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resetting password for windows server 2012 using dvd doesnt see raid drive
I am trying to change the administrator password for server 2012 using the repair option with the original install disk. when I get to the command prompt, i get x:\sources\> then I am supposed to change directory to D: it says the drive doesnt exist
I have tried c: and e: etc but same effect. The server is an HP ML350 G8 with a raid drive of 2 discs.
any suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks
I have tried c: and e: etc but same effect. The server is an HP ML350 G8 with a raid drive of 2 discs.
any suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks
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Lee W, MVP
Or use a newer version of Windows with the driver and the utilman trick - (google it - very simple, fast, and easy).
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the system appears to load the drivers, but if it doesn't at what stage should I load the drivers and with a dvd?
What procedure were you hoping to use to change the administrator password? As far as I recall, there is no way of doing that through a repair.
Thinking about it more now, you're only option (outside of a third party tool) is the utilman trick. In which case, boot off the CD AS IF you are going to install Windows - when it doesn't show storage, load the drivers. Then follow the utilman instructions. (I like the Crack the Cred video #5 for a 5 minute demo/explanation of how to do it, (while it's for a DC, it works just find on non-DCs).
Thinking about it more now, you're only option (outside of a third party tool) is the utilman trick. In which case, boot off the CD AS IF you are going to install Windows - when it doesn't show storage, load the drivers. Then follow the utilman instructions. (I like the Crack the Cred video #5 for a 5 minute demo/explanation of how to do it, (while it's for a DC, it works just find on non-DCs).
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Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.
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