Rainbow Tables: How to improve upon them??

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I recently obtained the l0pht-CD for windows and tried it out on my PC and It WORKS!!

http://2600hertz.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/100-windows-xp-vista-7-password-recovery/

I have also read http://kestas.kuliukas.com/RainbowTables/

I'm designing a "Login-Simulator" that stores pwd-s in a similar manner. The current implementation will be vulnerable to the above attack. Plz could anyone illustrate (in as simple terms as possible), how to strengthen the rainbow tables against such an attack.

MY GOAL : Build "Login-Simulator" to be as secure as possible. (Read Hacking Competition ;-) )

Thank You.

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