try phoning the previous admin, and get the password (hell get legal to threaten court action)
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try phoning the previous admin, and get the password (hell get legal to threaten court action)
Then again, if you have (physical) access to his machine (or even the DC), you pretty much have the password.
I've actually run into a similar problem with a previous admin keeping the passwords to the system, just because he got fired. This was at a middle school in FL that my dad works at. He asked if there was anyway around it. I told him sure there is, but I never got to doit because they ended up hiring a new admin and he knew what he was doing.
But this case does happen, especially when the last admin gets fired. (did I mention he walked out with all the software too. The school got some back but not all of it)
But the fact does remain, You don't know how to get to DOS? If you don't know how to GET there, you have no business BEING there! And especially not messing with .ini and .sys files.
Here is a word of advice. At work, your System Admin knows EVERYTHING you do to his/her computers. If you even try messing with the autoexec, or config or win.ini files you WILL get fired. I know I would if I found out someone was messing with those system files. I suggest you just leave the files alone, forget whatever the hell it was you were thinking of doing, and keep your job. But thats just my opinion.
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so how can u access DOS? i have tried using boot disks during startup -and locating A-drive boots has been removed from the startup procedure. All MSDOS run programs are restricted access. shutting down option to DOS has been removed. MSDOS shortcuts and MSDOSprompt have been restircted! A-drive and CDrom can only be accessed through programs in which they are needed eg MicrosoftWord, and therefore it is impossible to open programs from CD or disk.
We are at a loss. there is only one admin account. in response to Draziw yes we have physical access to his computer. however pretty much having his password is what I can't do and y I asked for help in the first place!!!
p.s. password cookies and PIF.files have been removed from network access.
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i have tried using boot disks during startup -and locating A-drive boots has been removed from the startup procedure.
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Nah I won't ask...
pull the battery or clear the CMOS and get the BIOS, enable booting from A: and go from there.
If you really have access to the machine, then you have access, and can get the system password for BIOS cleared. then go from there. there are plenty of password crackers out there, and other ways around it, that I dont need to discuss how to use. This should get you started, but I dont think anyone else is going to hold your hand thru the whole thing.
Im taking it you are the replacement admin?
if so, better start reading. Lots.
If not, hire someone competent. Or is that another "if so?"
Avenger
Chewitt,
If you can run windows, we are not talking about a BIOS password, right? Run the BIOS setup and enable A boot. But if you have the bios password problem, then just follow avenger_jcc's advice.
Sorry for my poor english, folks!
Phantasma
what i find interesting is that this problem has evolved since the first post.... it started with needing to unrestrict access to we need to get in because the sys admin left and now no one can admin. didn't you hire a new admin? wouldn't all of this be his/her job to deal with?
Ummm... and in the case of BIOS passwords, most manufacturers have "master passwords" that will bypass any other BIOS-level passwords. Getting them should be common sense, and is left as an exercise to the reader. (and getting them when you're not supposed to have them is only slightly more difficult, I must say)
well its quite simple. u can't boot externally ie from disk!!!!!!!!!!
will someone please help!!!!!!!!!