Shiva
December 5th 03, 01:26 AM
To perform clean install, boot the laptop from the WinXP
setup CD (yes, press a key to boot from the XP CD when it
prompts) and follow the instructions.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi my girlfriend has a compaq 2500 presario laptop and
she
>has forgotten her password and she doesn't know her
>administrator password either. The only option seems to
be
>a clean install as she can't get into her admin account
to
>change her password, how can you perform a clean install
>when you can get into windows xp or admin, can you do it
>from a cd pressing down a key when restarting the laptop.
>
>Any help would be really appreciated.
>
>Regards
>
>Tim Knaggs
>.
>
setup CD (yes, press a key to boot from the XP CD when it
prompts) and follow the instructions.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi my girlfriend has a compaq 2500 presario laptop and
she
>has forgotten her password and she doesn't know her
>administrator password either. The only option seems to
be
>a clean install as she can't get into her admin account
to
>change her password, how can you perform a clean install
>when you can get into windows xp or admin, can you do it
>from a cd pressing down a key when restarting the laptop.
>
>Any help would be really appreciated.
>
>Regards
>
>Tim Knaggs
>.
>