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I've been trying to achieve this for a while now: http://computernetworkingnotes.com/xp-tips-and-trick/remove-administrator-password.html

However i am running windows 8, and i'm not sure this would work. Can i use Ubuntu to fix.

thanks in advance

Braiam
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Amaru
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Yes, you can use Ubuntu.

First you need to install chntpw, in a terminal type:

sudo apt-get install chntpw

Once Ubuntu is loaded, mount your windows partition (usually it will auto mount if you are in a file manager and click on it's icon).
The newly mounted drive will likely be mounted to a point with the following path:

/media/<your user name>/<your drives name>

In a terminal use the cd command to navigate tot the above directory and then cd again to navigate to 

Windows/System32/config

Now run:

sudo chntpw -l SAM
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I've similiar suggestion,you can use what called NTPasswd.it's linux based and it's small only around 3 MB.Make a booatble flashdisk with it and you can remove any user or admin password in any Windows

Tommy Aria Pradana
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