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bypassing the startup logon

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defosset

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heres my Problem I got a win nt 4.0 system and I cant get past the logon screen, there is no dropdown choice for local machine or administrator and it wont let me past the login box, is there I can reset the password or erase it.

thanks
Nick
 
Where did you get this machine from? Was it previously on a domain? I presume you either haven't used it before or not for a long time if you don't know password.

A Google search will bring you some suggestions for password resetting tools - or you could just reinstall the operating system (is there anything on the hard drive you need? - if so, you could slave the drive in another machine to retrieve it if necesary).
 
Get a copy of ERD commander 2000. Then you can change the password in the Locksmith part. I got it from a filesharing client -Marc IT
 
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