(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:42 am
Post subject: get past crtl-alt-delete login Archived from groups: microsoft>public>win2000>security (more info?)
A friend of mine's husband past away - he had an old cast-off laptop (Dell
Latitude 100L) from a now defunct employer - it had a passworded login
(possibly from previous business IT) after windows loads but before you get
to the desktop
My friend wants to let her son use the laptop for school (he leaves in 5
days) but can't get past this point
the administrator password in CMOS/BIOS isn't the issue.
I've successfully reinstalled the XP Pro operating system but this challenge
login still appears
I can't find in SetUp during Post any references or switches that could apply
Not sure if this is operating system or BIOS.
How do eliminate this brick wall?
Suggestions please?
--
Jim
(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:34 am
Post subject: Re: get past crtl-alt-delete login [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Google password reset XP
hth
DDS
"JASelep" <jaselep RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>A friend of mine's husband past away - he had an old cast-off laptop (Dell
> Latitude 100L) from a now defunct employer - it had a passworded login
> (possibly from previous business IT) after windows loads but before you
> get
> to the desktop
>
> My friend wants to let her son use the laptop for school (he leaves in 5
> days) but can't get past this point
>
> the administrator password in CMOS/BIOS isn't the issue.
> I've successfully reinstalled the XP Pro operating system but this
> challenge
> login still appears
> I can't find in SetUp during Post any references or switches that could
> apply
>
> Not sure if this is operating system or BIOS.
> How do eliminate this brick wall?
> Suggestions please?
> --
> Jim
(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:14 am
Post subject: Re: get past crtl-alt-delete login [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
You say that you have reinstalled the operating system, if you are still
being challenged for a password then you only did an in-place upgrade,
or what we commonly call a repair install. Do a clean installation,
format the partition and install Windows XP to a fresh new state.
John
JASelep wrote:
> A friend of mine's husband past away - he had an old cast-off laptop (Dell
> Latitude 100L) from a now defunct employer - it had a passworded login
> (possibly from previous business IT) after windows loads but before you get
> to the desktop
>
> My friend wants to let her son use the laptop for school (he leaves in 5
> days) but can't get past this point
>
> the administrator password in CMOS/BIOS isn't the issue.
> I've successfully reinstalled the XP Pro operating system but this challenge
> login still appears
> I can't find in SetUp during Post any references or switches that could apply
>
> Not sure if this is operating system or BIOS.
> How do eliminate this brick wall?
> Suggestions please?
(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:46 am
Post subject: RE: get past crtl-alt-delete login [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
You will need another computer to make the CD on, and the laptop needs to be
able to boot from CD.
> A friend of mine's husband past away - he had an old cast-off laptop (Dell
> Latitude 100L) from a now defunct employer - it had a passworded login
> (possibly from previous business IT) after windows loads but before you get
> to the desktop
>
> My friend wants to let her son use the laptop for school (he leaves in 5
> days) but can't get past this point
>
> the administrator password in CMOS/BIOS isn't the issue.
> I've successfully reinstalled the XP Pro operating system but this challenge
> login still appears
> I can't find in SetUp during Post any references or switches that could apply
>
> Not sure if this is operating system or BIOS.
> How do eliminate this brick wall?
> Suggestions please?
> --
> Jim
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