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I have been hacked and they took over as admistrator. I want to take back control of my computer. I was previously administator. They became administrator and I do not know their pword. How can I become administrator again?

 

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Computer OS: Windows 7
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Submitted: 413 days and 14 hours ago.
Category: Computer
Value: $38
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Expert:  Steve Herrod replied413 days and 14 hours ago.


Steve Herrod :

Hi Kathleen, I'll be happy to help with this issue

Steve Herrod :

can you let me know the account name you normally login with?

Steve Herrod :

and also if you have access to a machine with a CD burner?

Customer :

I have no access to my password. I normally use Kathleen Gick, however I changed that to a user name and now have Kathleen M. Gick as Administrator. I have an HP Pavilion. I don't know if that burns discs or not. If not, the answer is no.

Steve Herrod :

thanks Kathleen - have you got the full model number of the HP Pavilion?

Customer :

Yes, HP Pavilion dm4-1265dx Entertainment PC

Steve Herrod :

ok

Steve Herrod :

yes, that has a burner

Steve Herrod :

so did they take over the account called 'Adminstrator'

Steve Herrod :

?

Customer :

Yes. It was formerly in my name, Kathleen Gick

Customer :

In attempting to get back my administrator account, I changed myself to a User and tried to make Kathleen M. Gick administrator.

Steve Herrod :

ok - so if your new user (Kathleen M Gick) is an Administrator we should be able to reset the password XX the other account?

Customer :

No, because I need their old password XX change my account to administrator.

Customer :

There has got to be some procedure for forgotten or stolen pw's.

Steve Herrod :

yes, we can burn a CD

Steve Herrod :

which we can then use to start the system

Steve Herrod :

and reset any password

Customer :

Would doing that take me back to a restart date and then that would mean that I would loose information and downloads?

Steve Herrod :

no, we can just reset that password

Steve Herrod :

and it won't affect any information

Customer :

OK

Customer :

How long would it take to get theCD?

Steve Herrod :

not too long

Steve Herrod :

http://www.petri.co.il/uri/?pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/cd080802.zip

Customer :

How long?

Steve Herrod :

http://www.petri.co.il/uri/?pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/cd080802.zip

Steve Herrod :

does that link start a file downloading?

Customer :

Yes, but states that

Customer :

I no longer can access

Customer :

my temp folder

Steve Herrod :

ok

Customer :

I am just trying to unzip the file now

Steve Herrod :

great

Steve Herrod :

when unzipped you should have a .iso file

Customer :

Let me have a couple of minutes to see if I can get it open

Steve Herrod :

sure, no problem

Customer :

Says "Windows cannot acces the specific path or file or you may not have permission to access the temp file to get in them.

Steve Herrod :

ok, thinking of a way around that

Customer :

Windows say it can't accessthe specific file, device, or path ,etc. or I may not have permission to go there. Can you email c prompts to me?

Steve Herrod :

can you download this file?

Steve Herrod :

cd080802.iso

Customer :

C:\Windows\TEMP\vYXH1aMz.iso.part could not be saved, because you cannot change the contents of that folder.

Change the folder properties and try again, or try saving in a different location.

Steve Herrod :

ok, are you able to save it to your desktop?

Customer :

We can try

Customer :

You'll need to send it to me by email I think for this to work.

Customer :

XXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX

Steve Herrod :

unfortunately JustAnswer blanks out mail addresses for privacy reasons

Steve Herrod :

as soon as you put name @ provider it will blank it ouy

Steve Herrod :

unless spaces are used

Steve Herrod :

for example

Customer :

I got your email earlier re: being online and ready to help. It was sent to XXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX

Steve Herrod :

yes, if you're not in the Live chat any message will get delivered to you via e-mail

Steve Herrod :

but unfortunately JustAnswer won't show me your mail address so that I could send the files directly there

Customer :

My email address is XXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX

Steve Herrod :

all JustAnswer shows in the chat window is XXXXX@XXXXXX.XXX

Customer :

I get it. Can I reach you by phone to give you my email?

Steve Herrod :

I wish that were possible as well but we can't give out phone details

Customer :

So what's the best resolution?

Steve Herrod :

well, frustratingly it is going to be a case of burning that file to a CD and then restarting the machine which will let you reset the passwords

Steve Herrod :

would be easy to explain via phone/e-mail I agree

Steve Herrod :

do you have access to another system at all?

Customer :

fax?

Customer :

But it's a phone fax. You would need to dial it.

Steve Herrod :

hmmm ok

Customer :

(XXX) XXX-XXXX

Steve Herrod :

blanked out by JustAnswer I'm afraid - sorry, I know how frustrating this must be

Steve Herrod :

the current account you are using just has User permissions doesn't it?

