RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Win2k woes

["Jerry Gamblin" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Sorry to disagree but if my sam gets corrupted I just boot with this LINUX BASED :) offline boot disk:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html 
and change the password, reboot and away you go.



Jerry Gamblin 
Network Security Specialist 
Linn State Technical College 
One Technology Drive 
Linn, MO 65051 
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www.linnstate.edu 
573-897-5240 



-----Original Message-----
From: George B. Robb III [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:04 AM
To: MLUG Off-Topic Discussion
Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Win2k woes


If the SAM hive files are fubar then the best/easiest option is to put the HD 
in another windows machine and pull the data off that is important...  Put a 
gun to the bunnys head and start from scratch...   OR...  boot on CD (the 2k 
cd) and start up the recovery console... (I am sure you don't have an erd...)  
look in the winnt dir for a file called backup (If you want I can give better 
directions just email me)...  restore the hive files...  But, this only works 
for a while...   usualy you get system corruption again...   (caused by 
driver files and roll back... or just a nasty winders bug...) Finally, 
another option would be to put in an XP upgrade disk and do an upgrade 
install...  It should repair the SAM hive files...  (I have never tried this 
one though)...

I agree with the comment eariler end the window virus and put a real os on 
there...  (I suggest Gentoo if you have a few days to compile)...

Seriously you might show them knoppix...  if they like put something easy like 
mandrake or RH on there...  Heck Red Hat with up2date is almost as easy as 
windows...  Throw ximian evolution on there and they have as good if not 
better than outlook...

Hope this helps...

George






On Wednesday 01 October 2003 10:53, Spurling, Shannon wrote:
> I think the question is logon to what. Logon to MLUG, or logon to her
> Win2K box?
>
> Shannon Spurling
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross, Matthew [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:52 AM
> To: MLUG Off-Topic Discussion
> Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Win2k woes
>
> > > Has she kept up to date with her patches, what login error is she
> > > recieving, and did she notice an inordinant level of internet
> > > activity just prior to rebooting?
> >
> > And has she tried starting in safe mode?
>
> Or better yet, reformatting and installing Linux? (sorry, somebody had
> to say it...) ;-)
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George B. Robb III
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