Ken Ibold
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I posted this before, but then life intervened and I didn't address the problem. The post has since vanished.
I have a Dell Lattitude laptop that was given to me by a guy who closed his business. The hardware works fine, but I can't get access to the contents anymore. It's running Windows 2000 Professional. Once upon a time he gave me a password that went to the default user name, but I don't remember it and neither does he. I can't log on as an administrator because that info is also long gone. I would like to simply start over and put Windows XP on it, but I can't get access to the hard drive.
This would be a spare/travel laptop, and so I don't really want to spend a bunch of money on it, but I'm willing to spend some if I need to get a new (blank) hard drive or something.
How would I go about returning this device to usefulness? I have an original Windows XP disk. I have some Dell recovery disks from other laptops. I'm not super tech savvy, but I am somewhat capable.
Any suggestions?
I have a Dell Lattitude laptop that was given to me by a guy who closed his business. The hardware works fine, but I can't get access to the contents anymore. It's running Windows 2000 Professional. Once upon a time he gave me a password that went to the default user name, but I don't remember it and neither does he. I can't log on as an administrator because that info is also long gone. I would like to simply start over and put Windows XP on it, but I can't get access to the hard drive.
This would be a spare/travel laptop, and so I don't really want to spend a bunch of money on it, but I'm willing to spend some if I need to get a new (blank) hard drive or something.
How would I go about returning this device to usefulness? I have an original Windows XP disk. I have some Dell recovery disks from other laptops. I'm not super tech savvy, but I am somewhat capable.
Any suggestions?