there are ways around the administrator password. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:17 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: From NT4 to XP...
Well to make a long story short. I have no idea what is going on at my mom's place of business. I looked at the server last night and it still has NT 4 on it. But nobody there knew the Administrator password to get into it. Their "computer expert" was gone for the day. (If is was up to me, he would be gone permanently.) I guess they never successfully upgraded to XP. XP could have checked the current OS and found that it could not upgrade. I am going to test that here today, upgrade from NT Server to XP and see what happens. Problems they have: Cannot login to the server. Server is not on the network. Solution, other than hang their computer administrator, call him and get the password or do password recovery. I offered to do password recover, but they were going to try to contact their administrator first. So I got off the hook last night ;). Lets see if a get a phone call today... Jacob At 01:11 PM 10/16/2001 -0700, you wrote: >It is probably the same person who could not figure out why they were not >receiving email. For three weeks, on and off, he could not fix >it. Nobody bothered to read the entire contents of the email when it was >rejected are sent back to the sender. Something about no DNS. Took me >about 30 seconds to figure that one out... > >So after I explained, on paper, what needed to be done, like contact AT&T >about dong their DNS and MX records, they finally received email. Of >course I had no guts to charge my mom, but tonight is going to be >different. The company is going to get a bill from me. ;) > >Jacob > >At 04:02 PM 10/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: >>Must of been one of those ITT technical institute MCSE's that upgraded your >>mothers server. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:00 PM >>To: NT 2000 Discussions >>Subject: RE: From NT4 to XP... >> >> >>I view M$ site and it looks like XP is a upgrade for Windows 9X or NT 4 >>Workstation, not NT 4 Server. >> >>I think the outcome may be a 16-lb sledgehammer... or a fresh install of >>NT. I have a feeling I am going to find out what their backup process is >>like also... >> >>Jacob >> >>At 03:52 PM 10/16/2001 -0400, you wrote: >> >Well... it really depends on what was on the server before the upgrade. You >> >can upgrade, but you must have a few things in order first. I can't imagine >> >what was installed. Good luck I am curious to hear the outcome. >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 3:46 PM >> >To: NT 2000 Discussions >> >Subject: From NT4 to XP... >> > >> > >> >Okay.. I get a call from my mom, yes my mom, that their server at work is >> >all "screwed up". From what I gathered on the phone was that their >> >"computer expert" the server from NT4 to XP. (I almost crashes my car after >> >hearing that.) >> > >> >So has anybody, or is it possible to upgrade from NT4 (unknown service >> >pack) to XP ( unknown if beta or what)? I am going to look at it in a >> >couple of hours and I will post what I find tomorrow. I already told them >> >not to allow anybody with 25 feet of the server until I get there. >> > >> >Going to get a pint of Jack Daniels and some prozac first... >> > >> >Jacob >> > >> > >> >------ >> >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >> >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >------ >> >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >> >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >>------ >>You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>------ >>You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >------ >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
