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I have a Windows 2000 PC which i have run the recovery utility on and now it is looking for a password whereas before I have never required one.<br />
It's not at the GUI login phase but the message has a DOS screen and states &quot;This PC is protected by a password authentication system and cannot be accessed. To access enter the Primary or Administrator Password and Press Enter&quot;<br />
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Does anyone know of a way around this ?
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I have a Windows 2000 PC which i have run the recovery utility on and now it is looking for a password whereas before I have never required one.
It's not at the GUI login phase but the message has a DOS screen and states "This PC is protected by a password authentication system and cannot be accessed. To access enter the Primary or Administrator Password and Press Enter"

Does anyone know of a way around this ?

Administrator Password

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.