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re: getting past windows password screen Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:16 pm Posted by C K (6157 messages posted) If it's the Windows screen and not the BIOS screen that you can't get past, then from a legal standpoint, if a machine comes out of a business that you don't own, you should format the drive and install an operating system that is, or can be, registered to you. If you didn't get any install or recovery media with it for reloading it clean, then I would definately take off the old system and put a clean version of W2K or XP on it that I personally owned. Could save you some grief down the road so to speak.. As for getting by the log in and password, there is info posted on the net if you Google for it.. We aren't supposed to help with this particular issue on this forum (as it pertains to security and ownership issues).. You should be able to use the machine, with a clean install of W2K or XP (if the hardware can handle it) if it hasn't been password protected in the BIOS. In that case, there are ways to reset that password to.. On Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 5:50 pm, ken wrote: >my job was throwing away a couple of computers and i took one. when i turned it on >it has windows 2000 on it and a user name and password screen pops up. i dont know >the password and no one there knows it either. how can i get past it. can i ever >use this computer? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: getting past windows password screen Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 8:13 am Posted by DEX (11819 messages posted) Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites Click Here Hi would 2nd to what CK said.. You need to think just a little bit about what you want from the PC,,,,The PC will be setup for the company you got it from, by getting around the password is just one step on the ladder.... I would suggest you pickup a XP home ver. for the machine it will have most the drivers you will need the norm... Then it will be YOUR machine...and not some hand me down that you will hate in time. ========== Are you a wood worker ?,if so Click Here On Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 5:50 pm, ken wrote: >my job was throwing away a couple of computers and i took one. when i turned it on >it has windows 2000 on it and a user name and password screen pops up. i dont know >the password and no one there knows it either. how can i get past it. can i ever >use this computer? [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum