The password is 160bit one way encrypted before being stored in the database and therefore can not be recovered.

However, if you have email features enabled and a valid email address entered for the admin account you can use the forgotten password feature to get a new password emailed to you.

If you don't have email notification enabled then you will need to edit the database by hand in MS Access using the following instructions:-

1. Open the table 'tblAuthor'
2. Find record number 1, this will be the admin account
3. Enter 'A85B3E67CFA695D711570FB9822C0CF82871903B' into the Password field
4. Enter '72964E7' into the Salt field
5. Save the database

This will now set the password back to the default 'letmein' password that originally came with the forum

I had the same problem. I used your (-boRg-) advise. But after uploading *.db file to the server my forum not working at all. I tryed to upload even original file the same result.

This means that your Access database has become coruupted.

You need to download and open the database in MS Access and choose 'compact and repair database' from the tools menu.