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Old 09-22-2007   #5 (permalink)
lou g


 
 

Re: Reset password disk

Thanks Paul-
I appreciate any suggestions; for now I'll keep reading. I doubt if I'll
forget my password, but one never knows!
Lou G

"Paul Randall" wrote:
Quote:

> It has been quite a while since I made a password recovery disc, but as i
> recall, it was possible to copy the file to a different media and use it
> there.
>
> Have you tried copying the file from the USB drive to a CD and using it from
> there. Note that the CD will probably have to be ISO format, not Vista's
> default 'floppy emulator' format. You might also try copying it to a flash
> card and see if it can be used from a flash card slot.
>
> -Paul Randall
>
> "lou g" <loug@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news2077C41-7F31-4E70-93C8-ACD7E1D9ABE6@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > I've read as many posts as possible as I'm having a similar problem. I
> > have a
> > Dell with Vista installed. When I try to create the password disk, it only
> > recognizes the USB drives, not the 2 cd/dvd drives. As I've read in other
> > posts, if one creates it in a USB, then copies it to a cd, Vista won't
> > recognize it. I don't want to waste a flash drive just for this. Any
> > suggestions?
>
>
>
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