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No access to Win XP (log in)
Ok so my aunt completely messed up the PC i have here for her to use. She downloaded one of these "Free" screen savers - and it started a malicious issue- Not getting into that...lets move on.
I have deducted that it would be best for me to simply wipe clean her complete hard drive and re-install win xp on the system.
I can then install my anti malware programs when its running again
but
in her infinate lack of wisdom with computers - she was trying to fix the problem only to have chaged her "LOG IN DETAILS" that shows up when anyone starts windows XP
Im not talking about her USER LOG IN DETAILS - because that shows up when windows is already loaded
Im talking about juts as the DOS has finished booting - there a screen that says
"USER NAME - PASWORD"
when you install it first - all you do is click ENTER leaving everythig blank and it will go on to load windows.
But now, she messed up, she added SOME kinda detail to that log in screen and cant remember what it was-
i tried all types of passwords etc that she has said it "COULD BE"
i decided that i need to simply deleted EVERYTHING from her system
If i cant get passed that screen,,,,,,,,,,how would i do it?
Shadow84
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December 5th, 2004 01:00
FWIW after you get this computer up and running you may want to set up a limited account for your aunt and set up a password protected administrator account for yourself to avoid this problem in the future. Good luck and ditto on your signature.
Liqid
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December 5th, 2004 01:00
thanks shadow for your info
but i did more searching and found out that this pc had win ME orginally on it- (its her PC)
and she had a "neighboor" load XP over it
so the recovery discs that i have in had are for win ME-
so i asked about backups for the XP platform and her reply "back-ups?"
as if she had never heard that word befor-
Shadow84
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December 5th, 2004 18:00
Liqid
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December 6th, 2004 18:00