Gary Kjos
garykjos at hotmail.com
Mon Jul 7 21:53:01 CDT 2003
Could you try logging in as a completely new user? Just to get in and copy off files? Gary Kjos garykjos at hotmail.com >From: "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk> >Reply-To: Discussion of Hardware and Software >issues<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> >To: <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> >Subject: [dba-Tech] My W2K problem >Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 23:03:09 +0100 > > >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 _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963