BYPASSING THE STARTUP PASSWORD

From: Tony (apcg@ananzi.co.za)
Date: 10/29/02 

From: "Tony" <apcg@ananzi.co.za>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:51:55 -0800

Not realy.
But if all you want is to access your client's data (like
My Documents etc.) you can attach his hard disk as slave
of a working XP or 2000 system and then access his data
under Documents and Settings ...

I'm running 2 installations of XP (dual boot) for that
matter. One is the normal working version and 2nd one
just for being able to access C drive if things go wrong.

Of couse it won't help you with encrypted data.
.

>-----Original Message-----
>RUNNING WIN XP. WHEN COMPUTER IS REBOOTED IT STOPS
IMMEDIATLEY ON THE ENTER
>SETUP PASSWORD. THIS WAS INADVERTANLY SET OR CHANGED IN
THE SETUP BEFORE YOU
>EVAN GET TO WINDOWS LOG ON. I CANT EVAN BOOT UP TO GET
INTO SET UP TO CHANGE
>BOOT OPTIONS ETC. THE PASSWORD WAS SET THAN WHEN ASKED
TO CONFIRM THE
>PASSWORD A NEW ONE OR WRONG KEY WAS HIT AND IT SET IT TO
THE NEW UNKNOWN
>PASSWORD. THUS LOCKING THE ADMIN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE
SYSTEM. (BLA) TRIED
>HOLDING DOWN THE F-KEYS AND ESCAPE AND ALL VARIATIONS
BUT NADA...STOPPED AT
>THE FRONT GATE. I NEED TO WIPE THIS AND REFORMAT FOR A
CLIENT AND THEY DONT
>KNOW THE PASSWORD. IS THERE A WAY TO BYPASS THIS
STRINGENT PROMPT SO I CAN
>AT LEAST SET IT TO NEVER BE ENABLED AGAIN? HELP! AND
THANKS
>
>
>.
>

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