[ale] syslinux problem making bootable usb

[Ken Cochran]

Only thing I've used so far is called "chntpw" & it's kinda
old(ish) now.  Was several months (maybe a year) ago &
I think the target system was XP.  Looked/looks like a
narrowed-down/customized Linux just for clobbering entries
in some kinda "sam" thing.  I'm now sorta confronted with a
7 box for this and am trying to find something safe & free to
do it with, preferably CLI mode.

I can make-up a gparted usb "tool" but so far no luck for
password reset.

Now what would be Pretty Kewl would be some kind of (preferably
Linux-based) tool "set" that has, say, gparted, a password
blaster, maybe a secure eraser (guess that would be DRBL?),
the likes of memtest, and have all that on either a single USB
flashdrive or the different pieces on different ones.  Gparted
seems to work nicely, been trying for a password tool.

-kc

> > From: DjPfulio <DjPfulio at jdpfu.com>
> > Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:13:13 -0500
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> > Subject: Re: [ale] syslinux problem making bootable usb
> >
> > Haven't needed to reset Windows passwords in about a decade,
> > but Google easily found the tool at the time. This assumes
> > local password management, not AD. What have you tried?
> >
> > On 20 January 2016 17:41:42 GMT-05:00, Ken Cochran <kwc at shell.theworld.co=
> > m> wrote:
> > >Can/will that work for an "external" NT password reset tool?
> > >Know of any linux-based/free NT password reset tools that work
> > >from usb?  Thanks, -kc
> > >
> > >> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:28:09 -0500
> > >> From: Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
> > >> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> > >> Subject: Re: [ale] syslinux problem making bootable usb
> > >>
> > >> I use unetbootin to generate my flash drives.  I have no idea what it
> > >> does under the hood but I always end up with a bootable flash drive.
> > >>
> > >> Jim.
> > >>
> > >> On 01/20/2016 05:14 PM, Ken Cochran wrote:
> > >> > Hey y'all is there some kinda -fu I'm missing in making a usb
> > >> > flash drive bootable?  I'm trying to make a chntpw & it's not
> > >> > working.  I can make & run gparted on the same media just fine.
> > >> > Any nice alternatives to chntpw for "outside" resetting that
> > >> > type of password?  As always, faq, doc & pointers to FMs to
> > >> > RT are quite welcome. :)  -kc