Built-in NTFS support on Bootable CDs.

[mgorse at mgorse.dhs.org (Mike Gorse)]

Jerry,

I'm not sure about Knoppix, but "Recovery is Possible" (you can find the 
url for it on freshmeat) has NTFS read/write support which you can use to 
have chntpw reset the password.  I'm pretty sure it also has network 
support.

-- Michael Gorse / AIM:linvortex / http://mgorse.home.dhs.org --

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004, Jerry Feldman wrote:

> A quick question came up where a friend of mine needs to access a
> Windows XP professional system where the admin password is unknown (due
> to a disgruntled employee). There are some spreadsheets and possible
> customer information on that system that need to be extracted.
>
> Question 1. Does Knoppix 3.4 have NTFS(R/O) support built-in.
>
> If not, is there a stand-alone CD Linux or other that has NTFS support
> so that the company can get the spreadsheets et. al.
>
> Normally, when an employee leaves, a good practice is to completely back
> up the system then reinstall before giving it to another employee.
>
>
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> Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
> Boston Linux and Unix user group
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