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Re: [Xen-users] Changing Windows Password

To: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Kevin Willock" <xipher1@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Changing Windows Password
From: "Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:39:39 -0400
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On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 11:27 PM, James Harper <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 7:14 PM, Kevin Willock <xipher1@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
>
>       Hi there, I was wondering if there is a way to easily change the
> administrator password of a cloned windows guest. (XP and Vista both).
I
> have tried mounting the LVM's and using chntpw, but it doesn't seem to
> write the file correctly. I am looking for this functionality because
I am
> building out some group licensed VM's for our developers, and want
each to
> have a unique administrator password for the users assigned to it.
>
>       Any thoughts or suggestions?
>

Someone on here can probably be more specific, but there are definitely
Linux based Windows password reset boot CD's. I have used at least one
before but can't remember what it was called.


maybe you are referring to something like tom's root boot:
http://www.toms.net/rb/

 

James



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