EFS question. - 06/30/04 12:07 AM
Yo, aint posted in here for a while. Got a question thats been bugging me for a while now.
Ive got an account on this computer (Windows XP), there should be one or two files in it. Now I have forgotten the password to log on, obviously I have physical access. This is what i was planning on doing.
I was gonna boot the computer with a Knoppix STD live CD. Then i can run ntpassword, which bearing in mind i have never used before. Supposedly this inserts a new password hash into the sam, therefore allowing me access. Someone told me that this wont let me view any files that have been encrypted using EFS, which is a windows standard.
My question is this, if i use ntpassword to change the password hash and login with the new password, will i be able to view any files? Does Windows encrypt everything automatically using EFS?
Any help is muchos appreciated, and yes, ive googled
Ive got an account on this computer (Windows XP), there should be one or two files in it. Now I have forgotten the password to log on, obviously I have physical access. This is what i was planning on doing.
I was gonna boot the computer with a Knoppix STD live CD. Then i can run ntpassword, which bearing in mind i have never used before. Supposedly this inserts a new password hash into the sam, therefore allowing me access. Someone told me that this wont let me view any files that have been encrypted using EFS, which is a windows standard.
My question is this, if i use ntpassword to change the password hash and login with the new password, will i be able to view any files? Does Windows encrypt everything automatically using EFS?
Any help is muchos appreciated, and yes, ive googled