Win 98 to win 2000 pro upgrade log in problem

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I upgraded from win 98 to win 2000k and all went smoothly
until I got to the log in screen when win 200k pro
started up. I cannot og into win 2k pro! I never set a
password and user ID on win 98. How do I get past the
screen and log in? I tried using the usual admin/password
and others. Can I back the installation to win 98 or am
I totally screwed and have to do a clean upgrade? I did
back up my data files but do not want to re-install
everything.

Thanks and Best Regards.

Jim

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade (More info?)

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. I simply cannot
log in to the system. I tried to repair the install as
well. Is there a way to reinstall or back out to win
98?
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello Jim,
>
>You should have been given the oportunity to enter a
password for the Windows 2000 administrator
>account. If by chance you clicked throught this screen
then the password would be blank. Try
>username=administrator and password='"blank".
>
>David Hancock [MSFT]
>Microsoft Server Setup Team
>
>Search our Knowledge Base at
http://support.microsoft.com/directory
>Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage at
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
>See the Windows NT Homepage at
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/
>
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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade (More info?)

Hello Jim,

Mr. Patrick is correct...there isn't a way to roll-back a 98 to 2000 upgrade. As for the password issues
the only supported way to fix this is to reinstall the OS. You might want to jump on the internet and search for a 3rd party utility
that will allow recovery.

Sorry I wasn't more help
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David Hancock [MSFT]
Microsoft Server Setup Team


Search our Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/directory
Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
See the Windows NT Homepage at http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/

NOTE: Please reply to the newsgroup and not directly to me. This allows
others to add to and benefit from these threads and also helps to ensure a
more timely response. Thank you!

This posting is provided "AS IS" without warranty either expressed or
implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
The views and opinions expressed in this newsgroup posting are mine and do
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