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[Nik01e]

Hi guys,

My friend got a second hand laptop with Wind2000 running on it as present, unfortunately the former owner does not remember anymore the admin password (I guess that must be the reason why the guy gave it away :dizzy: ).

Apparently the laptop is quite useless for my friend as he cannot modify anything and cannot use many different features :(

Is there any way to evade the restrictions???, basically we would like to watch movies, create Dial ups, burn CD's and so on.

We asked already some IT guys, but they said there is no way.:eek:

Is that true, or is can you help me out??

[DrCreek]

if you have the set-up discs you could always format it? if not obtain a copy of windows 200 and install that but then you mite have problems with the drivers? laptops can be funny things? but you mite be able to use a program called mydrivers which removes them from the machine but then if you can't burn them to disc it's pretty useless? but i think formatting is the only way?

[dammit]

Hi...see if anything HERE works. ;)


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[Nik01e]

the laptop was before company property and now the staff there got new ones, the former owner (who is an IT guy) says that he does not remember the admin pw and there is no way to evade.
my friend is quite frustrated, I do not know OS Wind2000 so well, so I do not know if it is possible to un and reinstall the OS. I thought may somebody of you techies has any clue how to evade the admin @#$$

[smurfy]

Sorry, it is against the terms of this site to assist you in getting in to this system as it stands. While your story may well be true, we just cannot help you do it.

The only option you really have is to install your own operating system (and given that in the giveaway situation you describe it is unlikely the Windows 2000 licence that was used to install the O/S on the machine was transferred, you technically HAVE TO INSTALL YOUR OWN O/S anyway).

[Nik01e]

Sorry, when I ask that stupid question, so you mean when I have a set up disc, I can set up my OS and it will automatically replace the existing OS??? What happens with the software, it will be lost and I have to reinstall them as well?

By the way I indeed understand your point not to provide me the info. When I put the threat I was not considering that it could be interpreted as an illegal action.

My friend asks me constantly that things because I work as call center technician for an internet provider, but beside the staff I am trained for I am not so technical orientated, so I had the idea to check on the internet for information sources and this Forum is really very cool.