[AccessD] OT W2K Help!!!!!!

Andy Lacey andy at minstersystems.co.uk
Mon Jul 7 15:58:32 CDT 2003


Thanks for the reply Lambert but my son's a student. Backups are an
unknown word, Formatting the disk and starting from there is a nightmare
scenario. I'd happily restart the upgrade but can't even get into
Windows to do anything, and anyway I don't imagine one can "upgrade"
when you're already on W2K.

Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk



> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Heenan, Lambert
> Sent: 07 July 2003 21:47
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT W2K Help!!!!!!
> 
> 
> Were it not for the word "upgrading" in your question I'd say 
> just reinstall W2K again. But it sounds like you were hoping 
> to keep all the settings for all the other programs already 
> installed under W98, hence the upgrade.
> 
> If you have a data backup I'd still go ahead and install W2K 
> again, as a completely fresh install - letting the setup 
> progie reformat the C drive - and also set up a D partition 
> for all the data at the same time. Then install all the other 
> software. Once you've succeeded I'd suggest going into the 
> passwords policy setting and allow unlimited password 
> attempts, and never let a P/W expire (zero days to 
> expiration). Unless there are sound security reasons for 
> doing otherwise.
> 
> Having the separate partition for programs (C) and data (D) 
> does make life simpler the next time you descried to do a 
> fresh install.
> 
> All very tedious, but three of four hours should see it completed.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Andy Lacey [SMTP:andy at minstersystems.co.uk]
> > Sent:	Monday, July 07, 2003 4:03 PM
> > To:	'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject:	[AccessD] OT W2K Help!!!!!!
> > 
> > Would have posted to the new tech list but not sure how many are on 
> > that yet and this is a bit desperate.
> > 
> > Have just finished upgrading my son's PC from W98SE to W2K 
> so that he 
> > can attach the iPod I just bought him. Fairly easy until it 
> booted in 
> > W2K for the first time. It asked me for a single password 
> to use for 
> > the existing account and for the new administrator account it has 
> > created. I used my son's name and it took it fine, except 
> that now I 
> > can't log on at all. It kinda knows 'tom' (for so it is) is correct 
> > because when I enter that it takes it but just comes 
> straight back to 
> > ask for it again, whereas anything else I type gets rejected as 
> > invalid. But a lot of b****y good that is when I can't get 
> in. Reboot 
> > after reboot, still no joy. Caps on, caps off. What on 
> earth can I do? 
> > I've scanned the web but software to crack W2K passwords 
> has a price 
> > around $2-300!!!! Help!!!!
> > 
> > Andy Lacey
> > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
> > 
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