Windows – Lost / Forgotten Password?
KB ID 0000755 Problem There are many reasons why you might want to do this, someone has managed to change a user password and that person is not available, you might simply have forgotten it. Or you might have been given a machine, or bought one from ebay that has come without a password. Also there have been a few times when a user has looked me in the eye and said “I’m typing my password in, but it’s not...
Windows NT/2K/XP/2K3 Password Recovery
KB ID 0000095 Problem Note: As the title suggests, this is quite an old post! you might prefer THIS ONE. Disclaimer: This information is designed to help people who are locked out of their own PC’s and not for Hacker Wannabe’s with the IQ of a haddock. Information is not inherently dangerous, just some people are. If you want to break things and be a general pain in the ass, sod off to Google and leave the grown ups alone....
Formatting Partitions using “FORMAT” (FAT32)
KB ID 0000083 Problem Before starting the hard drive must be formatted, refer to the PARTITIONING section for more details. You CAN format a partition that is ALLREADY formatted to “wipe it clean”. WARNING: Formatting a Partition that contains information will DESTROY that information. This section deals with FAT32 formatting, this is required for operating systems like Windows 95/98/ME but can also be used by Windows 2000...
Removing Multiple Partitions from your Hard Drive Using FDISK
KB ID 0000082 Problem This section assumes you have multiple partitions, and goes through the steps needed to remove them using FDISK WARNING: Removing partitions DESTROYS all the data in those partitions, make sure you have a backup of your important information. For this example the hard drive in question has a PRIMARY partition (approx 2Gb) and two LOGICAL DRIVES (each approx 1Gb) if I’ve just confused the hell out of you...
Creating Multiple Partitions from your Hard Drive Using FDISK
KB ID 0000081 Problem This section assumes you want multiple partitions, and goes through the steps needed to create them using FDISK. For this example the hard drive in question will have a PRIMARY partition (approx 2Gb) and two LOGICAL DRIVES (each approx 1Gb) if I’ve just confused the hell out of you CLICK HERE Solution Creating Partitions 1. First ensure you have a windows 98SE Bootdisk, you can download one, CLICK HERE 2....