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

Try these links. Might just have a solution for you.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/CXO/Security/Win_Security/Q_20640686.html

http://is-it-true.org/nt/atips/atips262.shtml

http://www.ntsecurity.net/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=9527

http://www.jsifaq.com/subd/tip1900/rh1984.htm

http://www.jsifaq.com/subb/tip0500/rh0554.htm

http://www.jsifaq.com/subd/tip1800/rh1864.htm

or this one which looks stunningly simple, but requires that you have a
functioning machine which can access the dead one via a LAN...

http://www.jsifaq.com/suba/tip0100/rh0199.htm

Lambert


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Andy Lacey [SMTP:andy at minstersystems.co.uk]
> Sent:	Monday, July 07, 2003 4:59 PM
> 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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