locked out by a LAN?

[Guest Urge]

I was setting up a LAN in my home and when I turned on 1 computer running

win2k I got the CTRL+ALT+Delete screen and then it wanted a passport. I

swear, I have NEVER put a password on this machine and I have had it

since2002. This has to be related to setting up the LAN. Bill

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: locked out by a LAN?

 

 

"Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

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>I was setting up a LAN in my home and when I turned on 1 computer running

> win2k I got the CTRL+ALT+Delete screen and then it wanted a passport. I

> swear, I have NEVER put a password on this machine and I have had it

> since2002. This has to be related to setting up the LAN. Bill

>

Your post is a little unclear:

- What exactly did you do when you set up the LAN?

- What do you mean with "It wanted a passport"?

- Which account did you use when logging on before this event?

- Which account do you use now?

- Have you tried logging on as "Administrator"?

- Have you tried a blank password?

[Guest Urge]

Re: locked out by a LAN?

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

> news:kAVGj.2872$EJ2.1111@trndny03...

> >I was setting up a LAN in my home and when I turned on 1 computer running

> > win2k I got the CTRL+ALT+Delete screen and then it wanted a passport.

I

> > swear, I have NEVER put a password on this machine and I have had it

> > since2002. This has to be related to setting up the LAN. Bill

> >

> Your post is a little unclear:

> - What exactly did you do when you set up the LAN?

I set up ICS and configured 3 computers for a LAN.

> - What do you mean with "It wanted a passport"?

Sorry, I meant password-my bad!

> - Which account did you use when logging on before

this event?

I have always logged on using the admin acct, it is the only one on the

machine.

> - Which account do you use now?

see above

> - Have you tried logging on as "Administrator"?

see above

> - Have you tried a blank password?

Yes, I tried that.

I am getting ready to try Windows Password Recovery now, the web site says

it will take 3 days for the results to come back but thats OK with me. I

just don't understand why or how it would/could decide on its own to put in

a password?

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: locked out by a LAN?

 

 

"Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

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>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:OUi826FkIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

>> news:kAVGj.2872$EJ2.1111@trndny03...

>> >I was setting up a LAN in my home and when I turned on 1 computer

>> >running

>> > win2k I got the CTRL+ALT+Delete screen and then it wanted a passport.

> I

>> > swear, I have NEVER put a password on this machine and I have had it

>> > since2002. This has to be related to setting up the LAN. Bill

>> >

>> Your post is a little unclear:

>> - What exactly did you do when you set up the LAN?

> I set up ICS and configured 3 computers for a LAN.

>> - What do you mean with "It wanted a passport"?

> Sorry, I meant password-my bad!

>> - Which account did you use when logging on before

> this event?

> I have always logged on using the admin acct, it is the only one on the

> machine.

>> - Which account do you use now?

> see above

>> - Have you tried logging on as "Administrator"?

> see above

>> - Have you tried a blank password?

> Yes, I tried that.

> I am getting ready to try Windows Password Recovery now, the web site says

> it will take 3 days for the results to come back but thats OK with me. I

> just don't understand why or how it would/could decide on its own to put

> in

> a password?

>>

>>

 

Reset your administrator password with this boot disk:

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

then plan ahead and create a second admin account whose

password you look away. I am sure you have at least two

sets of keys for your car, for obvious reasons, so it makes

sense to apply the same thought to your PC.

[Guest Urge]

Re: locked out by a LAN?

 

I tried http://www.loginrecovery.com/ but it couldn't recover the password.

Next I tried http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.htm after the

suggestion by Pegasus (MVP) and it worked, although not the way they talked

about. I couldn't reset the password but I was able to elevate a user to an

administrator and then get rid of the unknown password. Thanks Pegasus!

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

> news:tZVGj.4587$L92.201@trndny07...

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> > news:OUi826FkIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> >>

> >> "Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

> >> news:kAVGj.2872$EJ2.1111@trndny03...

> >> >I was setting up a LAN in my home and when I turned on 1 computer

> >> >running

> >> > win2k I got the CTRL+ALT+Delete screen and then it wanted a

passport.

> > I

> >> > swear, I have NEVER put a password on this machine and I have had it

> >> > since2002. This has to be related to setting up the LAN. Bill

> >> >

> >> Your post is a little unclear:

> >> - What exactly did you do when you set up the LAN?

> > I set up ICS and configured 3 computers for a LAN.

> >> - What do you mean with "It wanted a passport"?

> > Sorry, I meant password-my bad!

> >> - Which account did you use when logging on before

> > this event?

> > I have always logged on using the admin acct, it is the only one on the

> > machine.

> >> - Which account do you use now?

> > see above

> >> - Have you tried logging on as "Administrator"?

> > see above

> >> - Have you tried a blank password?

> > Yes, I tried that.

> > I am getting ready to try Windows Password Recovery now, the web site

says

> > it will take 3 days for the results to come back but thats OK with me.

I

> > just don't understand why or how it would/could decide on its own to put

> > in

> > a password?

> >>

> >>

>

> Reset your administrator password with this boot disk:

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

> then plan ahead and create a second admin account whose

> password you look away. I am sure you have at least two

> sets of keys for your car, for obvious reasons, so it makes

> sense to apply the same thought to your PC.

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: locked out by a LAN?

 

Thanks for the feedback. So far I have always been able to reset

the administrator's password to a blank when using the Nordahl

boot disk. Other combinations may or may not work.

 

"Urge" <thumper_21@verizon.net> wrote in message

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>I tried http://www.loginrecovery.com/ but it couldn't recover the password.

> Next I tried http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.htm after

> the

> suggestion by Pegasus (MVP) and it worked, although not the way they

> talked

> about. I couldn't reset the password but I was able to elevate a user to

> an

> administrator and then get rid of the unknown password. Thanks Pegasus!