help with win pro 2000 nt

Because of the security built into the operating system there is no way to bypass the 'logon' process/window. If the harddrive has "dual boot", with Win2000 and NT you pretty much will have to use a boot disk to access the hard drive and reformat itto be able to use it with your own operating system. If you bought it to use the operating system[s] on it you are basically out of luck. The security features of Win2000 and NT pretty much preclude bypassing the 'LogOn' screen. There are some programs out on the 'net' you may try to use to recover the passwords but I dont recommend trying them as they can lead to more problems than they're worth. Sorry to bring you such bad news. ...H

Boot your computer using a DOS or Windows 9x boot disk.

Type:
CD C:\winnt\system32\config

and press Enter to change to the folder where your passwords are stored. (Of course, if you've installed Windows to a folder other than C:\winnt, you should substitute the correct folder name in the command above.)

Delete the SAM file by typing:
DEL sam.*
and pressing Enter.

Remove the boot floppy and restart your machine.

When prompted for a logon name, use Administrator with a blank password.

The SAM file defines all the user accounts on the computer. When you delete it, you'll lose all user accounts.

Go to control panel, users and passwords. Clear the check box that says "users must enter a user name and password to use this computer and select the account you want it to default to.

WARNING - If this box is part of a domain or workgroup thisis highly inadvisable. The whole point of logging on in the first place is for authentication and rights. By doing this, you may give users rights to a computer that you do not want them to have. Especially if you use the built in administrator account as the default logon.

If this is a home box or a stand alone unit then this is the best way to avoid the logon as you can simply recheck the box to force logging on again.

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