Partly OT? How to get past lost administrative password

[Shawn Badger]

Give ntpasswd a shot. i have used it before and it works well. If I
remember right it can be found here
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd but since I am at work and
they are nice enough to prevent me form doing potently bad things it
is blocked.



On 5/18/07, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
> .
> My son inherited a Dell desktop computer that is password
> protected so he cannot log-in to gain access to use the system.
>
> What would be the procedure for getting past this administrative
> password so he can make some use of this computer?
>
> Is there a way to turn of passwords in the Dell bios?
> Or, could he use something like "super-grub" to create
> a new boot loader?
>
> I don't think he is concerned about saving any data on the
> HD, but he would like to salvage XP and the programs that
> already exist on this computer.
>
> He would like to try a Linux LiveCD and perhaps to install
> a dual-boot arrangement on the 20-gig HD in this computer
> to begin to get acquainted with Linux.
>
> What would be the best course of action to solve this?
>
>
>
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