= Contents

  Introduction
  Requirements
  Known problems and limitations
  Technical support
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Where to get the latest version


= Introduction

Proactive System Password Recovery (PSPR) is a program to recover all types of
Windows passwords: logon password (when user is logged on and has Admin
privileges), screensaver password, .NET Passport password, RAS and dial-up
passwords, passwords to shared resources, SYSKEY startup password, passwords
stored in cached credentials, Wireless (WEP and WPA-PSK) encryption keys etc.
The program also shows all users and groups (with their properties), allows to
run any programs in other user's context, show password history hashes, read
password hashes from SAM and SYSTEM files, read Protected Storage records,
decrypt Windows scripts, reveal passwords hidden under the asterisks, enable
disabled controls, and run brute-force and dictionary attacks on PWL files
(Windows 9x). Finally, it shows product IDs and CD keys for Windows, Microsoft
Office and other Microsoft software installed.



= Requirements

- Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003
- about 4 megabytes of free space on hard disk


= Known problems and limitations

Some functions (actually, all ones under 'Main menu' and 'Advanced features') require administrative privileges.


= Technical support

For technical support, please contact us at support@elcomsoft.com.


= Registration

Unregistered (trial) version of PSPR has some limitations (see help file for more information). After you register (look at "order.txt" for details), we'll send you your personal registration code. Just select the 'Options' | 'Register the program' tab in PSPR, press [Register] button there and enter the code you received. If the code is correct, PSPR shows the message that it is registered and has the full functionality now.


= Copyright and license

See "license.txt" file.


= Where to get the latest version

The latest version of PSPR is always available from our web page at:

http://www.elcomsoft.com/pspr.html

Please also have a look at other password recovery products made by our company:

http://www.elcomsoft.com/prs.html

You will find the password recovery software for archives (ZIP, RAR, ARJ and ACE); Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Outlook Express, Visio, PowerPoint), MS Internet Explorer, MS Project, MS Money, MS Backup, MS Mail, MS Schedule+; Lotus SmartSuite (Organizer, 1-2-3, WordPro, Approach); Symantec ACT!, Corel Paradox, WordPerfect and QuattroPro, Intuit Quicken and QuickBooks, instant messengers (ICQ, MSN Messenger, AOL IM etc); email clients (TheBat!, Eudora, Pegasus etc); Adobe Acrobat PDF; Windows NT/2000/XP user passwords; EFS (Encrypting File System) on Windows 2000/XP/2003 NTFS partitions.
