How to enable the windows vista/windows 7 admin account

*note* You do not need to get poweriso, or ophcrack. They are useful utilities to check if accounts have passwords. Though they do not play a role in enabling the account, I put them into the tutorial to show you a way of getting password info, and or passwords. The only necessity is the vista installation disk.

This video (for the most part) is for home use, or to help someone else you know. Generally you wont have 10 minutes to perform a hack, especially if you need to be at the physical computer.

To prevent this hack- Use alphanumeric passwords at least 8-10 characters long. Always password protect your account (including administrative and guest users). Also, have strong access control

how to get administrator privileges on windows 7

Links to items used:

power iso- used to burn the OPHcrack CD. Though its not freeware, it will install, and it will burn iso images just fine

link- http://www.poweriso.com/download.htm

OPHcrack- this is an iso image file (there is an install version, but I believe you need administrative privileges to install it.) Once you burn this with power iso, you need to boot your computer from it. *note* this step is not necessary, but it can find unsecured passwords and tell you if the administrator has a password. You would be surprised how many passwords this live CD can find.

link- http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/download.php?type=livecd

Other necessities- windows installation CD. You can use any version of the CD (it does not matter if you use a home premium CD if you have an ultimate installation, but it does matter if you use a 32 bit CD on a 64 bit OS, and Vise verse.

If you do not have an installation CD, give Microsoft a call, and they will sell you one for a low price(if you have the key code for your OS), or puchase a copy :) Alternativily you could get creative and Google it (please do your own research on the legalities of everything you do that you want to reference to this tutorial)

How to burn the OPHcrack iso- Make sure power iso is installed. When you located the OPHcrack iso file, it should look like a yellow CD. When you click it, it will open power iso, click the burn icon and your good to go.

Booting from the OPHcrack CD-this is pretty self explanatory. configure you bios (or hit a certain key at start up, but that various from computer to computer) to boot from the CD drive first. If you have multiple CD drives, make sure you select the right one.

*note* If the computer your hacking into has an external media password, and or a bios password, open up the computer and locate the CMOS battery on the motherboard. If you remove the battery(I leave it out for about 30 seconds), all BIOS passwords will earased. Remember unplug all power, and electronics are very sensitive to static electricity, GROUND YOURSELF

once booted select option 1(if the GUI is blurry when you start it, restart and select option 2) The OPHcrack GUI should start up and it will do its thing. If you wanna see what passwords it finds, wait, if not take note if the administrator account has a password, if it does not, awesome!

Restart your computer with the windows installation disk, then boot from that CD the same way you did with the OPHcrack CD.

Click next, repair your computer, select OS(usually only one), command prompt

then type

regedit

then hit enter.

click, but do not expand, the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. It should turn blue. then go to file, load hive.

navigate to this file path (first click the computer symbol to the left)

C:/windows/system32/config/SAM

a target name box will appear, make sure you type this

Target SAM

then expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, the Target SAM name will appear as a folder, expand it
expand the following
SAM
Domains
Account
Users

click on 000001f4 (administrator account)

click in front of the 11 , it should look something like this

11 |

then hit backspace and type 10

close everything and restart your computer without any CDs and the administrator account will be there.

things to remember:

1. to reverse this change the 10 to an 11

2. do not randomly mess around with the registry

3. I do not mind constructive criticism, but do not tell me that this is not practical enough to hack the pentagon

4. The video quality is not the best, but it is good enough of an aid

5. if you have any questions, give me a comment or pm

6. I am not a camera man

7. I could care less if you subscribe

8. If you need help with computers, PM me and I'll make a tutorial for you.

9. Never go to bed angry

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[0rangaStang]

So question My dad actually works at microsoft in the security development department in Redmond. Now he thinks little old me a 17 shouldnt have an admin account. would Ophcrack find his password. Note: The password for my last computer that he gave me was Fr0$tByte so I think it would probably be like that. Would it find it or is it to hard.

[Rich3rd]

@0rangaStang

your are SOL if his password is anything close to that. If you cannot do the Target SAM thing I talked about then you are kinda screwed. Although you can delete his password, which would be susspicious. google linux live cds for deleting windows passwords

[ElKaFuNation]

once again you have saved me from certain doom thank you man

[Rich3rd]

@ElKaFuNation

Glad I could help you.

~Rich3rd

[rachiieeexxxx]

what i want to do is have an account with nothing in it like when i create an account all the files from the other account goes to the new one i dont want them too soo how do i make an new account without all my files from my other account going on it taaaa :) x

[Rich3rd]

@rachiieeexxxx

To be honest I'm not entirley sure and do not have time to find the answer. Why don't you just take the 10 minutes to delete all the stuff you do not want on the account.

[cyhill99]

thanks a bunch for this video. just helped me out big time at work.

I ended up removing a computer from the domain, and since windows 7 is so great disabling the admin account by default, i could not get into the pc. after following the video, i got in with no problems.. thanks again

[everbar1234]

hello RIch

I really like to thank you for the terrific time

to learned, then uploaded. trust me it took me a while to find your upload but it worked for me save me for a big head ache

[jaijairoyallroyall]

I have a school computer that they put max restrictions on.

[randolphzki]

so will ophcrack live cd will work on windows 7?



[SuperFleetwaySonic]

You have to be an administrator to get the programs. So that's hopeless.

[ACommentator]

i really need help please help rich3rd. Im stuck in a user named slitez and im trying to run on my normal pc, remove the iso cd, and smash it with a hammer and never screw myself again. i cant run from my normal pc and i don't know anything about this. please help!

[ivanivan192837465]

I dont get it

[DubSalat]

@redrobin41 If youre noob..yes

[ocifferdave]

I've come to this video over the last year about a half a dozen times.  Thanks for the info (again...and again...and...)

[Dude8718]

Pretty sure i found my problem. I have a RAID 0 array with 2 hard drives on my computer and so when OPHCrack tried to read only the first hard drive it got unreadable data. It says it cant find a windows installation. So if anyone else has this problem with any other type of RAID array then please tell me.