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I have aquired a second computer for my daughter which comes preloaded with the above os but which also has net support installed together with software which I dont want, the whole thing is password protected and I am unable to access anything,can anyone help please?
Are you referring to a BIOS password that's required when you boot the machine, or do you mean a login username and password after you press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to login?
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hi jennifer, thanks for responding, I have accessed the BIOS and entered a new password which works and gets me to the Ctrl-Alt-Delete login window but thats as far as I can get
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Easiest thing to do is to contact the person who sold you the computer. All you need is one Administrator account login userID and password. Then, you can go in and delete the existing users and create new ones.
My recommendation though is to reformat the drive and start from scratch. You never know what kind of crap is on that machine...spyware, viruses, remote control software, key loggers, etc...
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As it happens I know the user whose name appears at login and can ask for the password but the information on the drive may be sensitive so I would prefer to follow your recommendation. So can I trouble you for the information on how to reformat the drive?
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Perhaps I can anticipate your reply to my last by telling you that I dont have access to an nt boot disk, all I have is a boot disk for my machine (xp home)
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You can go to www.bootdisk.com and download the NT boot floppies.
Be advised, what you are downloading is a program that when executed, creates the bootdisks, not the boot disks themselves, so don't download them directly to a floppy disk, download the programs to your desktop and put a blank floppy in the PC, then double click the executable file to create the disk.
raincheck
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Warning:
If your WinNT4 Workstation CD is earlier than sp4 and your HD is larger than 7.8 GB see MS KB Q197667. Also the 3 bd can be found here:
http://www.allbootdisks.com/Best
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"...So can I trouble you for the information on how to reformat the drive?..."
How to reformat the drive:
There are various ways - and presumbly this drive is ntfs format; even if it's not the routines below apply regardless.:
1) Use a '98 boot-disk and the Fdisk util to remove all partitions; then (with Fdisk) reconfigure the drive afresh, then format it using the format command.
Note: ntfs partitions/areas show up as non-dos partitions in Fdisk inspections.
2) Boot with a '98 boot-disk; run the delpart.exe utils (see below) and follow on-screen prompts to remove any/all partitions; then use '98 Fdisk/format utils to reconfigure/reformat the drive afresh.
delpart.exe - was part of NT3.1 resource kit; omitted from subsequent versions. Freebie download at various sites; e.g.
http://hercules.lss.ksu.edu/download/MSSTUFF/index.htm
http://www.mesich.com
27K-30K download. You can either add it to a '98 bootdisk and run at the a: prompt; or have it on its own floppy and change floppies once at the a: prompt (via '98 boot-disk boot). Personally if using delpart.exe I'd add it the '98 floppy - saves a floppy change.
There are otherways too but either of the above should do all that's needed.
Fdisk tutorial (in depth from M$ KB):
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q255/8/67.ASP
and for a range of input re installaing '9x and also a briefer Fdisk tutorial:
http://www.btinternet.com/~robert.bale1/formatinstall.htm
(and Mesich has useful input too).
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The easiest thing to do is format the drive from the WinNT setup disks...I'm not sure, but if u download the images of the diskettes, open them with WinImage or something like that, extract the files to your PC, and then copy these files to CD-R...it may work...but I'm not sure if it will...
El-Trucha
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Lots of ideas here. I'd just boot to the XP CD and install from there. You won't need to reformat manually or run fdisk. XP will do that for you. Partition the drive into at least two partitions (if size permits) and store OS and programs on one partition, and data on another.
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the story so far...... beat the password out of workmate now have full access and a bill from the hospital drove 60 miles for some floppies, not many stores in the highlands but did spot wild haggis (VERY rare) have downloaded win98 & delpart (onto the SAME floppy) off to see my daughter tomorrow so need some zzzzzz, will try the fix next week when I get back and should I survive will let you all know the outcome.
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Did this haggis have the left rear leg or the right rear leg missing? Depending on which it way it was running around the hillside you would have been able to determine which it was? Specimens/creatures with left rear leg missing are "very" rare...
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ANYONE knows that there are clockwise (both left legs longer than right legs) and anti-clockwise (reverse leg configuration parameters) haggi (correct plural) in the wild. Haggi with one leg missing are factory-farmed, and will have no place on the dinner table of any self-respecting Scot, which (in the absence of any other evidence) I must assume shed-dweller is.
The reference to "a bill from the hospital" clearly means that the above-mentioned friend is of similar physical configuration to shed-dweller, and that the latter didn't get it all his own way in the ensuing fracas.
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Good pint; the three legged species was indeed developed/cross-bred (pre GM era) in order to allow an easier chase, and thus be an easier catch, by the less fit "hunters" from urban areas. Native-born rural Highlanders are known to be very fit. As you remark, no self-respecting Scot/connoiseur would have the "factory model" on the dinner table; nor would they be so unfit as to be unable to chase/hunt the wild specimens.
One may wonder why this species has not been introduced to other parts of the world - as it will survive and flourish in really quite remote environs. Perhaps it's because the (bag)pipes would have to introduced too (and they're not an easy instrument to master properly). They (the pipes) promote the start of the haggis mating ritual if I understand correctly from my forebears?
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Absolutely (I've been using this word more frequently lately, and must try and restrict it's use to appropriate situations). The three- legged haggis (Rabbie Burns was having the sassenachs on - the haggis isn't a "puddin" at all) was bred soon after it became the custom to clip the wings of grouse to allow well-heeled english visitors a better chance of hitting one at five yards with both barrels.
The 'pipes are indeed used to promote the start of the haggis-mating ritual. You may have noticed that the bagpipes have the requisite number of protuberances to appear to the female haggis as a prone male haggis in a state of ahem! - shall we say "arousal"? Need I say more?
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Hi shed-dweller nice to meet you !
Try to use admin:admin or similar easy passwords. Usually support guys set such default passwords so you can change them later.
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Just when you thought it was safe to power up - I'M BACK
Ran delpart = empty hard drive
downloaded 6 floppies ( just as well I bought the giant economy pack ) from those nice men at microsoft (sic) = setup discs
loaded setup discs and then my xp cd
Hey presto a fully functioning pc
FOR 30 DAYS???
Registered by phone using product key on my own pc - they fell for it ( but is it legal? )
(and do I give a **** anyway?)
ok you say, another satisfied customer, but there is apparently no end to my ignorance and I would like to know if xp has partioned the drive for me and if not how can I do it and is it necessary (10gb) and who is this god person anyway?
Many thanks to you all for your input
Should anyone require advice on the felling of large trees in their garden without destroying the greenhouse or impaling the odd passer-by feel free to ask for I'm a lumberjack (and I'm ok)
El - you can download an upgraded sense of humor from www.darwinawards.com :)
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