k i have a problem

[Guest]

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.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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.

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).

 

[dcdon]

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.