Solve : HELP! With "Log on to Windows"?

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Answer» I have an old computer from work that I am trying to use at home. It has WINDOWS 2000Professional and when I turn it on, I get the Log on to Windows screen that asks for user name, password and Log on to:.... I need to reset the user name and password or bypass this screen so I can actually use the darn thing. Any help would be appriciated for this computer dummy...... Thanks, K so in another words you dont have the username or the password.....well the user name comes up automatically with the name of my co worker (who is no longer there of course or I could just ask her ) I TRIED administrator with no password, didnt work eitherif your work gave it to you then have them reset it Quote from: unlovedwarrior on August 06, 2007, 09:17:36 AM if your work gave it to you then have them reset it Yh , stepped on my feet there I wish it was that easy. Our IT guy moved out of state and we have to pay a support person from another agency to fix our computer problems. I wonder if I had the startup disk or something I could do it that way?? Thanks for working with me on this.If you have your data backed up a format and CLEAN install is the way to go here... Quote from: Richenstony on August 06, 2007, 09:19:31 AM Quote from: unlovedwarrior on August 06, 2007, 09:17:36 AM if your work gave it to you then have them reset it Yh , stepped on my feet there huh... remeber i get CONFUSED easy.. if you had the cds then you could reformat it EDIT: PATIO you bet me to the punch Quote from: unlovedwarrior on August 06, 2007, 09:36:28 AM Quote from: Richenstony on August 06, 2007, 09:19:31 AM Quote from: unlovedwarrior on August 06, 2007, 09:17:36 AM if your work gave it to you then have them reset it Yh , stepped on my feet there huh... remeber i get confused easy.. if you had the cds then you could reformat it EDIT: Patio you bet me to the punch lol i was saying i was going to say the same thing..... ohSo I need to have the install cd's and then I can basically clear everything out of memory and start from scratch?? I will look for them tomorrow and then I am sure I'll need help once I get them in my little hands!! Thanks guys for this so far, seems like you both know the answers, one of you is just speedier! Have a super rest of the day! KimWe'll be here to walk you through it...When I am trying to find the startup disk from work, do I need to have the exact one that came with this compter or will any windows 2000 startup disk do? And if I am not able to find the one I need, is there any other way that i would be able to fix this problem without? Again, appriciate the help..................KA startup disk is a set of floppies that will get you into a DAMAGED OS...they will not repair or re-install Win2K. You need a Win2k CD that says Microsoft all over it. Ask The IT people from work...they should have a few.

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I have an old computer from work that I am trying to use at home. It has WINDOWS 2000Professional and when I turn it on, I get the Log on to Windows screen that asks for user name, password and Log on to:....

I need to reset the user name and password or bypass this screen so I can actually use the darn thing. Any help would be appriciated for this computer dummy......

Thanks,

K so in another words you dont have the username or the password.....well the user name comes up automatically with the name of my co worker (who is no longer there of course or I could just ask her )

I TRIED administrator with no password, didnt work eitherif your work gave it to you then have them reset it Quote from: unlovedwarrior on August 06, 2007, 09:17:36 AM

if your work gave it to you then have them reset it

Yh , stepped on my feet there I wish it was that easy. Our IT guy moved out of state and we have to pay a support person from another agency to fix our computer problems. I wonder if I had the startup disk or something I could do it that way?? Thanks for working with me on this.If you have your data backed up a format and CLEAN install is the way to go here... Quote from: Richenstony on August 06, 2007, 09:19:31 AM

Quote from: unlovedwarrior on August 06, 2007, 09:17:36 AM
if your work gave it to you then have them reset it
Yh , stepped on my feet there

huh... remeber i get CONFUSED easy..

if you had the cds then you could reformat it

EDIT: PATIO you bet me to the punch Quote from: unlovedwarrior on August 06, 2007, 09:36:28 AM

Quote from: Richenstony on August 06, 2007, 09:19:31 AM
Quote from: unlovedwarrior on August 06, 2007, 09:17:36 AM
if your work gave it to you then have them reset it
Yh , stepped on my feet there

huh... remeber i get confused easy..

if you had the cds then you could reformat it

EDIT: Patio you bet me to the punch

lol i was saying i was going to say the same thing..... ohSo I need to have the install cd's and then I can basically clear everything out of memory and start from scratch?? I will look for them tomorrow and then I am sure I'll need help once I get them in my little hands!! Thanks guys for this so far, seems like you both know the answers, one of you is just speedier! Have a super rest of the day!

KimWe'll be here to walk you through it...When I am trying to find the startup disk from work, do I need to have the exact one that came with this compter or will any windows 2000 startup disk do? And if I am not able to find the one I need, is there any other way that i would be able to fix this problem without? Again, appriciate the help..................KA startup disk is a set of floppies that will get you into a DAMAGED OS...they will not repair or re-install Win2K.

You need a Win2k CD that says Microsoft all over it. Ask The IT people from work...they should have a few.

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