Re: circumventing computer password <-old post, but...

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I know the original thread is very old, but the solution could
still be useful.

resetting the password is easy for Linux.

Boot Linux Grub Boot Loader into single user mode When you
restart the computer you have an option for which kernel to
use. Choose the kernel Press the e key to edit the entry
Select second line (the line starting with the word kernel)
press the e key to edit kernel entry so that you can append
single user mode Append the letter S to the end of the
(kernel) line Press ENTER Press the b key to boot the Linux
kernel into single user mode When prompted to give root
password and you be allowed to login into single user mode.
you can reset it from there. For Windows, you can use a live
CD such as Knoppix and a little program called chntpw to edit
the SAM file. It may not work on Windows 7 machines, I
haven't tested it yet. However, chntpw does work fine on XP
computers

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