Ophcrack LiveCD: Ophcrack Windows password cracker is the best free password recovery tool in Windows. Ophcrack is quite fast and easy to use even for a beginner.
Download Ophcrack LiveCD V3.6.0
Ophcrack v3.6.0, comes in LiveCD format and is simply the best way to recover Windows password. LiveCD naturally requires some preparation which we will describe below. Opchrack can discover passwords of Windows 8 (both local and from Microsoft accounts), Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. The success rate of the application reaches 99,9%, while on operating systems such as Windows XP, finding the password is a matter of seconds. Each code with 14-characters and below uses any combination of numbers, lowercase and uppercase letters is crackable.
The Ophcrack LiveCD method does not require any installation.
How can I use Ophcrack LiveCD?
To get started, visit the Ophcrack download page and click Download Ophcrack LiveCD.
On the next page, select the operating system you are using (XP, Vista, 7 and Windows 8). Do not get stuck in the ophcrack LiveCD option (without tables) just download the correct ISO for your operating system.
An ISO file contains everything you need to write to a DVD or USB stick. Ophcrack LiveCD ISO contains SliTaz (a Linux distribution), Ophcrack software, and other files needed to recover the passwords you want. Ophcrack LiveCD is fully automated, so it will be quite easy for you even if you have absolutely no experience with Linux.
After downloading Ophcrack ISO, you should choose to pass Ophcrack to a disc (DVD), or to a USB.
Create one bootable DVD ή USB and you are ready to get started. If you use the Universal-USB-Installer to transfer the LiveCD to USB, do not forget to select "Ophcrack" from the list of operating systems and tools contained in the application.
Once you have the tool ready in your hands, launch it computer that you have forgotten the password with the USB or DVD containing the LiveCD.
Ophcrack will detect Windows system users and start cracking passwords. The process is automatic - you usually do not have to select or enter anything. When you have finished, the passwords found on your system will be displayed on your screen.
Remove the drive or USB, and restart your computer. Now you can log in to Windows with your password
Once you've managed to recover your Windows account, change your password to one you'll remember and then create a floppy resetpassword.
Note:
Some antivirus programs give false alarms for one or two of the two Ophcrack files that recognize them as Trojans or other malware. Samdump.dll and pwservice.exe. Both of these files are part of an open source program called pwdump that is included with Ophcrack and is essential for its operation.
The pwdump program is ranked more in the "bad" programs as it can be used to retrieve passwords.
