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Thread ID: 120821	2011-09-28 01:54:00	Locked out of computer	IanS (924)	Press F1

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1234140	2011-09-28 21:25:00	I'd guess corrupt profile as well., or corrupt Win. Did you use to login in as administrator or have your name as a login ?? In Xp you should be able to login as administrator & make a new profile. If you cant get in as admin, you have bigger issues. Seriously think about backing up the files on that HD in case things suddenly get alot worse.	1101 (13337)
1234141	2011-09-28 22:52:00	Thursday morning update. I have run the computer this morning with a small, old HD [too small and old to use permanently] as Master and the 80Gb HD as slave. It runs perfectly and all data can be accessed. Much of the data was previously backed up on a memory stick and any more that I want to keep can be backed up the same way. It seems to be clear that the OS is corrupted so, as all data can be saved, the sure fire way of getting it going again is to wipe and reload and if I have to log on then so be it !! Many thanks to Wainuitech and Speedy for your offers of assistance and to others for their interest. IanS	IanS (924)
1234142	2011-09-28 23:43:00	Something you may want to try, before reinstalling. Make sure you save all the data you want ( just in case) As long as a repair install has not been tried, or system restore not turned off, then you can always try system restore and wind the computer back to before you changed the password. It may work and you then log in as you did before, or it may have no effect at all. If it works it can save you hours of time reinstalling. normally you would run System restore from within windows, but you dont have to. Have a read of This here (www.box.net), I uploaded it ages ago -- it requires a bit of DOS work, but follow it to the letter -- if it works Ok you are back in business, if not then a reinstall is on the cards -- takes around 10 minutes so nothing to lose. :)	wainuitech (129)
1234143	2011-09-28 23:57:00	^ could also try replacing: windows\system32\config\system windows\system32\config\software windows\system32\config\sam windows\system32\config\security windows\system32\config\default Rename the old ones first - easier to use UBCD4WIN or any live cd w/ A43 File Management Utility to copy the files from the sys restore snapshots, etc The long way: xphelpandsupport.mvps.org	Renegade (16270)
1234144	2011-09-29 01:00:00	That link to the "Long way"often fails -- and yes it is the damn long way. The trouble with simply copying the files listed is it doesn't actually let you select a restore point, the link I posted does. Just had to do it for a customers PC that was badly corrupted, its now going good enough to fix it correctly.	wainuitech (129)
1234145	2011-09-29 01:38:00	Oh for the good old days of Dos, lol. Had to use XTGold many times to find passwords for employees. Today it's of no use, as it is restriceted to the 8 digit naming. ZTree is the replacement, but I don't think it's fully functional. Lurking.	Lurking (218)
1234146	2011-09-29 01:49:00	Passwords are a joke when you have the right software ;) Got a customers Laptop, W7 Home "was" password protected, I did ask this morning "is there a password when you first log on" Nooooo -- Guess what showed up ;) he called me about an hour after collecting it saying yes there was, -- I mentioned to late, its already been changed and removed, I dont need it now :D Took all of about a minute to remove	wainuitech (129)
1234147	2011-09-29 03:31:00	Further update Thursday afternoon: Wainuitech, many thanks for further info but it did not work, I could not get past 'Administrator Password' so there was nothing for it but to proceed with reinstall. I am not very experienced with reinstalls so was surprised to find that I could choose to leave the existing partitions on the HD and that I only needed to format the partition where the OS was located. Most of the data is located on the second partition and that remains intact. The OS is now reloaded and working OK so all should be well. Quite clearly the OS was corrupted and there is nothing wrong with the HD. IanS	IanS (924)
1234148	2011-09-29 04:27:00	That happens sometimes -- As I mentioned, nothing to lose as it was damaged anyway. Good you got it going again.	wainuitech (129)
1234149	2011-09-29 04:40:00	ZTree is the replacement, but I don't think it's fully functional. Lurking. I think you will find it is, and if you find something that isn't, the author (Kim Henkel I think) will fix it PDQ. I use it all the time and haven't found anything that doesn't work pretty much the same as XTree or better, in fact I still use the XTree manuals and guides that I bought back in the mid '90's. I haven't found anything that will do a disk search faster or more accurately for a file name, word or phrase, and it provides hex editing and all sorts of other useful tools that, for example, have let me change spelling errors or customise wordings in programs. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
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