win2000 log on

my mom got a second hand computer--windows 2000 professional.when you turn it on it asks for a pass word and user name .ok the problem is the password doesn't work any more we have contacted the person we got the comp from to verify we were using the right password and it is.sometimes it will act like it is going to go threw but it comes up saying wrong password on the domain.any suggestions ? can we bypass the password somehow?

 

The logon & password you are trying is part of the business network's domain and not a local account on the PC. When not on that domain, you usually won't have any luck with trying the account and if it has failed, it will continue to fail.

Three good options.

- take it to the business it came from and plug it back into their network. The domain logon should work then and once logged on (if the account has enough rights) you can set a new local account and password that will work when the PC is removed from the domain.

- get someone to give you the local administrator account name and password. It will have one unless it was being used as a domain controller (so would be running 2000 Server).

- clean install of the OS.

Note that per the forum rules (Rule #6), no one will offer suggestions for bypassing a password.

 

ok thank you so much,we will try that! sorry i forgot the rule!