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i have an old computer i was fooling around with. it's win 2000, unfortunately i accidently disabled the profiles and i can't access the computer at all. everytime i load it asks me for a user name and password, unfortunately the ones i know i disabled. i've tried everything to get in, which of course is limited (what i know to do i mean). i'm sure there is a way i could just wipe the disk and reinstall something i'm more comfortable with, say win98. but i need some of the files i have stored there.

some help please

jay.
 
DangedCompukers said:
i have an old computer i was fooling around with. it's win 2000,
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unfortunately i accidently disabled the profiles and i can't access the
computer at all. everytime i load it asks me for a user name and password,
unfortunately the ones i know i disabled. i've tried everything to get in,
which of course is limited (what i know to do i mean). i'm sure there is a
way i could just wipe the disk and reinstall something i'm more comfortable
with, say win98. but i need some of the files i have stored there.
some help please

jay.
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The easy answers are:
- For the password: Log on under the administrator's account,
and use the password you entered when you first loaded
Windows 2000. As a second option, log on under the
alternative admin account, and reset the password of the
primary admin account.
- For the files you need to retrieve: Retrieve them from your
backup.

If you do not believe in creating a backup admin account, or
in backing up important files, then you have to do it the hard
way round:
- For the password: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
- For the files: Boot your machine with a Win98 boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com. Run ntfsdos.exe from www.sysinternals.com.
This will give you access to your important files (unless your
hard disk is corrupted).
 
Pegasus is exactly right, and what he says is "for your good". I admire him, because he cuts
to the chase (tells it like it is).
Only one item I can add, sometimes the Administrator account starts by being blank for the
password. If this doesn't work, you gotta learn something to accomplish what you want.

good computing,
don
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i have an old computer i was fooling around with. it's win 2000, unfortunately i accidently
disabled the profiles and i can't access the computer at all. everytime i load it asks me for
a user name and password, unfortunately the ones i know i disabled. i've tried everything to
get in, which of course is limited (what i know to do i mean). i'm sure there is a way i
could just wipe the disk and reinstall something i'm more comfortable with, say win98. but i
need some of the files i have stored there.

some help please

jay.
 
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