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor
- Windows passwords are a necessary evil. They help protect our systems, but they can also be a real pain in the neck. Employees leave, IT workers quit, IT consultants fail to properly document deployments. Regardless of the cause, you're left with a locked account and perhaps a locked system. ...
- Tags: it dojo, security, Microsoft Windows, password, hacking, registry edit, bill detwiler, linux, system administration, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows NT, Registry Editor, Tool, Windows Password, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Videos 2008-06-23
- Reset lost Windows passwords with Offline Registry Editor
- Misplaced passwords can render Windows systems useless. Minus a valid username and password, Windows boxes, and the data they contain, are essentially off limits. The situation arises frequently. Users leave. Past consultants fail to document deployments. IT professionals quit. Without documentation, accessing critical Windows systems and data...
- Tags: Situation, User Account, Password, Registry Editor, Utility, Option, Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Erik Eckel
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Remote Registry Editing in Windows NT 4.0
- The following Windows NT tip comes from the vast TechRepublic archives. It was featured in our Windows NT TechMail dated November 15, 1999: Today's Windows NT Tip Hunt down problem drivers with remote registry editing Looking for a quick way to deal with...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Registry, Network Service, Registry Editor, Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- YM status changing itself
- hi,my ym has a virus.... it changes its status itself... and send messages with links to everyone on my friend list... i removed this virus once... reinstalled my ym but it reappears.... also my task manger and registry editors were disabled.... i installed a third party registry editor to enable...
- Tags: vivekkaushal2003@..., Registry Editor
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- Quick Lock (exe)
- Quick Lock is a mini software that allows you to quickly disable your Registry editor, Windows Command Prompt aka CMD and Task Manager. Ideal for users who need to do this work frequently.
- Tags: Registry Editor, Lock, Quick Lock, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2006-03-21
- Clearing the Windows XP Run command's most recently used list
- The most recently used list is designed to make it easier for you to re-launch the same Windows XP applications again and again—until the list gets so long you can't find anything. Greg Shultz explains how to set up a shortcut that clears the list from the Run command. ...
- Tags: MRU, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, Run Command, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Registry Editor, Clear, Run, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2006-07-25
- registry editor
- what is a registry editor???how can i run it to my windows xp??i resd about boosting up pc and it requires to run the registry editorREGEDITYou've got one built in - go to START, RUN type in "regedit" and hit return. Go to where you need to change entries...
- Tags: backup, emreblora@..., Export, hardware, registry, Registry Editor
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- Enable automatic logons and power downs in Windows NT
- With a couple of quick registry tweaks, you can configure a Windows NT machine to both log on and power down automatically. Find out how to do both in this Windows NT tip. With a couple of quick registry tweaks, you can configure a Windows NT machine to...
- Tags: Registry Editor, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, TechRepublic Staff, automatic logon, registry, Windows NT Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2005-07-20
- Create your own BSOD in Windows XP
- As puzzling as it may sound, it can be quite useful to create your own Blue Screen Of Death in Windows XP. From troubleshooting your Startup And Recovery settings to demonstrating to end users what to do if they encounter a BSOD, this tip will come in handy. While...
- Tags: BSOD, Registry Editor, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, blue screen of death, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2005-05-18
- Migrate shares from one Windows NT server to another
- Windows NT allows users to access files over a network through a share folder that holds the files. In this Windows NT tip, learn how to create these shares, and find out how you can export the share information from one computer and import it into another. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT Server, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Registry Editor, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Servers, TechRepublic Staff, File servers, server, Windows NT Newsletter, Folder, Registry, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2005-05-11
- Group Policy objects
- IN THE EVENT VIEWER I ALSO GET THIS ERROR MESSAGE WHILE A FAILD ROAMING PROFILE ATTEMPT ERROR WAS GENERATEDSOURCE: userenvevent id : 1058Windows cannot access the file gpt.ini for GPO CN={31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9},CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=elections,DC=gov,DC=local. The file must be present at the location . (The network path was not found. ). Group...
- Tags: group policy, DFS client, Registry Editor, Value at Risk, mnghishekwa@..., windows, Value data box, click ok, DFS, group policy object, Value Data
- Q&A 2006-05-22
- Tech Tip: Get rid of orphaned entries in the Add/Remove Programs tool in XP
- Have you ever opened the Add/Remove Programs applet, only to discover that it still lists a program you've already removed? Find out how to get rid of these entries. Have you ever opened the Add/Remove Programs applet, only to discover that it still lists a program you've ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Program, Registry, Microsoft Windows XP, Registry Editor, Tool, Productivity
- Technical articles 2004-09-09
- Image: Add a context menu to Windows Explorer with a Registry hack
- For some reason, Microsoft decided not to activate the Copy To and Move To menu items in the Windows Explorer as they did for Send To. This Windows Registry edit adds Copy To and Move To on the right-click context menu of Windows Explorer, giving you more choices when manipulating...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Registry Editor, registry, risk, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Image galleries 2006-02-14
- Tech Tip: Switch to Windows' basic search tool in XP
- Learn how to switch from the Windows XP Search Companion to the basic search tool. As you probably know, the Windows XP Search Companion provides users with a lot of bells and whistles designed to make searching for files on hard drives much easier. But sometimes...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Search Tool, Registry Editor, Tool, Microsoft Windows, Search, Microsoft Windows XP, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2004-08-13
- Tech Tip: Speed up My Network Places in Windows XP
- Follow these steps to speed up My Network Places. When using Windows XP's My Network Places to access shared resources on computers running older versions of the Windows operating system, you may have noticed that the process can be excruciatingly slow. What's the reason...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Network, Registry Editor, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2004-07-29
- HELP!!!!! Disconnected Drives
- HELP!!!!! Disconnected DrivesI have approx. 200 windows XP Pro. computers that are mapped to shares on a Server 2003 Standard OS on my server. The problem is the mapped drives disconnect at random times and random drives. The only way to reconnect the drives is to restart the machine. I...
- Tags: autodisconnect feature, default time-out period, dwphilips@..., firewall, mapped drives, Microsoft Windows, networking, Registry Editor, server, time-out period, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-12-22
- Lost my CDRoms because of Sony
- I had the sony root virus. I was able to get rid of it, but now I have NO CDroms. I've unistalled them and gone thru the new hardware wizard, but they don't come back.Any Ideas? We're stumped.ThanksTImYes! The answer is in Mark Russinovich's Blog entry...
- Tags: CDROMS, Registry Editor, Sony Corp., TABComputers2002, Thanks Tim, windows
- Q&A 2005-12-02
- Error 1327 on Win2000
- I'm using Windows 2000 with SP4. Suddenly I received a repeated problem: Some applications, not all, when I try to install (example Adobe Acrobat v6.0)I receive this error: "Error 1327.Invalid Drive: G:"and installation terminates.Though my pc doesnot have a fixed drive G, but I have to plugin some storage media...
- Tags: computer, manzamzam@..., Microsoft Windows
- Q&A 2005-03-30
- Use these Registry settings to help lock down Windows
- Learn how to configure Windows with the Registry Editor Regedit to increase security on your network.This sample chapter from the Microsoft Windows Registry Guide, Second Edition describes two methods of deploying custom permissi
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Press, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Registry Guide, permission, registry, security, Windows security, network, Registry Editor, Second Edition, Microsoft Windows Registry, privacy, auditing
- Download resources 2005-10-17
