Win2K Pro Local Admin Password lost

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Might this link work for you?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272530/EN-US/

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com



"Ash Ridley" <ash.ridley@deletethis.ash-ridley.net> wrote in message
news:%23Zfu0i0pFHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Apologies for the cross-post, not sure where this should really be.
>
> I have a problem and I'd like to know what my options are.
>
> Today I had to install a new domain controller on a site, unfortunately
> the
> old one died and for reasons too complex to go into here the directory
> wasnt
> able to be restored.
>
> My intention was for the workstations to simply leave the old domain,
> reboot
> and then join the new one - unfortunately it turns out the local admin
> password has been set to something the client has no record of, so I now
> have 2 machines that arent in a domain, the only local user account is
> Admin
> (to my knowledge) and they dont know what the password is.
>
> At this stage I'm guessing I'm stuck with rebuilding these 2 machines but
> I
> just thought I'd check if anyone had any suggestions on how I could avoid
> this?
>
> Thanks
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory,microsoft.public.win2000.general,microsoft.public.win2000.networking,microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

See the link below for a free downloadable utility that works. --- Steve

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.ht...

"Ash Ridley" <ash.ridley@deletethis.ash-ridley.net> wrote in message
news:%23Zfu0i0pFHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Apologies for the cross-post, not sure where this should really be.
>
> I have a problem and I'd like to know what my options are.
>
> Today I had to install a new domain controller on a site, unfortunately
> the
> old one died and for reasons too complex to go into here the directory
> wasnt
> able to be restored.
>
> My intention was for the workstations to simply leave the old domain,
> reboot
> and then join the new one - unfortunately it turns out the local admin
> password has been set to something the client has no record of, so I now
> have 2 machines that arent in a domain, the only local user account is
> Admin
> (to my knowledge) and they dont know what the password is.
>
> At this stage I'm guessing I'm stuck with rebuilding these 2 machines but
> I
> just thought I'd check if anyone had any suggestions on how I could avoid
> this?
>
> Thanks
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory,microsoft.public.win2000.general,microsoft.public.win2000.networking,microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

Thanks guys - much appreciated


"Ash Ridley" <ash.ridley@deletethis.ash-ridley.net> wrote in message
news:%23Zfu0i0pFHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Apologies for the cross-post, not sure where this should really be.
>
> I have a problem and I'd like to know what my options are.
>
> Today I had to install a new domain controller on a site, unfortunately
the
> old one died and for reasons too complex to go into here the directory
wasnt
> able to be restored.
>
> My intention was for the workstations to simply leave the old domain,
reboot
> and then join the new one - unfortunately it turns out the local admin
> password has been set to something the client has no record of, so I now
> have 2 machines that arent in a domain, the only local user account is
Admin
> (to my knowledge) and they dont know what the password is.
>
> At this stage I'm guessing I'm stuck with rebuilding these 2 machines but
I
> just thought I'd check if anyone had any suggestions on how I could avoid
> this?
>
> Thanks
>
>