Customer :

It has an anonymous administrator and and me listed as user and administrator.

Customer :

Kathleen Gick is the user.

Customer :

Kathleen M. Gick is the powerless admin. locked out by anon. admin. whose password XX XXXXXXX.

Steve Herrod :

right

Steve Herrod :

out of interest, what does the M stand for? Just wondering about various account details

Customer :

What details?

Steve Herrod :

how the account name has been formed

Customer :

The first and only account was an administrator account w/me as anon. user, the

Customer :

Oh--no, I administrator was owner of the sys--Kathleen Gick then,

Customer :

when hacked they took over somehow as admin. and since users could be admin. I named Kathleen as a user

Customer :

Then when I found out I needed old pw to become admin,

Customer :

I named Kathleen M. Gick as Admin.

Customer :

It still wouldn't let me start fresh as admin, I had to know Hacker's old pw. What

Customer :

do they ever do when someone dies, I wonder?

Steve Herrod :

that would probably be a thorny legal issue I guess in that instance?

Customer :

I guess then they have the 3 days to wait for the CD and the funeral.

Steve Herrod :

although I think the CD can't be ordered

Steve Herrod :

usually on a system would hope there is another working admin account which you can use to reset the required account

Customer :

What kind of time period would it be before I got the CD?

Steve Herrod :

if burnt and posted? a few days I guess

Customer :

So the CD is not commercially available

Steve Herrod :

no

Steve Herrod :

let me see what other options I can come up with though

Customer :

Would it be posted first class to arrive w/in 1-3business days or would it come in some other way?

Steve Herrod :

would have to look at options to see quickest way

Customer :

Secondly, will this solve the specific problem without taking me back to a restore point where I would lose data?

Steve Herrod :

yes, this would resolve the problem

Steve Herrod :

without requiring you to restore or lose anything

Customer :

How much will that cost?

Steve Herrod :

http://wikisend.com/download/825548/cd080802.iso

Steve Herrod :

when you click that link do you get same isues if savong to your desktop?

Steve Herrod :

not sure on cost

Steve Herrod :

checking but the CD itself is free

Customer :

C:\Windows\TEMP\JcPrzWs_.iso.part could not be saved, because you cannot change the contents of that folder.

Change the folder properties and try again, or try saving in a different location.

Steve Herrod :

ok

Steve Herrod :

I need to duck out shortly (school run) but let me come back to you with some other options

Steve Herrod :

rather not have to wait for cds etc on post

Steve Herrod :

i post

Customer :

OK

Steve Herrod :

back asap

Steve Herrod :

am back - sorry about the delay, a horrible afternoon

Steve Herrod :

Can you check whether downloading this gives same issue as well?

Steve Herrod :

http://www.recoveranypassword.com/recover/windows-password-recovery/

Customer :

It does. You must be an administrator to use this program. So I can't recover my administrator password XXXX it. BTW, I just received this about noon on Saturday.

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Expert:  WebGuy101 replied412 days and 7 hours ago.

I've been working with computers since 1976 and I am confident I can solve your computer issue. My goal is 100% satisfaction. Shall we begin?

Here's an article which shows several password XXXXX programs. The most promising one (at least to me) looks like "Cain and Able". I would try that one first.

Here's the link to the article:

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/passrecovery.htm

Let me know if any of these work for you.

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Customer replied412 days and 7 hours ago.

The program you recommended is not made for windows 7. Can you recommend another downloadable program?

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Expert:  Steve Herrod replied412 days and 7 hours ago.

The first 2 options, Ophcrack and Offline NT Password & Registry Editor are the best options if we currently have no admin access.

Both requiring downloading and burning a CD image you can then boot from to reset the password XXXXX any account on the PC.

If I remember correctly the current user account wasn't allowing the download of the CD image?

Cheers

Steve

Customer replied412 days and 7 hours ago.

I did not try to burn and download a CD image. In fact I don't know how to do that.

Is there another program that is downloadable that you could recommend for Windows 7?

Customer replied412 days and 6 hours ago.

Did you get my last message? I just got this sent to me.

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Expert:  Steve Herrod replied412 days and 6 hours ago.

I would try PC Login

http://www.pcloginnow.com/product.html

When this downloads it will extract to an ISO file. This can then be burnt to CD (right-click and open with Windows Disc Image Burner).

Then the PC would need to be started with the CD in the drive as per the details here

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/gr/pcloginnow.htm

Cheers

Steve

Customer replied412 days and 6 hours ago.

I think my husband has burned CD's before. I'll let him do it. Thanks for all your help and patience Steve. Have a good weekend.

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Expert:  Steve Herrod replied412 days and 6 hours ago.

No problem - hope it works out ok but let me know if any issues.

Cheers

Steve

 
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