log in password lost

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i have a windows 2000 pro forgot my password for the log in window any way to bypass this and get logged on?
 
Hi,

You will not be able to overide the password. However you can install Windows to a new directory and you will be able to save and transfer all you information. Take note you cannot save the programs just the info :-) See the steps below.

1. Insert your Windows 2000 CD
2. Restart the machine
3. Press the key specified to enter your BIOS. In most cases you need to press Del to enter the BIOS setup. You should see a message on startup, right in the beginning, which says something like “press <key> to enter setupâ€. E.g. Press Del to enter setup
4. Go into either the Boot section, if you have one, or the 2nd option (should be something like “BIOS features setup†or “Advanced BIOS featuresâ€)
5. Change to boot sequence (should show as “boot sequence†or first boot device; 2nd boot device; 3rd boot device; etc.) so that CD-ROM is first
6. Exit saving changes
7. When you see the message to press any key to boot from CD, press any key
8. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press Enter to do a clean install
9. Press F8 to agree to the license agreement
10. Press Esc to perform a clean installation. (If this option is not available, skip to the next step.
11. Press Enter to install to the selected drive
12. Press C to continue if prompted
13. When prompted to format, select the option to “Leave the current file system in tact†and press Enter
14. At the next screen, press Esc to change the directory
15. Change the path to \Win200
16. Press Enter
17. Complete the installation

Regards,
 
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