I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know
the password. I have read some recent tips from others which direct you to
download an ISO file. The problem is I cannot get the files out of the ISO to
copy to a CD. Can anbody help with another methos or how can I extract the
files. I have managed to get another OS on so I do have access to the drive
but when I did this I didnt seem to get any drivers. I know the PC has sound,
wireless etc but none of these work with the second OS. Would it be better
for me to get these working instead. If so I need help with this.
Cheers
You need CD writing software and use the burn CD from image option. Nero
will do this as well as many others.
If it is a bootable CD and you just extract the iso and copy the files to a
CD it won't be the same and is likely not to boot.
"DP" <DP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not
>know
> the password. I have read some recent tips from others which direct you to
> download an ISO file. The problem is I cannot get the files out of the ISO
> to
> copy to a CD. Can anbody help with another methos or how can I extract the
> files. I have managed to get another OS on so I do have access to the
> drive
> but when I did this I didnt seem to get any drivers. I know the PC has
> sound,
> wireless etc but none of these work with the second OS. Would it be better
> for me to get these working instead. If so I need help with this.
> Cheers
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:48:00 -0700, DP <DP@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know
> the password.
If I acquired a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea
how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be,
etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and
problems, possibility of kiddie ****, etc., and I wouldn't recommend
that anyone else do either.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
I did try reinstalling but none of the wrireless, sound etc worked. ANy
suggestions.
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:48:00 -0700, DP <DP@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know
> > the password.
>
>
> If I acquired a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
> would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea
> how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
> incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be,
> etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and
> problems, possibility of kiddie ****, etc., and I wouldn't recommend
> that anyone else do either.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
The boot disk worked in the sense that things moved around on the screen, but
this did not seem to give me a workable computer. What would the next step be
and how when I reboot do I get the login & password to be removed or at least
set to something that I know the passwords for.
"DP" wrote:
> I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know
> the password. I have read some recent tips from others which direct you to
> download an ISO file. The problem is I cannot get the files out of the ISO to
> copy to a CD. Can anbody help with another methos or how can I extract the
> files. I have managed to get another OS on so I do have access to the drive
> but when I did this I didnt seem to get any drivers. I know the PC has sound,
> wireless etc but none of these work with the second OS. Would it be better
> for me to get these working instead. If so I need help with this.
> Cheers
The disk did something, how do I get it so I have a workable computer and how
do I reset the user login & pass to something that I know.
If I wanted to reinstall to OS, how would I do that when I have not got the
original disks.
I Did try putting an OS from another computer to try and get it working, but
when it boots my wireless, sound etc doont work. Is there a way of resetting
the login for the original OS.
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:48:00 -0700, DP <DP@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know
> > the password.
>
>
> If I acquired a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
> would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea
> how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
> incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be,
> etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and
> problems, possibility of kiddie ****, etc., and I wouldn't recommend
> that anyone else do either.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
DP wrote:
> The boot disk worked in the sense that things moved around on the screen, but
> this did not seem to give me a workable computer. What would the next step be
> and how when I reboot do I get the login & password to be removed or at least
> set to something that I know the passwords for.
>
> "DP" wrote:
>
>> I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know
>> the password. I have read some recent tips from others which direct you to
>> download an ISO file. The problem is I cannot get the files out of the ISO to
>> copy to a CD. Can anbody help with another methos or how can I extract the
>> files. I have managed to get another OS on so I do have access to the drive
>> but when I did this I didnt seem to get any drivers. I know the PC has sound,
>> wireless etc but none of these work with the second OS. Would it be better
>> for me to get these working instead. If so I need help with this.
>> Cheers
Contact the laptop mftr. and purchase Recovery Disks if available. These
are usually inexpensive, less than $25 USD. The disks will include all
drivers and laptop-specific software.
If the laptop mftr. does not have Recovery Disks, then you need to do a
clean install with a full version of XP. If there is the Product Key
sticker on the bottom of the laptop you can use a generic OEM install
disk that matches the version of XP that came on the laptop (Home, Pro,
MCE). The alternative is to use a full retail version of XP and then you
would use the Product Key that comes with it.
Once you have installed the operating system, you then must go to the
laptop mftr.'s website for that specific model machine for all drivers -
chipset (motherboard), sound, audio, wireless/wired network adapters -
and laptop-specific software such as power management.
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:22:02 -0700, DP <DP@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> I did try reinstalling but none of the wrireless, sound etc worked. ANy
> suggestions.
If you tried reinstalling Windows cleanly, how did you get back to the
situation where you "cannot get past the login as I do not know the
password"? That makes no sense.
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:48:00 -0700, DP <DP@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know
> > > the password.
> >
> >
> > If I acquired a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
> > would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea
> > how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
> > incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be,
> > etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and
> > problems, possibility of kiddie ****, etc., and I wouldn't recommend
> > that anyone else do either.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
To gain access to the System default Admin account once hidden:
On Pro Edition, from the Welcome Screen, press ctrl-Alt-Delete Twice. On
Home, boot to Safe Mode, and logon.
IF the system admin account doesn't have a password - get into it and clear
them all.
As for the missing drivers, simply pull up the laptop make and model and
download them.
--
"DP" <DP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0861599B-8C18-4AEE-8C9C-10477342CC8E@microsoft.com...
>I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not
>know
> the password. I have read some recent tips from others which direct you to
> download an ISO file. The problem is I cannot get the files out of the ISO
> to
> copy to a CD. Can anbody help with another methos or how can I extract the
> files. I have managed to get another OS on so I do have access to the
> drive
> but when I did this I didnt seem to get any drivers. I know the PC has
> sound,
> wireless etc but none of these work with the second OS. Would it be better
> for me to get these working instead. If so I need help with this.
> Cheers
DP wrote:
> I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know
> the password.
If the person from whom you purchased the computer cannot give you the
password, (and the installation CDs for the OS and any other software
installed), you'd be wise to check with local law enforcement agencies
to ensure that you haven't inadvertently purchased stolen property.
> I have read some recent tips from others which direct you to
> download an ISO file. The problem is I cannot get the files out of the ISO to
> copy to a CD. Can anbody help with another methos or how can I extract the
> files.
One normally doesn't "get the files out of" and ISO image. Instead,
one uses a CD burning application, such as Roxio or Nero, to create a CD
from the ISO image.
> I have managed to get another OS on so I do have access to the drive
> but when I did this I didnt seem to get any drivers. I know the PC has sound,
> wireless etc but none of these work with the second OS. Would it be better
> for me to get these working instead. If so I need help with this.
> Cheers
Anyway, with second-hand computers, especially if acquired from
strangers but perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend,
your wisest course of action would definitely be to format the hard
drives and start fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the
original owner may have filled the hard drive with kiddie ****, or have
problems because the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or
other malware.
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