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Password change, Read-only file system
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:06 am
by MrPaulJames
Hi guys,
I'm new to the UBCD system etc, I need to reset a password on a machine, I'm running through the process... However when it comes to saving things it says that it fails;
"Read-only file system"
Any ideas???
Paul
Same Problem
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:29 am
by miggs3
I am having the same problem, I have rebooted multiple times in safe mode and the files are still locked.
I am trying to recover a password for a user who left their computer on for months and forget her password.
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:52 pm
by Victor Chew
Which app are you using? If you are using NTFSDOS under FreeDOS, it is a read-only driver.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:48 pm
by miggs3
I am using then 'Offline NT Password & Registry Editor' on a Vista system.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:55 am
by miggs3
FWIW - I was able to reset the password by downloading a version of the software contained on UBCD directly from the original author's website.
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
I'm not sure which version is on UBCD and I don't have time to dig into why it worked. Just wanted to post my solution for others.