locked out by a LAN?

[Urge]

I was setting up a LAN in my home and when I turned on 1 computer running
win2k I got the CTRL+ALT+Delete screen and then it wanted a passport. I
swear, I have NEVER put a password on this machine and I have had it
since2002. This has to be related to setting up the LAN. Bill

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I was setting up a LAN in my home and when I turned on 1 computer running
win2k I got the CTRL+ALT+Delete screen and then it wanted a passport. I
swear, I have NEVER put a password on this machine and I have had it
since2002. This has to be related to setting up the LAN. Bill

Your post is a little unclear:
- What exactly did you do when you set up the LAN?
- What do you mean with "It wanted a passport"?
- Which account did you use when logging on before this event?
- Which account do you use now?
- Have you tried logging on as "Administrator"?
- Have you tried a blank password?

 

[Urge]

Your post is a little unclear:
- What exactly did you do when you set up the LAN?

I set up ICS and configured 3 computers for a LAN.

- What do you mean with "It wanted a passport"?

Sorry, I meant password-my bad!

- Which account did you use when logging on before

this event?
I have always logged on using the admin acct, it is the only one on the
machine.

- Which account do you use now? see above
- Have you tried logging on as "Administrator"? see above
- Have you tried a blank password?

Yes, I tried that.
I am getting ready to try Windows Password Recovery now, the web site says
it will take 3 days for the results to come back but thats OK with me. I
just don't understand why or how it would/could decide on its own to put in
a password?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I set up ICS and configured 3 computers for a LAN.
Sorry, I meant password-my bad!
this event?
I have always logged on using the admin acct, it is the only one on the
machine.
Yes, I tried that.
I am getting ready to try Windows Password Recovery now, the web site says
it will take 3 days for the results to come back but thats OK with me. I
just don't understand why or how it would/could decide on its own to put
in
a password?

Reset your administrator password with this boot disk:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html,
then plan ahead and create a second admin account whose
password you look away. I am sure you have at least two
sets of keys for your car, for obvious reasons, so it makes
sense to apply the same thought to your PC.

 

[Urge]

I tried http://www.loginrecovery.com/ but it couldn't recover the password.
Next I tried http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.htm after the
suggestion by Pegasus (MVP) and it worked, although not the way they talked
about. I couldn't reset the password but I was able to elevate a user to an
administrator and then get rid of the unknown password. Thanks Pegasus!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Thanks for the feedback. So far I have always been able to reset
the administrator's password to a blank when using the Nordahl
boot disk. Other combinations may or may not work.