inccorect username or password
Hello I am using Windows Xp for Tablet . I am not sure of my password, or which domain I should be going on to. I most commonly used this computer at my old job and there are several networks from my old office, and one that says (this computer). I assume I should be on that domain but I am not sure. The main problem however is that I am unable to login as I can not remember my password and I am not even 100% sure of my username. I am just wondering what solutions are available to this problem whether it be free or something to buy, I am open to it. Thank you.1 person needs an answerI do too
April 5th, 2010 1:24am

The best thing to do at this point since you no longer want to log onto the work domain is to do a clean install/factory restore of Windows. Back up your data first. Since you can't get into Windows, you can retrieve data from outside Windows (see below). Then refer to your computer manual or the mftr.'s tech support site for how to restore your computer to factory condition. 1. Pull the drive and put it in a USB drive enclosure or use a USB drive adapter. Attach this to a computer running a working install of XP/Vista/Windows7. Use the working Windows Explorer to copy the data to the rescue system's hard drive and then burn the data to cd or dvd or copy it to an external hard drive. I prefer not to do this if I know the drive is infected because there is a chance of infecting the host system. In these cases, I use #2 below. 2. You can boot the target computer with a Bart's PE (XP only) or a Linux Live CD such as Knoppix or Ubuntu and retrieve the data that way. This has the additional advantage of telling you whether the problems you're having are hardware or software-related because if the computer behaves perfectly under Linux you know that Windows (software) is the culprit. Conversely, if the computer misbehaves under Linux you will know that there is a hardware problem. Here is general information on using Knoppix for data retrieval when you can't get into Windows: You will need a computer with two cd drives, one of which is a CD/DVD burner OR a USB thumb drive with enough capacity to hold your data OR an external USB hard drive. Download the Knoppix .iso and create your bootable CD*. If you are doing this in an older operating system (XP or Vista), you'll need third-party burning software like Nero, Roxio, or the free ImgBurn (Windows 7 can burn .isos natively). Burn as an image, not as data. Then boot with the CD you created and Knoppix will be able to see the Windows files. If you are using the USB thumb drive or the external hard drive, right-click on its icon (on the Desktop) to get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read Only". Then click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action in the window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead of the traditional MS Windows' double-click. If you want to burn CD/DVDs, use the K3b program. *If your computer only has one optical drive and you want to use that drive to burn data or need to test the drive, you can create a bootable USB thumb drive running Linux instead of a bootable CD. This website will show you how to do that - http://www.pendrivelinux.com http://www.knoppix.netMS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
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April 5th, 2010 5:14pm

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