Trying to get past windows 2000 login prompt

[WannaUseME]

Hi, I got an IBM Thinkpad 600e from a friend, and cannot
get past the windows 2000 login prompt. I have a Windows
ME CD - I would like to wipe this Win2000 clean and install
Windows ME fresh. Can anyone point me to a helpful source?

Thanks

GH

 

[Dave Patrick]

Ask them for the password. To wipe the drive, some ways include; boot a
win98/ME startup disk, run fdisk and delete all partition information found
(as long as NTFS is primary). Or boot the Windows 2000 CD-Rom or setup disks
and when you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other
partitions found, then abort the install. Or use a utility named delpart.
Once removed you can boot the Win98/ME CD-Rom or restore CD-Rom to start
your install. Make sure you have win9x device drivers available before hand.

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/reskit/nt31/i386/reskit.exe

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| Hi, I got an IBM Thinkpad 600e from a friend, and cannot
| get past the windows 2000 login prompt. I have a Windows
| ME CD - I would like to wipe this Win2000 clean and install
| Windows ME fresh. Can anyone point me to a helpful source?
|
| Thanks
|
| GH

 

[Guest]

Use a DOS boot disk to boot, then format the partition to
remove win2K.

 

[SaltPeter]

Hi, I got an IBM Thinkpad 600e from a friend, and cannot
get past the windows 2000 login prompt. I have a Windows
ME CD - I would like to wipe this Win2000 clean and install
Windows ME fresh. Can anyone point me to a helpful source?

Thanks

GH

The password would prove useless to you since the goal is to perform a clean
install. Boot with an ME startup diskette, fdisk and zap the NT
partition(s). Remember to reboot after you've recreated the appropriate
partition structure before attempting a format.