Does anyone know how to bypass the Windows 2000 Professional NT Tech Bios Administrator Password?

Question

I bought a used IBM computer and it has the Windows 2000 Professional NT Technology Operating system. When I turn on the computer it works all the way to the password area. There it has Administrator typed in into the User Name field and the Password field is empty. Usually all you have to do is press ok or enter to bypass this area but it don't work on this computer. I went into the BIOS on F1 and I tried to see if I could change anything. I deleted all passwords, did all that, etc., and still it does the same thing when I get to the enter field with the password: It says that I cannot enter maybe I typed something wrong or is in caps lock. My son has the same operating system in a laptop and it never requires a password and can be bypassed and why is this computer so stubborn? Please help fast!! The man who sold it to me said he will look up the info and call me up when he finds it. He said he bypassed it and it worked for him before. I wonder why it won't work now for me. Help!!

Answer 1

do you have a start up disk that will allow you to start the computer into a dos prompt? if you do then go to c drive and delete all password files, there are only one or two on the computer. type in DEL c:/*.pwl at the dos prompt, that will take care of it

Answer 2

An external hard drive on its own won't bypass the password. However, a USB stick or a boot CD can do it. I do this to clear passwords but then it is obvious to the owner that the password is gone. You can check the security log to see if anyone has logged into your computer recently. Right-click on Computer and select Manage. Then click on Event Viewer>Windows Logs>Security. As you will see, the OS keeps track of the logon activity and you can tell if anyone logged onto your computer without your knowledge. Unfortunately, if someone booted your computer with a bootable USB drive or CD, it won't show up on the security log. I will back up data by booting up using a USB drive, then I copy data from the hard drive onto an external drive. This gets past all of the access restrictions that Windows puts on the folders because the OS on my boot drive is Linux-based and doesn't even recognize the Windows restrictions! There are two ways to protect yourself. First, you can encrypt the drive so it is readable only when you are logged into the OS. Be sure to back up all of your data because if something goes wrong, the data can't be recovered by a computer tech! Second, go into the BIOS and add a user password and an admin password. The user password prevents the computer from even starting and the admin password prevents people from changing the BIOS settings. You don't want them to change the BIOS settings because you need to set the BIOS to disable booting from the CD drive or from a USB stick. Of course, if you forget the BIOS password then you will need to disassemble the laptop to clear the CMOS and make it usable again. EDIT: As for the keylogger, it creates a log file and sends it through an e-mail, no external drive required. If you suspect a keylogger, you have to back up your data and then reinstall the operating system or run a factory restore. Finally, if you want to know what your mom was doing with the external hard drive, examine the drive yourself and see what's on it.

Answer 3

it's not the BIOS password you want to change ..it's the Logon password .... as the computer first starts up ...press the F8 key and try and you should get a screen giving you the option to start in SAFE mode .... choose the Administrator account when prompted and with luck it will let you in there and you can then remove or change the password on other accounts

Answer 4

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