Where The Windows Password Store?

The common question may strike or even stricted someone anytime anywhere... where the windows password store? how to break windows password?... its not as tough as you though, just need a little bit affort. The file is stored at sam file in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config in windows xp, the location can be differ [like c:\windows\system32\config\sam \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE] as microsoft upgeades its secuirity system. SAM actually described as Security Accounts Manager, it's a part of system registry. Follow the ways-
1>  Goto tools --> Folder options --> View. Make sure that your hidden files has been shown.

2> Apply the settings, press 'OK'.
3> Search for 'sam' in windows32 folder.

4> You can see a file named sam like this.

The windows password are saved here as encripted. You need a decoder for this. So you must know how to decode sam file. You can go for the software named Saminside. Decode the file, finish! :)