Re: School computer virus update
From: Phil Weldon (notdisclosed_at_example.com)
Date: 05/14/04
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Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 23:30:39 GMT
There is another solution for recovering your data files if you don't have
the proper administrator password. If you have another partion on your hard
drive, install Windows XP in that partition (being careful to write down the
password... you will only use them for a short time.) The new installation
will allow you to access all the files from the original installation, but
will not treat any of the programs as installed. Copy the data files to
the new partition, then do a new install of Windows XP to the first
partition. You will then have a working Windows XP in the first partition,
all of your data files on the first partition, PLUS a copy of all your data
files on the second partition (along a second installation of Windows XP.)
You will then need to reinstall all your programs. If you don't have a
suitable second partition, you can add a second hard drive (a borrowed hard
drive with a couple of Gbytes will do.) OR you could use a program like
Partition Magician to create a new partition OR you could buy a program that
will recover the original administrator password; that program, however,
costs about $75 US and supposedly is good for only one use.
-- Phil Weldon, pweldonatmindjumpdotcom For communication, replace "at" with the 'at sign' replace "mindjump" with "mindspring." replace "dot" with "." "Jon" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:cf1501c43938$28c97660$a301280a@phx.gbl... > I have a slight problem... I have no idea what my > administrator password is. I bought the computer from > tigerdirect.com, and it was preinstalled with windows... > so I am a standstill. Any ideas what it might be? > > THanks, > -Jon > > > >-----Original Message----- > >Use your friend's XP CD to boot the computer, select the > >recover console ( a command line window) and then you can > >copy your files to floppies or perhaps other media. Then, > >do a clean install using your OEM supplied media. > > > > > >"Jon" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message > >news:cc5e01c43920$6fcba410$a001280a@phx.gbl... > >| K guys, > >| > >| First of all, thanks for all of the replies > >| > >| One thing that I have done is delete the only thing I > had > >| downloaded lately and it was the matrix screensaver I > had > >| gotten from this website > >| http://www.chaossoft.com/matrix.shtml > >| > >| the filename in dos was matri~1.scr > >| > >| Since then an interesting thing has happened... I do nto > >| get the random colors anymore, my computer just reboots > >| itself constantly... weird huh? > >| > >| My friend has a windows xp setup cd, so I tried using > >| that to repair my system, but it just hangs... it will > >| take my hardware inventory but after that's done and it > >| says loading windows at the bottom and it hangs. > >| > >| I really do not want to lose any college papers or > >| anything b/c that would severly hurt me... thanks for > all > >| of the help guys. > >| > >| -Jon > > > > > >. > >
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