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Old 10-23-2003, 12:29 PM   #18
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The Windows98 disk when used on a FAT32 formatted XP or 2000 OS disk will let you roam freely in the "DOS" side of the files. If you rename the two most important files (i.e. SYSTEM and SOFTWARE) located in the C:\Windows\System32\Config\ directory and replace them with the same files located in the C:\Windows\Repair directory, you can basically take your system back in time to when the OS was first installed (It's best to try SYSTEM first and then SOFTWARE if problems are still present). Most of the time, this will at least get you operational when all else has been exhausted. Additionally, if you rename the SAM file in the Config directory, the administrator password will be reset to "blank."

If the drive is NTFS formatted you can still do everthing above, but you first need to convert it to FAT32 via Partition Magic.
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