Re: PLEASE Help with Admin logon on W2k Pro Home PC

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From: GO (aa533_at_remove.this.chebucto.ns.ca)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:42:11 -0300

Hi Ken,

You can try this tool here:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

It will create a bootdisk that you can boot from and it will give you the
option to reset the administrator password.

HTH,

Greg

"Ken Svejda" <ksvejda@email.com> wrote in message
news:10dfcoikdj97sc6@corp.supernews.com...
> Thanks for your replies. The tech at the shop never logged on as admin.
I
> remembered when I installed W2kPro I set up a user
> of default with a corresponding password. I have been able to get onto
> my system using this logon.
>
> About 2/3 of my system is now available to me. If anyone knows of the
> tool's name or location or a way I can look up the admin on my system
> please post a reply.
> Thanks for straightening out the case usage on the user name for me.
> .......Ken
>
> "GO" <aa533@remove.this.chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
> news:uskSdKAWEHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Usernames are not case sensitive (passwords are though).
"Administrator"
> is
> > the same as "administrator"
> >
> > "Ken Svejda" <ksvejda@email.com> wrote in message
> > news:10df5qe413s4937@corp.supernews.com...
> > > Is the content of the "User name: " field
> > > Administrator
> > >
> > > ?? with a capital A and lowercase letters following it?
> > > It says that the field is caps sensitive.
> > > Please let me know how it appears on another machine.. Thanks!!!
> > > "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:e7EeGt%23VEHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > See if you can get logged on by using Administrator as user but enter
> > > nothing for the password. If that doesn't work ask the people that
> fixed
> > > the machine if they ever logged into the operating system. If not
then
> > try
> > > to bring the harddrive with your files into your machine that works as
> an
> > > extra harddrive (not one you boot from) and transfer the files from
> there
> > > elsewhere.
> > >
> > > --
> > > George Hester
> > > __________________________________
> > > "Ken Svejda" <ksvejda@email.com> wrote in message
> > > news:10ded06oofpio99@corp.supernews.com...
> > > > I cannot seem to logo-on to admin or any acct on my home PC.
> > > >
> > > > Please help me if you can. It is Windows 2000 Professional (I think
> > SP4?)
> > > > and it is used standalone and not
> > > > networked with any other devices.
> > > >
> > > > I moved 3 months ago and my PC was damaged and would no longer boot
.
> > > > While it was being repaired (bad wireless card) I bought a new PC
> with
> > XP
> > > > and I desperately need to xfer some files from my old PC.
> > > > My old PC is fixed and returned and now I cannot seem to log-on to
my
> > > > administrator account (or any account) !!.
> > > >
> > > > I only ever used the administrator account and I kept a list of 3
> > > > "revolving" passwords for use on my W2k Pro log-on screen.
> > > > I cannot get it to accept any of the 3 passwords and I am at a
loss.
> > To
> > > > make matters worse, I overtyped the user-name
> > > > and I need to know if it is User Name: administrator
> > > > What is the spelling and should it be all lower/uppercase or ?
> > > > Also ANY suggestions on finding the password or bypassing it for my
> > home
> > > pc
> > > > would be GREAT!!!
> > > > The PC is an old emonster 550 PIII that I upgraded from W98 SE to
W2k
> > Pro
> > > > to teach myself SQL Server.
> > > > Thanks in advance from an old Big-Blue DBA with 25+ years on
MF's,,,,
> > Ken
> > > > ksvejda@email.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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