Windows – Lost / Forgotten Password?
Nov17

Windows – Lost / Forgotten Password?

KB ID 0000755 Problem There are many reasons why you might want to do this, someone has managed to change a user password and that person is not available, you might simply have forgotten it. Or you might have been given a machine, or bought one from ebay that has come without a password. Also there have been a few times when a user has looked me in the eye and said “I’m typing my password in, but it’s not...

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Cisco ASA – Password Recovery / Reset
Nov07

Cisco ASA – Password Recovery / Reset

KB ID 0000572 Problem Note: This procedure allows you to reset the password WITHOUT LOSING THE CONFIG You need to access a Cisco ASA device and do not have the passwords, there can be lots of reasons for this, lack of good documentation, bought a second hand firewall, the last firewall admin never told anyone etc. This method does require physical access to the ASA, a console cable, and a machine running some terminal emulation...

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Cannot Logon to HP System Management Homepage
Nov17

Cannot Logon to HP System Management Homepage

KB ID 0000580 Problem This used to quite common when attempting to contact the HP Management Homepage, (or the local insight manager page) you can no longer get access. ERROR: Username and password do not match Solution With much older versions of the Systems Management Homepage (before it used domain user names and passwords) you could simply copy over the CPQHMMD.DLL file from a server you knew the password for, and then you could...

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