windows 2000 nt server.......yuck!

[helpmepleaz]

My husbands boss gave him a computer. It's got Windows 2000 NT Server on it. Problem is no one knows what the password is and there for we can't get it loaded. I can't guess the password....I know that idea was silly! I can't even get it to go into dos mode. Tried safemode and I even need a password for that! Can you imagine???? Is there someone out there that can help me? I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

[snowmonkey]

One of the easiest way of getting around this problem it a third party software called "Winternals Admin" , this software has a lock smith module which allows you to change the Admin or any other password on the computer.

http://www.winternals.com/Products/A...dcommander2005

Cheers

[plthayer]

It's not really a good idea to run 2000 server as an operating system for home use as it's lacking most of the features most home users want. I'd suggest just going out to a local computer store or even walmart and picking up a copy of windows xp.
If you decide to do this I can help you with the installation process to get rid of the 2000 server installation.

[xequence]

Just for clarification - you have windows 2000 server. Not NT.

There are 4 versions of windows 2000. Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter server (that beast costs 15,000$ a piece!).

You cant go into DOS because it is not based on DOS, like windows 95, 98, and ME are.

It's not really a good idea to run 2000 server as an operating system for home use as it's lacking most of the features most home users want. I'd suggest just going out to a local computer store or even walmart and picking up a copy of windows xp.

Accually, the server version of 2000 is not lacking anything compared to any other version of 2000. I have installed Professional on my computer before, and it was about 800 MB installed if I remember correctly. I have also installed datacenter server on it before. It takes about 100-200MB more space and comes with some extra server tools. Nothing lacking. At all.

As for XP, it does not offer anything signifigant over any version of 2000, and is a big waste of money to get if you already have 2000. Plus, its really slow.

[ghostdog]

Originally Posted by helpmepleaz

My husbands boss gave him a computer. It's got Windows 2000 NT Server on it. Problem is no one knows what the password is and there for we can't get it loaded. I can't guess the password....I know that idea was silly! I can't even get it to go into dos mode. Tried safemode and I even need a password for that! Can you imagine???? Is there someone out there that can help me? I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

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