Greetings...... I recently accepted a position to handle the desktop environment whereas a consultant worked the server room/networking. He walked out on the job and I inherited it. The Jerk has the server password and I don't have access to the network (he removed my user account). Users only have wireless connection at this point. I tried breaking into the server with the ERD commander but I can't. Can someone help me out please? I can't afford to bring it down and rebuild at this time.



Thanks.

If you have physical access try out loftcrack...its a bootable cd that i've had success cracking windows passwords...

Can't re-install software because the entire wireless network is pointing to this server.  @ NickFnord

And det_security08...... i was trying not to be too lengthy on here. But here's the synopsis. I work for a Charter School. They don't know anything about IT. They hired this guy (one guy) two years ago and he took them to the cleaners. He was a consultant. I'm the first IT employee they have ever had. It's a new school. So you see, yes he was the only one with access. But now I'm coaching them along so that even after I'm gone (if I leave), there will be someone else with access. Shame on them? not really. They didn't/don't know. As for the ERD software. It's an old one from 2003. And I just did research on and it has been document to have problems mounting to Server 2003. I'm downloading ERD 2007 as we speak.

I'll try the loftcrack if the ERD 2007 doesn't work, thanks @ shednik

Any other suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

http://www.pcsympathy.com/2008/03/26/how-to-winlockpwn/

This tool is pretty cool as well.   It requires firewire.