Dowload a copy of the Universal Boot CD. There are password reset utilities on it that will allow you to reset the administrator password and get into the machine.
Dan Sent from my iPad On Dec 28, 2012, at 5:10 AM, "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Grandson gave me a Lenovo T-61 he used through 4 years of college. No p/w is > available so he said I'll have to wipe the hd and load my own os on it. > My copy of WinXP started loading from a CD but stopped because it could not > find any hd's? > I would guess this is a security feature installed by the university? > Can someone suggest a way to wipe the hd so I can install my copy of winxp? > > When I access the boot menu it provides a choice of the following: > 1. atapi cdo: matshitadvd ram uj-86 > 4. ata hddo: fujitsu mh22160bh g1 > 5. pci lan: iba ge slot 00c8 v124 > (enter setup) > > After entering BIOS setup utility I get a choice of the following: > > config > security > startup > restart > HDD diagnostic program > > and then a list of hardware data. > > I went to "startup" and changed the order with the cd starting first. That > allowed my winxp disc to boot until it stopped because it could not find the > hd. > The hdd diagnostic program takes one minute per gig. Since the installed os > boots up every time without problems, I didn't run it. > Thanks, > Gerry > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
