Thanks for the responses on and off list - I've passed along contact info to Garry, my co-worker.
I didn't think I'd get multiple answers so quickly - the Linux community is amazing! -- Lars On 10/11/07, Lars Rasmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > A co-worker is in the NE & SE quadrants of Calgary on business, and is > having problems with his laptop operating system(unable to login to > XP). I'm trying to help him restore his laptop to a usable state as > quickly as possible. > > One option would be to reset/create/crack a local password account so > he could login as a local user. The laptop has XP Pro installed. > > I suggested he would be able boot off a live CD so that he might be > able to work around the OS problems until he returns to the home > office on Monday. Can anyone suggest a shop or a consultant that > would burn Knoppix or another bootable distro & show him how to boot > off CD? > > We'd happily pay to get his laptop(including the wireless network > connection) functioning in the meantime. Installing Ubuntu would be > an option as long as the previous OS was intact(dual boot) - he still > needs to access the personal data saved on the laptop's hard drive > when he gets back to his normal OS next week. > > Any suggestions of shops or contacts would be appreciated. Feel free > to contact me off list as well. > > -- > Lars Rasmussen > lars.rasmussen < at symbol goes here> gmail.com _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
