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Norm Dresner
Sorry for hitting the wrong key and posting an incomplete message. Anyway,
the scene is my wife's laptop. Previously I had a WinXP Pro and Linux dual
boot setup. The goal was to remove the Linux installation and reclaim the
desk space for WinXP.
1. Using Norton Partition Magic, I deleted the Linux partitions. So far
everything's okay, machine still boots.
2. Then I used Partition Magic to move the WinXP partition forward on the
disk to where the Linux Partition was so I could later extend it backwards.
OOPS! Having moved windows stuff into the space that Linux occupied, I
overwrote the Linux loader (LILO) and could no longer boot.
I know that I have to restore the MBR to fix the problem.
3. I booted the Windows XP installation CD to the recovery console and
discovered that I had no idea what the administrator password was set to.
I've tried about 15 variants of the passwords we usually use (including
blank) with no success.
QUESTIONS:
I have about a half-dozen computers here ranging from Win98 to Win2K to
WinXP. I have complete access to all of the hardware.
A. Is there any way I could attach the hard disk from laptop to another
computer and reset the MBR that way?
B. Could I attach the hard disk from the laptop to another computer and
"reset" the administrator password that way?
B. Would purchasing a USB floppy and booting a, say, MS-DOS or Win98 (or
better) floppy and running FDISK work?
C. What else is there that I can do?
Thanks in Advance
Norm
the scene is my wife's laptop. Previously I had a WinXP Pro and Linux dual
boot setup. The goal was to remove the Linux installation and reclaim the
desk space for WinXP.
1. Using Norton Partition Magic, I deleted the Linux partitions. So far
everything's okay, machine still boots.
2. Then I used Partition Magic to move the WinXP partition forward on the
disk to where the Linux Partition was so I could later extend it backwards.
OOPS! Having moved windows stuff into the space that Linux occupied, I
overwrote the Linux loader (LILO) and could no longer boot.
I know that I have to restore the MBR to fix the problem.
3. I booted the Windows XP installation CD to the recovery console and
discovered that I had no idea what the administrator password was set to.
I've tried about 15 variants of the passwords we usually use (including
blank) with no success.
QUESTIONS:
I have about a half-dozen computers here ranging from Win98 to Win2K to
WinXP. I have complete access to all of the hardware.
A. Is there any way I could attach the hard disk from laptop to another
computer and reset the MBR that way?
B. Could I attach the hard disk from the laptop to another computer and
"reset" the administrator password that way?
B. Would purchasing a USB floppy and booting a, say, MS-DOS or Win98 (or
better) floppy and running FDISK work?
C. What else is there that I can do?
Thanks in Advance
Norm