Bypassing password for Windows NT

Just picked up a Gateway 2000 tower pc for my daughter at a tag sale.

It has Windows NT installed, I want to format & upgrade it to 98SE, but
can't figure out how to bypass the logon password.

Someone suggested I remove the battery & give it time to forget, but I'm not
sure where the battery is.

As always any guidance you can give me is appreciated.

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You can't bypass the password in Windows NT, nor will removing the battery
help. You will need to wipe the hard drive and start all over again.

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"SueD" wrote in message
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Just picked up a Gateway 2000 tower pc for my daughter at a tag sale.

It has Windows NT installed, I want to format & upgrade it to 98SE, but
can't figure out how to bypass the logon password.

Someone suggested I remove the battery & give it time to forget, but I'm
not
sure where the battery is.

As always any guidance you can give me is appreciated.

--


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He will have to any way as W98 can't use NTFS partitions.

Might I suggest to the OP:

Zap or Wipe freeware will remove all partition information so you can start
over fresh with FDisk. Download he
http://www.microstorage.com/Harddriv...20Life%20Guard

For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html

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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
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You can't bypass the password in Windows NT, nor will removing the battery
help. You will need to wipe the hard drive and start all over again.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"SueD" wrote in message
...
Just picked up a Gateway 2000 tower pc for my daughter at a tag sale.

It has Windows NT installed, I want to format & upgrade it to 98SE, but
can't figure out how to bypass the logon password.

Someone suggested I remove the battery & give it time to forget, but I'm
not
sure where the battery is.

As always any guidance you can give me is appreciated.

--


---------------------------------------------------------------------
"Eliminate annoying spam!
My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster."

http://www.ihatespam.net

Thanks for your help, have decided to simply install a new hard drive.

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"SueD" wrote in message
...
Just picked up a Gateway 2000 tower pc for my daughter at a tag sale.

It has Windows NT installed, I want to format & upgrade it to 98SE, but
can't figure out how to bypass the logon password.

Someone suggested I remove the battery & give it time to forget, but I'm
not
sure where the battery is.

As always any guidance you can give me is appreciated.

--


---------------------------------------------------------------------
"Eliminate annoying spam!
My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster."

http://www.ihatespam.net

It is not that difficult to clean up the old one.

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"SueD" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your help, have decided to simply install a new hard drive.

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"SueD" wrote in message
...
Just picked up a Gateway 2000 tower pc for my daughter at a tag sale.

It has Windows NT installed, I want to format & upgrade it to 98SE, but
can't figure out how to bypass the logon password.

Someone suggested I remove the battery & give it time to forget, but I'm
not
sure where the battery is.

As always any guidance you can give me is appreciated.

--


---------------------------------------------------------------------
"Eliminate annoying spam!
My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster."

http://www.ihatespam.net