First of all, C2 is the LOWEST security ranking on the EPL. Second, this only applies to Windows NT. Third, as mentioned, this is only for an NT machine that is not networked and has been installed / configured a specific way. [Anonymous, Maximum Security, Page 381.] As for cracking the .pwl file, there is a program called Glide that comes with the 'c' source code on how to crack a 9x password - albeit I have never done so successfully with it. Also, there is another app I've found called 'Cain' that has a brute force method not requiring a dictionary file. It runs through every character in the alphabet, every letter, etc. as you see fit in the options box until it finds it. It also modifies local shares, decrypts screen saver passwords, and attacks remote shares with the same brute force method (or a dictionary file if you like.) If you're NOT trying to get the password and simply trying to log in (not on a network) as somone, simply delete (or rename) their .pwl file!