ibm thinkpad

sarah-t_4

timbim wrote: »

No. You need to find a copy of the Windows 2000 installation CD. I might be able to post you a copy of it if you pay costs.

Have messeged you.:)

beardiedog

Let us know how you get on and if you need any more advice

sarah-t_4

beardiedog wrote: »

Let us know how you get on and if you need any more advice

Thankyou Beardiedog , ill let you know if i ever fix it. would be a miricle

buglawton

I would have thought you could boot up a linux operating system CD or usb then use a password cracking program that breaks easy admin passwords? Of course you may still ned to change access the bios control panel to allow it to boot that way.

bingo_bango

Win2K was cack anyway. I've installed XP Pro on my thinkpad (OH uses it for surfing, as it's too slow for anything meaningful :rolleyes: ). Actually runs quite well.

Have we decided if this is a Win password or BIOS pass yet?

I vaguely remember there being a workaround for this. Something along these lines if anyone remembers? Required booting into safe mode IIRC.

wacko911

May sound stupid but did you try just pressing enter and not entering a password - ie the password is blank. My GF spent half an hour trying to figure out my password before I told her it was blank.

buglawton

I think the bios pw prompt is a totally black screen with just a " > " showing or something, it appears instantly, while the Win Admin pw takes a minute or 2 to appear.