Re: Help - administrator account locket out!

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 01/01/05 

Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 00:53:53 +1100

"Bjarni" <Bjarni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AA06502-E6DD-446A-B043-6105CE509854@microsoft.com...
> Hi folks and a happy new year!,
>
> I have this strange problem. I was getting DCOM errors constantly on my
> Win2K box. After searching the web, I found out what was causing this.
>
> This started either after I changed the name on the machine or the admin
> password. So I renamed the machine and changed the admin passwd (not wise
to
> make this change without restart between changes). I was going to change
the
> admin password back, when the electricity got off!
>
> So, now I can't log in with the admin account. This is a standalone setup.
I
> have tried to use ERD commander, but it can't see the win partition with
it.
>
> I have some linux NT password change boot disk, tried that one, can't
change
> the password (even thoug it say's so) but I see that the admin account is
> disabled or locked out. I have another users that I can log in to (non
> admin's)
>
> Can anyone help my with this one... I'm stuck and need to get into the
> machine.
>
> Thanks in adcanced fot any help!
>
> Regards,
> - Bjarni

Your Linux (Nordahl) boot disk can change any password
to a blank. If the account is locked then it will unlock it. You
may have to download the latest version.

Your initial mistake was actually a lack of planning. When you
get a new car then you insist on getting at least two sets of
keys. When you set up your Windows box then you create
at least two admin accounts - it's common sense!

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