Give ntpasswd a shot. i have used it before and it works well. If I remember right it can be found here http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd but since I am at work and they are nice enough to prevent me form doing potently bad things it is blocked. On 5/18/07, Josef Lowder wrote: > . > My son inherited a Dell desktop computer that is password > protected so he cannot log-in to gain access to use the system. > > What would be the procedure for getting past this administrative > password so he can make some use of this computer? > > Is there a way to turn of passwords in the Dell bios? > Or, could he use something like "super-grub" to create > a new boot loader? > > I don't think he is concerned about saving any data on the > HD, but he would like to salvage XP and the programs that > already exist on this computer. > > He would like to try a Linux LiveCD and perhaps to install > a dual-boot arrangement on the 20-gig HD in this computer > to begin to get acquainted with Linux. > > What would be the best course of action to solve this? > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss