Re: Win2K freezes on boot

From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:40:38 +1000

"Jeff P-B" <jeffpbecker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:04b101c42495$1ca3a430$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Yesterday my Win2000 machine crashed and, when I rebooted
> it, it frooze on the reboot. The initial win logo splash
> screen appears and the progress bar freezes about three
> quarters though the process. I tried safe mode and even
> dos prompt boot options, but none work. In the "DOS"
> mode it lists all of the drivers that it loads and frezes
> on agp440.sys.
>
> I tried to use the recovery console, but it asks for the
> admin password. I enter it, but it says it is
> incorrect. I set up two computers the same day when we
> bought these and I tested the admin password on the other
> computer and it works there. I don't know why it won't
> recognize my admin password.
>
> Our data is on a server, so it won't be catastrophic if I
> have to start over, but it will be a pain to install all
> of the programs (especially since some of them are
> downloaded not installed from CDs). Is there a default
> admin password that I should try in case it is reverting
> to a setup default? Is there anything else I can try?
>
> Thanks

Replace the admin's password with a blank password,
using the boot disk from here:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Now reboot into the Command Console and rename
agp440.sys to something else.

Lastly, plan ahead and create a secondary admin
account. I bet you would never own a car and have
just one set of keys, yet you currently have several
PCs with only one admin account . . .

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