How to find old wifi passwords?

[theelitegamer]

Hey guys what's sup? I have a question question. I bought a new hard drive and fresh new windows and all. Only thing I forgot I mostly used my friends wifi and had it as backed up incase my dad downloaded his movies. Well the time have come and I don't have the wifi password BUT, I have the hard drive I used to have. Is there anyway to find the old file for wifi passwords? they both have the same OS and everything. Thanks in advance 

[Who Sucks]

I would just boot into the old hard drive and find it from there.

[theelitegamer]

I would just boot into the old hard drive and find it from there.

I'm reading it as a external hard drive don't think I could boot in to it.

[QueenDemetria]

Hey guys what's sup? I have a question question. I bought a new hard drive and fresh new windows and all. Only thing I forgot I mostly used my friends wifi and had it as backed up incase my dad downloaded his movies. Well the time have come and I don't have the wifi password BUT, I have the hard drive I used to have. Is there anyway to find the old file for wifi passwords? they both have the same OS and everything. Thanks in advance 

If you can plug in your old HDD to your PC, you can copy the .XML files and use this: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html

 

and follow this to find the old passwords:

Windows XP: The wireless keys are stored in the Registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces[interface Guid].

 

Windows Vista: The wireless keys are stored in the file system, under c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Wlansvc\Profiles\Interfaces[interface Guid]. The encrypted keys are stored in .xml file. You will need to enable "show hidden files" to find this directory.

 

If you are using Windows 7 then follow the one for Vista. Also, they keys won't be in the C drive(since that is your current HDD) but they will be the D drive or whatever letter it was assigned.

[theelitegamer]

If you can plug in your old HDD to your PC, you can copy the .XML files and use this: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html

 

and follow this to find the old passwords:

If you are using Windows 7 then follow the one for Vista. Also, they keys won't be in the C drive(since that is your current HDD) but they will be the D drive or whatever letter it was assigned.THi

This is what I was looking for. Thanks man!

[theelitegamer]

If you can plug in your old HDD to your PC, you can copy the .XML files and use this: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html

 

and follow this to find the old passwords:

If you are using Windows 7 then follow the one for Vista. Also, they keys won't be in the C drive(since that is your current HDD) but they will be the D drive or whatever letter it was assigned.

Quick question program data or program files?

[theelitegamer]

If you can plug in your old HDD to your PC, you can copy the .XML files and use this: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html

 

and follow this to find the old passwords:

If you are using Windows 7 then follow the one for Vista. Also, they keys won't be in the C drive(since that is your current HDD) but they will be the D drive or whatever letter it was assigned.

Sorry I showed hidden files and seen it. thanks again

[QueenDemetria]

Sorry I showed hidden files and seen it. thanks again

Yep, no problem

[theelitegamer]

Yep, no problem

Small problem. The program you guided me too is good but it opens txts files not xml? 

[theelitegamer]

Yep, no problem

Also.  I would open it and it would appear blank. help?

[QueenDemetria]

Small problem. The program you guided me too is good but it opens txts files not xml? 

Press F9(or open Advanced options from the File drop down) and select "Load the wireless keys from external instance of Windows installation". Then navigate to the previously mentioned folder and it should load those keys.

 

Should look like this:

Not my computer BTW. I keep my desktop much cleaner

[theelitegamer]

Press F9(or open Advanced options from the File drop down) and select "Load the wireless keys from external instance of Windows installation". Then navigate to the previously mentioned folder and it should load those keys.

 

Should look like this:

Not my computer BTW. I keep my desktop much cleaner

I got it like that still blank gosh. I changed how the files opens will that effect anything? 

[theelitegamer]

Would there be another program to use? Or a way to decode it myself?

[QueenDemetria]

I got it like that still blank gosh. I changed how the files opens will that effect anything? 

When you say its blank, is the folder(directory) blank, or the passwords within the files?

[theelitegamer]

When you say its blank, is the folder(directory) blank, or the passwords within the files?

I do as you say as in expose/redirect where I want the passwords seen. And nothing comes up. Not even for the wifi I'm connected to now

[QueenDemetria]

I do as you say as in expose/redirect where I want the passwords seen. And nothing comes up. Not even for the wifi I'm connected to now

If you navigate to the directory, it should show the files like this:

 

(except in the other drive, not the C drive.)

If you enabled the "show hidden files" from the menu pictured above and the files aren't showing, then the files might be gone(somehow). This directory is standard for Vista/7/8/8.1, so there should be something in that directory.

[theelitegamer]

If you navigate to the directory, it should show the files like this:

 

(except in the other drive, not the C drive.)

If you enabled the "show hidden files" from the menu pictured above and the files aren't showing, then the files might be gone(somehow). This directory is standard for Vista/7/8/8.1, so there should be something in that directory.

yeah I see it, the exact way. It still won't show the password. I think I'm going to try boot in. 

[theelitegamer]

yeah I see it, the exact way. It still won't show the password. I think I'm going to try boot in. 

Couldn't boot in. I don't know why I can't break down that password. Any other software?

[QueenDemetria]

yeah I see it, the exact way. It still won't show the password. I think I'm going to try boot in. 

If it shows the files, then it should be able to open them properly. If you double click on one of the files, it should open it in Internet Explorer(unless if the default for .xml files has been changed), but you can see the password in hex format. As you can see from my screenshot, the password for my Lumia 925 hotspot is 78254821, so your passwords should show in the same area.

[theelitegamer]

This is what I see when I try. I don't know. MY luck isn't on my side. 

[theelitegamer]

Is there a way to copy and paste it to the Currect windows and load it?

[LarsReviews]

my dad downloaded his movies

 

not sure if porn or porn

[theelitegamer]

not sure if porn or porn

Not porn. He download AAA movies.

[LarsReviews]

Not porn. He download AAA movies.

 

Booting into the old drive would be the simpler way. Just unplug the internet to the old PC or the windows on the old drive will start annoying you with unactivated messages. 

[theelitegamer]

Booting into the old drive would be the simpler way. Just unplug the internet to the old PC or the windows on the old drive will start annoying you with unactivated messages. 

Tired booting in. Keeps giving me ''your pc crashed restarting'' and all that stuff