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I was given a fujitsu lifebook that does now have a cd rom or a floopy. my
friend does not remember the password for admin and the system does not have a the ability to boot from cd or floopy. i've tried but i can not load the softward to boot from the same manufacture's cd rom. the windows security won't let me load that software from the c prompt. so i need to get this password without using floopy or cd room if possiable, or this box is usless..... and its a nice box. Thanks, dan |
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You can use it for a flower pot base....
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I find it hard to believe that it can not be configured to boot from a
floppy or cdrom. Try going to the manufacturer's website for the computer to see how you can gain access to cmos settings to configure it to boot from floppy and/or cdrom. --- Steve "Dan Pellegrini" Dan wrote in message ... I was given a fujitsu lifebook that does now have a cd rom or a floopy. my friend does not remember the password for admin and the system does not have a the ability to boot from cd or floopy. i've tried but i can not load the softward to boot from the same manufacture's cd rom. the windows security won't let me load that software from the c prompt. so i need to get this password without using floopy or cd room if possiable, or this box is usless..... and its a nice box. Thanks, dan |
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i spent several hours with there online chat help, and i have the same
manufacture pcmcia drive but they have a program that has to be run from the dos promt to enable it to be seen before windows loads, but i need the admin password to load the program. The system would normaly come with a recovery partition, but my frined a doctor... didn't know better and removed it. its quite a catch 22, unless there's a way to crack or reset the pasword without booting. If I could boot i'd have no probelm reformating the harddrive at all "Steven L Umbach" wrote: I find it hard to believe that it can not be configured to boot from a floppy or cdrom. Try going to the manufacturer's website for the computer to see how you can gain access to cmos settings to configure it to boot from floppy and/or cdrom. --- Steve "Dan Pellegrini" Dan wrote in message ... I was given a fujitsu lifebook that does now have a cd rom or a floopy. my friend does not remember the password for admin and the system does not have a the ability to boot from cd or floopy. i've tried but i can not load the softward to boot from the same manufacture's cd rom. the windows security won't let me load that software from the c prompt. so i need to get this password without using floopy or cd room if possiable, or this box is usless..... and its a nice box. Thanks, dan |
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What about the cdrom?? Did you access cmos to see what settings are
available? Try booting into safe mode and try to logon as administrator with a blank password as that often works in XP Home. As far as the floppy I can't see how running an application so that Windows can see it is relevant to booting from the floppy because that would bypass loading Windows anyhow. Try emailing the manufacturer. I am sure they would have a way to install the operating system. --- Steve "Dan Pellegrini" wrote in message ... i spent several hours with there online chat help, and i have the same manufacture pcmcia drive but they have a program that has to be run from the dos promt to enable it to be seen before windows loads, but i need the admin password to load the program. The system would normaly come with a recovery partition, but my frined a doctor... didn't know better and removed it. its quite a catch 22, unless there's a way to crack or reset the pasword without booting. If I could boot i'd have no probelm reformating the harddrive at all "Steven L Umbach" wrote: I find it hard to believe that it can not be configured to boot from a floppy or cdrom. Try going to the manufacturer's website for the computer to see how you can gain access to cmos settings to configure it to boot from floppy and/or cdrom. --- Steve "Dan Pellegrini" Dan wrote in message ... I was given a fujitsu lifebook that does now have a cd rom or a floopy. my friend does not remember the password for admin and the system does not have a the ability to boot from cd or floopy. i've tried but i can not load the softward to boot from the same manufacture's cd rom. the windows security won't let me load that software from the c prompt. so i need to get this password without using floopy or cd room if possiable, or this box is usless..... and its a nice box. Thanks, dan |
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well there is no floopy, i was only able to put a usb floopy and the cmos
