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How to Crack Windows Passwords With Ophcrack and Rainbow Tables

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  1. Go to http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net and download the ophcracklivecd iso that is offered there (~455 MB).
  2. Burn the iso file to CD using an image burning software.
  3. Put the CD in the disc drive of the computer you want to crack the passwords of.
  4. Boot from disc. This shouldn't be to hard. Depending on computer, enter the bios settings and change the boot settings to boot from a disc drive on first boot device.
  5. Exit BIOS setting.
  6. Ophcrack will initiate by itself.
  7. The logo screen should appear, at which you should hit enter. Text should scroll down the screen, and eventually you will have a graphical interface pop up, with the one and only window (Ophcrack).
  8. Once the system is done, select the user account you wish to recover the password for, and click launch.
  9. Depending on the speed of your system, the cracker will go to work, and if it can determine and decrypt your password, it will eventually display it in the "NTPassword" column