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.

Version 5.2 improves exporting Domain Cached Credentials in Windows Vista, and fixes several minor problems.