is there a XP version of the Server Operating System? I thought there was only a Home and a Professional edition.
also heard something about a 64-bit version to 64-bit systems.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Esgro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT 2000 Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 4:20 PM Subject: RE: From NT4 to XP... > 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] > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
