I have a password reset request for the windows on a laptop. The BIOS seems to be locked and the owner doesn't remember it's password. I have taken out the 2.5" hdd and plugged it in to my windows computer. I use hiren's boot cd to recover passwords but for some reasons it's not recognising the target hdd (maybe because it's connected via usb). Is there a way to reset the windows password on this disk without booting?
Answer
I was able to reset windows password to blank using chntpw - a terminal utility on ubuntu.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/chntpw
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