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OK so you “forgot” your password? Right haven’t heard that before. But never the less it’s a question that is asked over and over. So whether you legitimately forgot your password, bought a pc that was on display and noone knows the password, or you just have an older brother that won’t let you on his computer, this is a step by step tutorial on how to do it all.

Windows users, let’s start at Option1 (Mac and Linux users let’s go to Option3)

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Option1: Display the password

Website: http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/download.php

Using Ophcrack to display the passwords for all the accounts on the computer.

Windows 7 Users currently it looks like this won’t work for you. But there are separate downloads for Vista and XP users.

First off we download the CD image for the Operating System we are using. In this case i’ll be using XP.

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There are tons of applications out there that do the same thing, view another computer and I have tested alot of them some have pros and cons but I have decided to stick with Single Click VNC because of how little it requires the user on the other end to do.

**Yes this supports clients of XP, Vista, and Win7 because of a trick I made for disabling Aero**

UltraVNC Single Click is a small, standalone server you can email, host it on your website, or simply place in your public drop box folder;  that can be run in – you guessed it – a single click. Here’s how to set up a Single Click VNC server that will let you remote control someone’s computer over the internet with no configuration on their part.

Warning: This tutorial requires some comfort with networking concepts and VNC. If you need some help along the way feel free to contact me and I can walk you through it and help you out.

• How SingleClick UltraVNC works

  In a normal VNC server/viewer setup, the viewer contacts the VNC server to log in and remote control it. With SingleClick Ultra VNC, the opposite happens: the server is pre-configured to contact a viewer at a specified IP address, as shown:

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Since there are three versions of Windows out in the field these days, chances are you need to share data between them. Today we show how to get each version to be share files and printers with one another.

In a perfect world, getting your computers with different Microsoft operating systems to network would be as easy as clicking a button. With the Windows 7 Homegroup feature, it’s almost that easy. However, getting all three of them to communicate with each other can be a bit of a challenge. Today we’ve put together a guide that will help you share files and printers in whatever scenario of the three versions you might encounter on your home network.

Sharing Between Windows 7 and XP

The most common scenario you’re probably going to run into is sharing between Windows 7 and XP.  Essentially you’ll want to make sure both machines are part of the same workgroup, set up the correct sharing settings, and making sure network discovery is enabled on Windows 7. The biggest problem you may run into is finding the correct printer drivers for both versions of Windows.

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If you have a dual monitor setup and each monitor is a different size or height, it can be annoying trying to move the mouse pointer between them. Here is a quick tip that will help make the process easier.

Align Monitors

In our example, we’re using Windows 7, but the process is essentially the same in all versions, but getting to Display Settings is different. In Windows 7 open the Start menu and type display settings into the search box and hit Enter.

In Vista right-click the desktop and click Personalize. Then from the Personalize appearance and sounds menu click on Display Settings. continue reading…