When Windows 2000 boots, it displays the logon prompt for a while and then (if no keyboard or mouse activity occurs) starts the LOGON.SCR screen saver. If you can access the system's files, you can replace LOGON.SCR with CMD.EXE.
When the logon timeout occurs, Windows 2000 launches (in the context of the system account) the command console rather than the screen saver. Use NET USER to change the administrator password or launch the Computer Management console (COMPMGMT.MSC) to accomplish the task. If you choose the former, issue the command NET USER ADMINISTRATOR <password> where <password> is the new password you want to assign to the administrator account. How you replace the LOGON.SCR file with CMD.EXE depends on whether the system uses FAT or NTFS. With FAT, you can boot from a Windows 9x or a DOS boot disk. But for NTFS systems, you might need a solution such as Winternals' NTFSDOS to access the file system or access the system across the LAN. Regardless, once you have access to the %systemroot%\System32 folder, rename LOGON.SCR to LOGON.BAK and then copy CMD.EXE to LOGON.SCR. -----Original Message----- From: Rickenbacher Beat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: January 9, 2002 12:46 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: AW: admin pasword There is CIA Commander: http://www.winsecure.de/en/products/CIACMD/ Ricki -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 9. Januar 2002 12:49 An: Exchange Discussions Betreff: admin pasword Hi I lost an admin password for NT4 on a laptop, is there a way to get in? It is not configured for the network so that is not a solution. Kim _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
