Re: Install Win XP without CD/DVD/floppy on locked Win2000 system....

"Dan" <dan.bjorklund@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Problem:
I was given a used portable computer with a tricky problem: It runs Win
2000 but the person I got it from does not remember the password to any
accounts, even the administrator account. To add to that the computer has
no built-in CD, DVD or disk drives (and no external ones that I have
access to). It does have USB and network ports.

Question:
How can I install a new copy of Win XP Professional onto this computer?

Possible idea for a solution:
Is it possible to force it to boot from a USB memory stick or a USB hard
drive and install Win XP from that device?

The computer is a Fujitsu-Siemens B Series LIFEBOOK.

Any help appreciated!
/Dan




If the machines BIOS does not support booting from a USB device then you
will be unable to boot from the external HDD.

If the drive is visable to the machine then you may be able to run the XP
setup from the external HDD whilst you are in W2K. You will, of course, have
to have a valid XP product key to activate the install.

If you are happy just to run W2K then go to
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ .
There you will find zip files that will let you create boot floppy disks or
bootable CDs
that will enable you to reset any system password on an NT class operating
system.


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