MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Mon Jul 7 18:29:08 CDT 2003
Can you boot from CD-rom even a OEM CD should be bootable, just change the boot order in your BIOS from hard drive to CD. Andy Lacey wrote: >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. > >It actually takes the password. In fact the symptoms are described >exactly in MS article 249321. > >"After you try to log on to your Windows 2000-based computer by using a >valid user name and password, the Loading your personal settings dialog >box is displayed, followed by the Saving your settings dialog box. >However, the desktop does not appear, and the Welcome to Windows logon >screen is displayed again." > >But how can I resolve this (or even see if it's the issue) when I can't >get into Windows to run Regedit. And booting from a dos disk doesn't >even show me a c: drive (can't you do this with 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 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 >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>AccessD mailing list >>>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>AccessD mailing list >>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/a> ccessd >>>Website: >>>http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>AccessD mailing list >>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >