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  • 19-04-2005 3:41am
    #1
    funk-you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭


    right- basically ive been given an ibm think centre laptop but the current op system Win98 is password protected and my sis (who gave me the laptop)cant for the life of me remember the password so i cant even get into windows. is there any way that i can boot the to dos and wipe windows and reinstall it or am i fecked???
    Sound
    -P


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  • #2
    kikel
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭kikel


    Had a similar problems with a mates Thinkpad a few weeks ago. Ended up replacing the hard drive because it was a lock on the actual hard drive.

    Would be great if some one had a solution. Would save me feckiing the old HDD in the bin.


  • #3
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    get a dos boot disk, boot from it and then type the following;

    c:
    cd\windows
    rename *.pwl *.xxx

    you don't even need a boot disk actually... just press F8 when the computer is booting and choose command prompt.

    and if you need to undo this, just repeat the above but type "rename *.xxx *.pwl" instead

    you'll most likely need a windows '98 cd if you want to do a reinstall...
    if you're lucky, booting to command prompt and typing "c:\windows\options\cabs\setup.exe" might work (the windows 98 installation files may be in that folder)


  • #4
    funk-you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭funk-you


    sound tman, will give it a go.


  • #5
    MADMAXX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭MADMAXX


    i agree with tman its the best way to do it.


  • #6
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,263 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    maybe take the hd out and bung it in a usb case and do a low level format on it?


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