On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 08:59, Malagodi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Stupid me, > > I installed Ubuntu 8 on an old laptop that I then put away for a > while. Now I can't get into it because I don't have the name/ password > combination. > > Is there a way around this or do I have to reinstall? > > If I have to reinstall, that's ok, but can I reinstall it on top of > the old installation or do I need to uninstall the old one first? > > If so, how do I an uninstall? > > > > To change your password, see the link below:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-recover-password-under-ubuntu.html You can re-install, and no you don't have to do any uninstalls. If you made a separate partition for your home directory, so much the better, make sure you don't format that one during the new install. Goog luck. -- Luke 'Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a Member of Congress... But I repeat myself.' --Mark Twain --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
