How to Break Into a Windows PC (and Prevent It from Happening to You)

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If you're trying to break into a Windows computer—whether you've forgotten your password or are hatching a more sinister plan—you have quite a few options. Here's how to do it, and how to keep your own computer protected.

There are a few methods to breaking into a computer, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Here, we'll go through three of the best and most common methods, and nail down their shortcomings so you know which one to use—and how to exploit their weaknesses to keep your own computer secure.

Here are the topics in the rest of this very useful article:

• The Lazy Method: Get at the Files with a Linux Live CD
• Break Into Windows, Method One: Clear the Password with the Trinity Rescue Kit
• Break Into Windows, Method Two: Crack the Password with Ophcrack

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