windows 2000 password reset

[nicky hammell]

Can anyone explain to me how to reset a password from a
previous owner. I purchased the computer used and can't
contact the orignal owner

 

[Pieter]

-----Original Message-----
Can anyone explain to me how to reset a password from a
previous owner. I purchased the computer used and can't
contact the orignal owner
.
Control Alt Format

 

[David Bullock [MSFT]]

Hi Nicky,
If you're talking about the Windows Administrator password, you'll need to
either log in as a user with adminstrative rights and reset the password via
the Users & Groups applet, or rebuild the system (if you don't have any sort
of administrative password).

If you're talking about a BIOS password, how to reset it will depend on the
hardware. On some system boards, a particular jumper (usually jumper-15) can
be removed and replaced to reset the BIOS password.

There are also some websites out there with information on how to reset BIOS
passwords for particular BIOS manufacturers / revisions, such as
http://www.labmice.net/articles/BIOS_hack.htm.

--

David Bullock, MCSE, MCSA, A+
Windows NT/2000/2003 Setup Support

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