Re: Password recovery help?
From: jtsnow (jtsnow_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/30/05
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:01:04 -0800
ok..i got it to work..thanks. My PC was simply applying a .rar icon to the
file and I assumed it was .rar. Burned the CD and when through the process
and everything is cool now.
thanks!
"Bill James" <wgjames@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Og6R6gmBFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
If you want to use the bootable CD version of ntpasswd, you only need to
download the appropriate .zip file, which contains only one file, an .iso
image file. You don't copy that to the CD, you use it to make the CD -- any
CD burning software should be able to do that.
-- Bill James Microsoft MVP - Shell/User Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/ Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/ "jtsnow" <jtsnow@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:TdVKd.68206$Tf5.9030@lakeread03... > thx. 2nd way is the approach I have to take. I tried to download but > the > burn cd instructions dont come close to matching the file names that are > downloaded. so I guess im back to square 1 > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > news:%23ZOvEclBFHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> >> "jtsnow" <jtsnow@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:9vUKd.68199$Tf5.55097@lakeread03... >>> How can I get my password to get into Win2000 on my old work Dell >>> latitude >>> PII PC? >>> >>> I dont know admin password for Win2000 laptop and now my personnel >> password >>> doesnt work any longer either. >>> >>> I DO NOT have any Win2000 CDs to create a boot disk. >>> >>> I did my best Google to find a solution and found a admin password >> solution >>> with this: >>> http://www.lostpassword.com/windows-xp-2000-nt.htm >>> >>> Unfortunately it requires a boot disk which I need the Win2000 install >> disk >>> to create...again I have no disks. >>> >>> If I can get it running, laptop will be fine for me to use a Backup >> server >>> to drive external HD on my home LAN. I dont want to spend $200 for XP >>> OS >>> for this when Dell Latitude PII is pretty worthless, and I can buy a >>> brand >>> new PC P4 from Dell for about 150 more. Also I dont want to go the >>> steep >>> learning curve to put Linux on it. >>> >>> Can I create a win2000 boot disk with some download or something? >>> >>> Any help appreciated. >>> Thank you >>> >>> >> >> There are several ways to resolve this problem: >> >> - The easy way: Log on under the alternative admin account >> that you wisely created when things were going fine, then reset >> the passwords to the other accounts. >> >> - The hard way: Boot the machine with a boot disk from the >> link below, then reset the password for the admin account. >> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html >> >> > >
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