Hi, where does XP store it's user account data and passwords? Is it in Windows/Repair/Sam?
Also, anyone know a quick and way way to change a username in XP which apply to the relative user folder name e.g. CUsers/[Username]?
Hi, where does XP store it's user account data and passwords? Is it in Windows/Repair/Sam?
Windows, not just XP, stores passwords for local accounts in file C\Windows\system32\config\SAM
Not really a forensic question, but I'll play.
Also, anyone know a quick and way way to change a username in XP which apply to the relative user folder name e.g. CUsers/[Username]?
Changing the username will not change the folder name for the user. The easiest method would be to create a new username and copy the original account, then delete the old account.
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Windows, not just XP, stores passwords for local accounts in file C\Windows\system32\config\SAM
Windows NT based systems (i.e. NOT Win9x/Me) to be more accurate.
Also, anyone know a quick and way way to change a username in XP which apply to the relative user folder name e.g. CUsers/[Username]?
What do you mean by "quick and way"?
You can duplicate an account to a new name
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and then delete the old one, but the usual procedure seems not to me that much complex
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Of course hardcoded paths in third party apps won't work anyway and will need to be corrected manually.
Also, possibly you may want to try this
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