Can't logon - Help needed with ntpasswd

[Guest Bobby]

Hi,

In a previous thread I explained how I had stupidly taken my laptop

off the work domain, and joined the workgroup. Unfortunately nobody

(including myself) knows what the local administrator password is for

the laptop, and now I can't logon.

 

It was recommended that I use some software called ntpasswd to boot

from CD and reset the password. I have created a bootable CD from the

website, but my laptop won't boot from it. I know that it is reading

the CD, and it will boot from an XP disk if I put that in, but not the

bootable ntpasswd disk. Can anybody explain why this might be? Anybody

familiar with ntpasswd?

 

Thanks for any help

 

Colin

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Can't logon - Help needed with ntpasswd

 

 

"Bobby" <bobby2@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message

news:d7ca096c-5f06-4b0c-b212-68584189661e@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

> In a previous thread I explained how I had stupidly taken my laptop

> off the work domain, and joined the workgroup. Unfortunately nobody

> (including myself) knows what the local administrator password is for

> the laptop, and now I can't logon.

>

> It was recommended that I use some software called ntpasswd to boot

> from CD and reset the password. I have created a bootable CD from the

> website, but my laptop won't boot from it. I know that it is reading

> the CD, and it will boot from an XP disk if I put that in, but not the

> bootable ntpasswd disk. Can anybody explain why this might be? Anybody

> familiar with ntpasswd?

>

> Thanks for any help

>

> Colin

 

Try this site - it's probably the one used most often in

such cases. When you're back in operation, remind your

new sysadmin that it's a good idea to create two local

admin accounts on each machine and to lock their

passwords away. It will save him a lot of trouble.

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

[Guest Malke]

Re: Can't logon - Help needed with ntpasswd

 

Bobby wrote:

> Hi,

> In a previous thread I explained how I had stupidly taken my laptop

> off the work domain, and joined the workgroup. Unfortunately nobody

> (including myself) knows what the local administrator password is for

> the laptop, and now I can't logon.

>

> It was recommended that I use some software called ntpasswd to boot

> from CD and reset the password. I have created a bootable CD from the

> website, but my laptop won't boot from it. I know that it is reading

> the CD, and it will boot from an XP disk if I put that in, but not the

> bootable ntpasswd disk. Can anybody explain why this might be? Anybody

> familiar with ntpasswd?

 

There are two reasons why your computer might not boot from the NTpasswd CD

you created:

 

1. You didn't burn the .iso properly. You need to burn the file you download

as an image, not as a data file.

 

2. You don't have the boot priority set to optical drive first, hard drive

second.

 

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

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[Guest Bobby]

Re: Can't logon - Help needed with ntpasswd

 

On 17 Mar, 21:12, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "Bobby" <bob...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message

>

> news:d7ca096c-5f06-4b0c-b212-68584189661e@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

>

>

> > Hi,

> > In a previous thread I explained how I had stupidly taken my laptop

> > off the work domain, and joined the workgroup. Unfortunately nobody

> > (including myself) knows what the local administrator password is for

> > the laptop, and now I can't logon.

>

> > It was recommended that I use some software called ntpasswd to boot

> > from CD and reset the password. I have created a bootable CD from the

> > website, but my laptop won't boot from it. I know that it is reading

> > the CD, and it will boot from an XP disk if I put that in, but not the

> > bootable ntpasswd disk. Can anybody explain why this might be? Anybody

> > familiar with ntpasswd?

>

> > Thanks for any help

>

> > Colin

>

> Try this site - it's probably the one used most often in

> such cases. When you're back in operation, remind your

> new sysadmin that it's a good idea to create two local

> admin accounts on each machine and to lock their

> passwords away. It will save him a lot of trouble.http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Thanks, but that's the site I did use. I've created the bootable CD

from this site, but my laptop won't boot from it, even though it will

boot fron an XP CD.

 

Colin

[Guest Bobby]

Re: Can't logon - Help needed with ntpasswd

 

On 17 Mar, 21:21, Malke <ma...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Bobby wrote:

> > Hi,

> > In a previous thread I explained how I had stupidly taken my laptop

> > off the work domain, and joined the workgroup. Unfortunately nobody

> > (including myself) knows what the local administrator password is for

> > the laptop, and now I can't logon.

>

> > It was recommended that I use some software called ntpasswd to boot

> > from CD and reset the password. I have created a bootable CD from the

> > website, but my laptop won't boot from it. I know that it is reading

> > the CD, and it will boot from an XP disk if I put that in, but not the

> > bootable ntpasswd disk. Can anybody explain why this might be? Anybody

> > familiar with ntpasswd?

>

> There are two reasons why your computer might not boot from the NTpasswd CD

> you created:

>

> 1. You didn't burn the .iso properly. You need to burn the file you download

> as an image, not as a data file.

>

> 2. You don't have the boot priority set to optical drive first, hard drive

> second.

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com

> Don't Panic!

 

Right. I guess it's reason 1. I'll try again tomorrow,

 

Thanks

 

Colin

[Guest Bobby]

Re: Can't logon - Help needed with ntpasswd

 

Thanks guys. It worked. I had burnt the iso as a data file, not an

image. I'm back on line now.

 

Colin

[Guest Malke]

Re: Can't logon - Help needed with ntpasswd

 

Bobby wrote:

> Thanks guys. It worked. I had burnt the iso as a data file, not an

> image. I'm back on line now.

>

> Colin

 

Glad to hear it. Thanks for taking the time to let us know.

 

Malke

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Elephant Boy Computers

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

Don't Panic!