You'll be better off with a clean installation (see below). You can reset
the password.
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute
makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.
(Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want
to boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom. Then *F6* very early and very
important (at setup is inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive
controller detection, and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later
you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver
for your drive controller in drive "A")
Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to
install the Setup and driver files. When the Windows 2000 Professional
screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.
Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.
When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.
Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
Then
Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en
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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
Jtb27 said:
Perhaps this is the place ? I have a computer that was used in a business
a
few years back and I guess some of the network/administrator instructions
are
still set up on the operating system - Win 2000 Pro
I was having trouble connecting to the MS IE Explorer Server and was sent
instructions by some "tech" person at PeoplePC. The instructions seemed to
be
for Win 98 and I tried to follow them anyway. I think I must have
unchecked
the box, in the TCP/IP settings - "Use Default Gateway On Remote Network"
or
something.
Suddenly when I start up the computer, I get the "Preparing Network
Connections" box, which after a few seconds goes into the Log On To
Windows
box where there is a User name : Administrator and Password box. Of course
I
have no freaking idea what the password was and can go no further.
I contactd them again and they said, start the computer an hit F8 - then
click on Safe Mode. After that I will see a "Start" button, click on it
and
go to program>accessories>sytem tools>system restore and then click on
"Restart". I reboot, hit F8, see Safe Mode and select it - there's nothing
after that, it simply goes right back into the Win 2000 upload and here
comes
the "Preparing Network Connections again. So I reboot and quickly hit F2
for
Setup, over to the Security tab and see Install New Supervisor Password.
Put
in a new one and try again. Then I realize I have only added a step to the
reboot process and it had no effect at all on logging into Windows 2000.
Now
when I reboot, it asks to type in a password which I do and off we go to
"Preparing Network Connection".. I reboot and go back into Setup through
F2,
to the Security tab, buit now it won't let me uninstall Supervisor
Password
Needles to say I'm confused. How can I bypass this stupid Preparing
Network
Connections and get Win 2000 to open like it did.
Any advice would be most welcome,
Thanks
