Re: OT: Win2K Question
Thanks for all the links and suggestions. The machine in question is a consumer countertop order machine called a CT-2. The machine came with our Noritsu lab, which came from Pocatello Idaho, where it was serving the needs of the community in a small drug store or some such. The store closed, and the lab was put on the block. We "won" it, and Kim went and picked it up last summer. We hadn't the need for the consumer thing, and so hadn't even turned it on. I hooked it up yesterday and discovered it didn't have the stock Noritsu pass number. So, Kim called the former owner of the store, who put him onto a half dozen of his stores where the lab people might be working, and on about the third hit, he got lucky and talked to the former lab manager, who told him which manual she had jotted the number down in. I got into the machine, only to find the Noritsu software had been deleted, only the Win2k OS was on the thing. We dug around a bit and found the CT-2 software, and I loaded it. Of course, it came up in Japanese as the default language, so I had some fun trying to remember how to change the language to English, as I had no prompts that I could understand. I considered leaving it Japanese, as it was very sing songy as it talked. Anway, it's all good, and I got it set up (mostly). Thanks again William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Win2K Question
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:05:42 -0400, David J Brooks wrote > Local hardware store should have a good selection of sledghammers i > would think. > > Dave Nope, only applies to Vista AFAIK 8) John The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Win2K Question
Local hardware store should have a good selection of sledghammers i would think. Dave On 7/10/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I need to get into a password protected Win2K computer. > Unfortunately, I have almost no chance of aquiring the password from the > former owner of the machine. > Does anyone know of a back door that will allow me to get into the system? > Thanks > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Win2K Question
Paul Sorenson wrote: > Sorry!! Sent you to the wrong page...try this one. If it comes up in > German, just click the language flag in the header. > > http://www.knoppix.org/ > > -p > > Another option, if you just need to access the data, is to download a > Knoppix ISO and burn it to a CD. When you boot from the CD it will run > a Linux variation off the CD and you can access any data on the HD. > > http://www.knoppix.net/ > > -p > > I'll second that. When Vista crapped it's pants a while back and the laptop wouldn't boot, my restoration options were to reformat and start over. This meant I'd lose lots of photos. I downloaded an Ubuntu Linux live CD, booted the laptop with it and managed to get the ethernet port working, which allowed me to transfer my photos to another PC. Once my files were safe I was ready to reinstall Vista. Or not. Been using Ubuntu ever since with very few problems. Regardless, the live CD (there are quite a few out there) saved my butt and allowed me to start over without losing everything. Knoppix was pretty good a few years ago. I can't imagine that it's worse now. Ubuntu is very similar. Both should auto-detect most of the hardware on your machine and allow you to recover whatever it is that you need. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Win2K Question
Sorry!! Sent you to the wrong page...try this one. If it comes up in German, just click the language flag in the header. http://www.knoppix.org/ -p Another option, if you just need to access the data, is to download a Knoppix ISO and burn it to a CD. When you boot from the CD it will run a Linux variation off the CD and you can access any data on the HD. http://www.knoppix.net/ -p Charles Robinson wrote: > On Jul 10, 2007, at 9:51, William Robb wrote: > >> Hi, >> I need to get into a password protected Win2K computer. >> Unfortunately, I have almost no chance of aquiring the password >> from the >> former owner of the machine. >> Does anyone know of a back door that will allow me to get into the >> system? >> > > There are many software discs that will boot up and let you change > the password of an existing local Windows account to anything that > you would like. > > http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/forgot-your-windows-password- > no.html has some suggestions. > > I'm fond of the "Ultimate Boot CD" myself. > > You'll need to download an ISO image, burn it to CD, and boot the > system from that CD. Then it's easy. > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > I am riding in the MS-TRAM this summer. Please consider sponsoring me! > http://charles.robinsontwins.org/mstram.htm > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Win2K Question
Another option, if you just need to access the data, is to download a Knoppix ISO and burn it to a CD. When you boot from the CD it will run a Linux variation off the CD and you can access any data on the HD. http://www.knoppix.net/ -p Charles Robinson wrote: > On Jul 10, 2007, at 9:51, William Robb wrote: > >> Hi, >> I need to get into a password protected Win2K computer. >> Unfortunately, I have almost no chance of aquiring the password >> from the >> former owner of the machine. >> Does anyone know of a back door that will allow me to get into the >> system? >> > > There are many software discs that will boot up and let you change > the password of an existing local Windows account to anything that > you would like. > > http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/forgot-your-windows-password- > no.html has some suggestions. > > I'm fond of the "Ultimate Boot CD" myself. > > You'll need to download an ISO image, burn it to CD, and boot the > system from that CD. Then it's easy. > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > I am riding in the MS-TRAM this summer. Please consider sponsoring me! > http://charles.robinsontwins.org/mstram.htm > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Win2K Question
You've got a couple of good suggestions already. Another alternative is to pick the HD out and install it in a working PC as an additional drive. 2007/7/10, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > I need to get into a password protected Win2K computer. > Unfortunately, I have almost no chance of aquiring the password from the > former owner of the machine. > Does anyone know of a back door that will allow me to get into the system? > Thanks > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Win2K Question
On Jul 10, 2007, at 9:51, William Robb wrote: > Hi, > I need to get into a password protected Win2K computer. > Unfortunately, I have almost no chance of aquiring the password > from the > former owner of the machine. > Does anyone know of a back door that will allow me to get into the > system? > There are many software discs that will boot up and let you change the password of an existing local Windows account to anything that you would like. http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/forgot-your-windows-password- no.html has some suggestions. I'm fond of the "Ultimate Boot CD" myself. You'll need to download an ISO image, burn it to CD, and boot the system from that CD. Then it's easy. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org I am riding in the MS-TRAM this summer. Please consider sponsoring me! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/mstram.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT: Win2K Question
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:51:13 -0600, William Robb wrote > Hi, > I need to get into a password protected Win2K computer. > Unfortunately, I have almost no chance of aquiring the password from > the former owner of the machine. Does anyone know of a back door > that will allow me to get into the system? Thanks > > William Robb Just put the Win 2k CD in the drive, reboot and format, nice clean fresh install and nobody elses baggage or problems! John The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
