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- www.poweriso.com 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- ophcrack.sourceforge.net 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 …
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