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

Actually I now don't think it is a password issue. As I said it reacts
to the correct password differently from ny wrong one. It flashes up
'Loading personal settings' then 'Saving personal settings' and round to
the logon screen again as if I'd logged out.


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



> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey
> Sent: 07 July 2003 21:59
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT W2K Help!!!!!!
> 
> 
> 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-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [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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