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More info?)
This looks like my way forward. Right now I am again reloading the XP from
disk and whereas previously had chosen the Recovery option, this time I have
chosen set-up from scratch, thus reformatting the HD, so we'll see what
happens. FYI the guy in the shop whom I've been consulting without charge,
thinks I may have a damaged sector on the HD. Thanks folks for all comments,
even the ones that didn't solve the problem. It's good to know there are
these forums available.
"DanS" wrote:
> Malke <invalid@not-real.com> wrote in news:u123d6YuFHA.1132
> @TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:
>
> > DanS wrote:
> >
> >> "=?Utf-8?B?SSBoYXRlIGNvbXB1dGVycw==?="
> >> <Ihatecomputers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> news:2C2B2728-AEA2-4209-99E5-FB5DD059A253@microsoft.com:
> >>
> >>> Have just tried that. It made no difference. I am re-installing from
> >>> CD and hope that if I skip wherever that is an option instead of
> >>> filling in forms that i might get there.
> >>>
> >>
> >> use the boot disk here:
> >>http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
> >>
> >> which contains a p/w changing utility to change the password of ANY
> >> account w/o knowing the original p/w
> >>
> >> (shows how incredibly easy it is to bypass Windows logon security)
> >>
> >> DanS
> >
> > I also use NTpasswd and highly recommend it. Just a note here, though -
> > this doesn't show anything about Windows logon security. Any computer
> > running any operating system can be gotten into by a person with skill
> > and time and physical access. You can do the same with my SuSE Linux
> > box. This doesn't make Windows or SuSE logons insecure - computers that
> > need to be absolutely secure can't be physically accessible by just
> > anyone.
> >
> > Malke
>
> Maybe my statement may have been somewhat harsh, but still, I think non-
> technical people, that don't have vast experience with comuters, don't
> know that there are utilities like this. I know several people,
> personally, that were truly shocked when I demonstrated using this disk
> to just get into any machine no problem. They were small business owner's
> that took care of their own network's, so they knew enough to keep the
> thing's running. But they were under the assumption that you just
> couldn't do that.
>
> It was funny.....one company had a 256K DSL connection. The owner thought
> that was fast, being only used to dial-up. I mentioned to him that I get
> sustained d/l thru cable of 4 megabit's/sec. Almost 3 T1's, I said. Being
> a very intelligent engineer and successful business owner, he got this
> look of disbelief on his face, then said, 'It can't be better than a T1.
> I'll have to verify that with Steve'.
>
> Steve is a consultant in control electronics he calls in here and there
> for projects. His computer expert. He just didn't think I could get that
> speed to my home when his slow business DSL cost's 4 times as much. He
> also still believed that a T1 line was the best you could get.
>
>
> DanS
>