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Password Recovery Suggestions:

Password Tips from the Office of Standards and Product Evaluation National Computer Security Center as quoted from www.ComputerLanguage.com. As for Password Protection? Sure.

1. CHANGE PASSWORD FREQUENTLY - The longer you use a password, the higher the risk of losing it.

2. USE GOOD PASSWORDS - Don't use persons, places or things that can be identified with you.

3. DON'T DISCLOSE YOUR PASSWORD - Your password is as valuable as the information it protects.

4. INSPECT YOUR DATA - If you suspect someone has tampered with your files, report it immediately.

5. NEVER LEAVE AN ACTIVE TERMINAL UNATTENDED - Always log off or lock your terminal before leaving it.

6. REPORT SUSPECTED COMPUTER ABUSE - Whether directed against you or not, abuse or misuse of your computer resources only hinders the timely completion of your tasks.

Password Recovery Tools:

For Windows, the O/S, Applications & Bios.

1. Sunbelt Software NTAccess (2/13/2003).

2. Offline NT pw & reg-editor, bootdisk (7/3/2002).

   1. Offline NT Password & Registry Editor: "Utility to (re)set the password of any user that has a valid (local) account on your NT system, by modifying the encrypted password in the Registry's SAM file. Works with NTFS Drives."

3. Microsoft's Policy Regarding Missing or Invalid Passwords (Q189126)

4. AccentSoft Utilities. Passwords Recovery Tools.

5. AccessData.com: Password Breakers

6. CrackPassword.com: Lost Passwords Recovery & Crackers Software

7. ElComSoft.com: Password Recovery, advanced registry tracer

8. Security - Lophtcrack Downloads

9. www.lopht.com

   Lost Wind2000 Administrator Password? Use LophtCrack to crack the Sam File located in C:\winnt\repair

10. LostPassword.com: Password Recovery Software

11. Iopus.com: Password Recovery for revealing your forgotten Passwords - Free Software provided by IOPUS Security and Internet Software

12. NTware.com: Data Recovery software for Windows 2000 - Workstation - Win2000Archives.com

13. PWCrack.com: Password Crackers, Inc. - Password Recovery Services

    1. BIOS Password and Locked Hard Disk Recovery

14. PwdSservice.com: Passware - Password Recovery Products List

15. UnCoverData.com: Recovery Solutions