Massacure
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Wed Mar-30-05 07:41 PM
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I need a password reset device for windows but don't have a floppy drive. |
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Wed Mar-30-05 10:19 PM
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1. you may need to reinstall windows.. |
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just reinstall the OS over your current installation, and reset the Administrator's password when prompted.
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Wed Mar-30-05 10:35 PM
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2. I know the password, I just need a way to back it up. |
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Wed Mar-30-05 10:38 PM
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3. You could get a cheap USB floppy drive |
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Or if you have a CD-R, you can change the settings in your BIOS to include your CD drive as a boot drive and use a CD instead of a floppy.
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Wed Mar-30-05 10:49 PM
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4. So the password reset can be any medium as long as it is drive A? |
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Wed Mar-30-05 10:53 PM
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5. It won't necessarily be "A:" but, yeah |
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Including your CD drive in the bootup list means the computer will check to see if there's a bootable CD in there, just like it checks the floppy. If you make a bootable CD, it should work--although I've never done it personally.
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