forgot windows login

To any one that can help. I help out at a church, doing tech stuff lie sound mixxing video and lighting. I also help with the network. Well any ways they had a few pc given to them some running widows xp and 2000. I have two of then that have login but no password. I was able to get rid out the paswword for xp, but i need a little help with the windows 2000 one. Is there a back way in to system so that i can delete password. We want to be able to keep the software since that was not givin to us. Any help would be great. And if i posted this in the wrong place or am not to ask question like this i am sorry. If anyone can help please do. Thankjs and God Bless.

To any one that can help. I help out at a church, doing tech stuff lie sound mixxing video and lighting. I also help with the network. Well any ways they had a few pc given to them some running widows xp and 2000. I have two of then that have login but no password. I was able to get rid out the paswword for xp, but i need a little help with the windows 2000 one. Is there a back way in to system so that i can delete password. We want to be able to keep the software since that was not givin to us. Any help would be great. And if i posted this in the wrong place or am not to ask question like this i am sorry. If anyone can help please do. Thankjs and God Bless.

Hey Hey,

Check out the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor - http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html.

That should do what you need.

Peace,
HT

Hey Hey,

Check out the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor - http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html.

That should do what you need.

Peace,
HT

Thank you i will give that a try

Thank you i will give that a try

Just something that you may wish to consider.

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We want to be able to keep the software since that was not givin to us.

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If the machines were donated by a corporate or institutional user, they probably had the software under a group licence. It would not be legal for them to pass this on.

I am referring to the applications software not the operating system, as virtually all PCs come with an OS. If you are just talking about the OS then I don't see a problem.

There are a number of free applications available, for example:

http://www.openoffice.org/

:)

Just something that you may wish to consider.

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We want to be able to keep the software since that was not givin to us.

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If the machines were donated by a corporate or institutional user, they probably had the software under a group licence. It would not be legal for them to pass this on.

I am referring to the applications software not the operating system, as virtually all PCs come with an OS. If you are just talking about the OS then I don't see a problem.

There are a number of free applications available, for example:

http://www.openoffice.org/

:)

It may be dell's or something that came with the software.

It may be dell's or something that came with the software.

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It may be dell's or something that came with the software.

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Yes if it is an OEM installation or a retail version there is no problem, as each individual copy has been paid for. What I was referring to was where larger organizations buy group licences and/or where the applications software has been upgraded. As you pay less for the upgrade you are not allowed to (legally) use or pass on the older version.

In a private situation I don't suppose that many people pay much attention to this. Here we have a church and what would seem to be a reasonably sized donor (several computers) so there is a possibility of embarassment for both parties?

:)

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It may be dell's or something that came with the software.

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Yes if it is an OEM installation or a retail version there is no problem, as each individual copy has been paid for. What I was referring to was where larger organizations buy group licences and/or where the applications software has been upgraded. As you pay less for the upgrade you are not allowed to (legally) use or pass on the older version.

In a private situation I don't suppose that many people pay much attention to this. Here we have a church and what would seem to be a reasonably sized donor (several computers) so there is a possibility of embarassment for both parties?

:)