wont boot from it. The PCMCIA CD drive is not bootable from the CMOS without running this software they h ave, which would not run becuase i could not get to the dos prompt in XP pro... by the way.... without the admin password...... thanks "Steven L Umbach" wrote: What about the cdrom?? Did you access cmos to see what settings are available? Try booting into safe mode and try to logon as administrator with a blank password as that often works in XP Home. As far as the floppy I can't see how running an application so that Windows can see it is relevant to booting from the floppy because that would bypass loading Windows anyhow. Try emailing the manufacturer. I am sure they would have a way to install the operating system. --- Steve "Dan Pellegrini" wrote in message ... i spent several hours with there online chat help, and i have the same manufacture pcmcia drive but they have a program that has to be run from the dos promt to enable it to be seen before windows loads, but i need the admin password to load the program. The system would normaly come with a recovery partition, but my frined a doctor... didn't know better and removed it. its quite a catch 22, unless there's a way to crack or reset the pasword without booting. If I could boot i'd have no probelm reformating the harddrive at all "Steven L Umbach" wrote: I find it hard to believe that it can not be configured to boot from a floppy or cdrom. Try going to the manufacturer's website for the computer to see how you can gain access to cmos settings to configure it to boot from floppy and/or cdrom. --- Steve "Dan Pellegrini" Dan wrote in message ... I was given a fujitsu lifebook that does now have a cd rom or a floopy. my friend does not remember the password for admin and the system does not have a the ability to boot from cd or floopy. i've tried but i can not load the softward to boot from the same manufacture's cd rom. the windows security won't let me load that software from the c prompt. so i need to get this password without using floopy or cd room if possiable, or this box is usless..... and its a nice box. Thanks, dan |
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Dan Pellegrini wrote:
well there is no floopy, i was only able to put a usb floopy and the cmos wont boot from it. The PCMCIA CD drive is not bootable from the CMOS without running this software they h ave, which would not run becuase i could not get to the dos prompt in XP pro... by the way.... without the admin password...... Then send the laptop back to the mftr. for repair. Otherwise you have a doorstop. Malke -- MS-MVP Windows User/Shell Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic" |
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Steven L Umbach wrote:
I find it hard to believe that it can not be configured to boot from a floppy or cdrom. I think we now know why the computer was "given" to the OP. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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Dan Pellegrini wrote:
I was given a fujitsu lifebook that does now have a cd rom or a floopy. my friend does not remember the password for admin and the system does not have a the ability to boot from cd or floopy. i've tried but i can not load the softward to boot from the same manufacture's cd rom. the windows security won't let me load that software from the c prompt. so i need to get this password without using floopy or cd room if possiable, or this box is usless..... and its a nice box. Thanks, dan Contact Fujitsu for warranty service and a replacement OS installation CD. (Or thank your friend for the thick, non-absorbent place mat.) -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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If you just want to reformat the drive, take it out and attach it as a slave
to another station. Boot from the receiving station and reformat. -- ~dan "Bruce Chambers" wrote: Dan Pellegrini wrote: I was given a fujitsu lifebook that does now have a cd rom or a floopy. my friend does not remember the password for admin and the system does not have a the ability to boot from cd or floopy. i've tried but i can not load the softward to boot from the same manufacture's cd rom. the windows security won't let me load that software from the c prompt. so i need to get this password without using floopy or cd room if possiable, or this box is usless..... and its a nice box. Thanks, dan Contact Fujitsu for warranty service and a replacement OS installation CD. (Or thank your friend for the thick, non-absorbent place mat.) -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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Then he could also format the drive with the /s option so that he can boot
from it and then copy the I386 folder from the Windows XP installation disk to his hard drive and install it using the winnt command on the laptop. Been quite a while since I have done installs with winnt but it should ork. --- Steve http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...s/winntsw.mspx --- using winnt "~dan" wrote in message ... If you just want to reformat the drive, take it out and attach it as a slave to another station. Boot from the receiving station and reformat. -- ~dan "Bruce Chambers" wrote: Dan Pellegrini wrote: I was given a fujitsu lifebook that does now have a cd rom or a floopy. my friend does not remember the password for admin and the system does not have a the ability to boot from cd or floopy. i've tried but i can not load the softward to boot from the same manufacture's cd rom. the windows security won't let me load that software from the c prompt. so i need to get this password without using floopy or cd room if possiable, or this box is usless..... and its a nice box. Thanks, dan Contact Fujitsu for warranty service and a replacement OS installation CD. (Or thank your friend for the thick, non-absorbent place mat.) -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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