How To Use Hirens Boot Cd To Repair Windows Xp

( Hiren's: Kick CD)

{ Mini Windows XP: NTPWEdit (Reset Xp/Vista/7 User Password) }

Section 0. Groundwork Information

What is Hiren's Kicking CD?
- Hiren'due south BootCD is a kicking CD containing various diagnostic programs such as partitioning agents, organisation performance benchmarks, disk cloning and imaging tools, information recovery tools, MBR tools, BIOS tools, and many others for fixing various computer problems. It is a Bootable CD; thus, it can exist useful even if the master operating system cannot exist booted.
- http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
Lab Notes
- In this lab we will practise the post-obit:
  1. Download the Hiren's iso
  2. Boot Damn Vulnerable WXP-SP2 into the Hiren'southward Mini Windows XP Environs.
  3. Use NTPWEdit (Reset Xp/Vista User Password) to reset the Administrator's Password
Prerequisites
- Instructions:
  1. This will work on Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista and 7
  2. This lab uses the Damn Vulnerable WXP-SP2 Virtual Machine.
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Open A Firefox Browser
- Notes:
  - Login to the machine that has VM Player Installed.
- Instructions :
  1. Click on the Windows Commencement Button
  2. Type firefox in the search box
  3. Click on Mozilla Firefox
Place Link in Firefox Browser
- Instructions :
  1. Place the post-obit address in the Firefox Browser
    - http://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/Hirens.BootCD.xiv.0.zip
  2. Click OK to download
Navigate and Save
- Instructions :
  1. Navigate to your external USB hard drive.
  2. Create a directory call Hirens on your
  3. Click Save

Department ii: Configuring VMware to play Hiren'south

Edit Virtual Machine Settings
- Instructions :
  1. Click on Damn Vulnerable Windows XP
  2. Click on Edit virtual auto
Configure CD/DVD (IDE)
- Instructions
  1. Configure CD/DVD (IDE)
  2. Click the radio push "Utilise ISO image file:"
  3. Click the Browse button and Navigate to the location of the Hiren's.BootCD.fourteen.0.iso
  4. Click the Options Tab
Configure Operating Arrangement Settings
- Instructions
  1. Settings: Full general
  2. Invitee operating arrangement: Linux
  3. Version: Other Linux 2.6.x kernel
  4. Click on OK
Start Damn Vulnerable WXP-SP2
- Instructions :
  1. Click on Damn Vulnerable WXP-SP2
  2. Click on Play virtual automobile
Access the Boot Bill of fare
- Instructions
  1. Once yous see the beneath vmware screen, (i) Left Click in the screen and (2) press the <Esc> primal.
- Annotation(FYI)
  1. Beginners be patient, this might have a few times. <Grin>
Boot from CD-ROM Bulldoze
- Instructions
  1. Pointer Downward to where CD-ROM Drive is highlighted
  2. Press <Enter>

Department three: Starting Mini Windows Xp

Select "Mini Windows Xp" (See Beneath)
- Instructions
  1. Pointer Downwards to Offline Mini Windows Xp
  2. Press Enter

Section 4: Starting HBCD (Hiren's Kick CD) Menu

HBCD Carte du jour
- Instructions
  1. Click on the HBCD Menu Icon

Section 5: Starting NTPWEdit (Reset Xp/Vista/7 User Password)

NTPWEdit (Reset Xp/Vista User Password)
- Instructions
  1. Programs --> Password/Keys --> Windows Login --> NTPWEdit
Unclean File Organization Message
- Instructions
  1. Path to SAM file
    - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM
  2. Click the(Re)open Button
Modify the Ambassador Countersign
- Instructions
  1. Click on Ambassador
  2. Click the Alter password Button
Change Password
- Instructions
  1. New password: Supply New Countersign
  2. Verify: Re-enter New Password
  3. Click the OK Button
Relieve Changes
- Instructions
  1. Click the Save Changes push
  2. Press Enter.
Shutdown Hirens
- Instructions
  1. Offset --> Restart
Restart Windows
- Instructions
  1. Select Restart from the down drop menu
  2. Click OK

Logging into Damn Vulnerable WXP-SP2.
- Instructions:
  1. Username: administrator
  2. Password: Employ the new password
  3. Click the OK Button
Open up a Command Prompt
- Instructions
  1. Offset --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt
Proof of Lab
- Instructions:
  1. internet user administrator | findstr "last"
  2. engagement /t
  3. echo "Your Name"
    - Replace the string "Your Proper name" with your actual name.
    - e.g., echo "John Gray"
- Proof of Lab Instructions:
  1. Do a PrtScn
  2. Paste into a word certificate
  3. Upload to Moodle
Ability Off Machine
- Instructions:
  1. shutdown -southward -t 0

Department 7: Configuring your original VMware dorsum to play Windows XP

Edit Virtual Machine Settings
- Instructions
  1. Select Damn Vulnerable WXP-SP2
  2. Select Edit Virtual machine settings
Configure CD/DVD (IDE) Settings
- Instructions
  1. Select CD/DVD (IDE)
  2. Select the Utilize physical drive: Radio Push button
  3. Select Auto notice
  4. Click on the Options Tab
Configure Operating Organization Settings
- Instructions
  1. Select General
  2. Guest operating system: Microsoft Windows
  3. Version: Windows XP Professional person
  4. Click on the OK Button