b3ta.com board
You are not logged in. Login or Signup
Home » Messageboard » XXX » Message 325050 (Thread)

# help!!
Soooooo problemo..
4 tasty ladies ask me to network them up.
3 computers worked like a dream.

the last was a sadsack old win98.
I decided to upgrade the fkkr.

Unfortunatly once the upgrade was complete it asked me for a password for an old user.
the girls don't know it and never new it (win 98 lets you bypass that malarky)

all there infomation is locked inside.
agh what should i do?they are panicking

if i take out the hard drive plug it into another machine.
get the info that way?
what problems can i expect?



please help me obi wan kenobi. your my only hope




(doktored, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:31, archived)
# I'll fix it dude..
Whens the machine arriving?
(I helped save b3ta! Hugo Rune, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:33, archived)
# a couple
of hours away
(doktored, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:48, archived)
# never
network another mans rubarb
(doktored, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:51, archived)
# have you tried
user name: administrator

and all the usual passwords

password, blank, admin and so on?
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:35, archived)
# Secretary,
Name of the company - that's a popular one in my (limited) experience.
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:37, archived)
# i think these people have a password backdoor for 2k/nt
www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/utilities.shtml
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:36, archived)
# thankyou
now your talking......

thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou

(doktored, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:43, archived)
# what did you upgrade to?
was it win2k? did you choose NTFS?
(I helped save b3ta! munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:36, archived)
# presume
you u/g'd to NT/2000...if you didn't convert to NTFS then you'll be fine!
(I helped save b3ta! aaarrgghh...wasps! !spsaw...hhggrraaa, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:37, archived)
# he did though (hehe)
I'll sort it for him.. once the frocking thing turns up that is.
(I helped save b3ta! Hugo Rune, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:38, archived)
# err
bung it in another machine - look for the file called (oldusername.pwl) under windows probably.. is there in plain text.

Great security.
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:38, archived)
# it's not in plaintext
the encryption is shit, but it's defo not plain text
(I helped save b3ta! munkt0n, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:40, archived)
# And it doesn't matter
You just simply delete all the .pwl files
(twitch, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:45, archived)
# oh yes..
been a looog time since i dealt with win98
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:51, archived)
# same here
i was blinded by it....

a case of errrrrrr how does anything work.
quick upgrade.. make friendly.

(doktored, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:57, archived)
# Might be overkill.....
Use NTFS2DOS from here

get all the info off the HDD that you need

reformat and start again :o)

Edit : or get it free from here
(I helped save b3ta! Mr Spleen Can do better. C-, Wed 11 Sep 2002, 11:43, archived)